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Few Good Men - July, 2004
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Play in Two Acts
In April of 2004 I checked www.theatermirror.com
and discovered a listing from the New World
Theater Company in East Bridgewater, MA. The play was the stage
version of the famous movie, A Few Good Men starring Tom Cruise, Demi Moore
and Jack Nicholson. The role they needed to fill was Col. Nathan Jessup, who
utters the memorable line "You can't handle the truth!", played
in the movie by Nicholson. So I phoned the NWTC to make an audition
appointment and the next evening I read for
the director, Jim Sullivan. Jim described NWTC as a young community theater
group, but while several of the cast and crew were in their 20's, everybody
was talented and hardworking, and the level of the production, both in design
and acting, was as
good as any company I have worked with.
And
so I was cast in the Jessup role, and spent almost two hours driving from
work to get to each rehearsal. But it was a lot of fun and the whole production
was great. I put everything I had into the role, and had a great time working
with an impressive cast. This show was the first I had done in a Massachusetts
community theater that ran for two weeks instead of just one and I really
liked the results. The entire cast raised the level of their performance the
second week and we all appreciated the extra play time.
click to go to: A
FEW GOOD MEN (page 2)
(click on pictures below to get separate enlargements)
 Kelly Cavanaugh as Cmdr. Jo Gallaway |
 John Porcaro as Capt. Whitaker (and other roles!) |
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 Glenn Rediker as Dave & the MP |
 Matt Cavanaugh as Lt. Weinberg; Brendan Cavanaugh as Lt. Daniel Kaffee |
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 Center: Joe Burke as Col. Jessup |
 Right: Frank Hughes Jr. as Lt. Kendrick |
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 Right: George Kippenham as Lt. Ross |
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 Left: Rob Christman as Cmdr. Stone, M.D. |
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 Right: Brendon Auld as Cpl. Howard |
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 Ctr.: Rex McGraw as Judge Randolph |
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FEW GOOD MEN (page 2)
Photo
credits: all of the straight-on pictures were shot by Jonathan Burke, live
during a run. The "from-the-wings" pictures were shot by me, except
those of me by Sean Stanco with my camera, during runs. Anyone connected with
the show wanting the high-rez version of any of these shots can just email
me and I'll arrange to send them.)
2004 Copyright, Joseph C. Burke, All Rights Reserved.