The Caine Mutiny Court Martial

The trial of Lieutenant Stephen Maryk, who has been charged with unlawfully seizing control of the U.S.S. Caine from Captain Philip Queeg while the ship was in the midst of a harrowing typhoon. Maryk’s defense hinges on one elusive question: Was Captain Queeg mentally fit to navigate the ship through the storm to safety, or was Maryk’s decision to take the helm the only chance for the crew’s survival? Throughout the course of the testimony, Wouk’s contemporary morality tale attempts to find the line between discipline and compulsion, fear and paranoia, valor and shame.
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WRITTEN BY
Herman Wouk

DIRECTED BY
Wilson Milam

PERFORMANCE RUN
January 6 – February 10, 1996

SEASON
Season 3

Based on Wouk’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel The Caine Mutiny, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is the trial of Lieutenant Stephen Maryk, who has been charged with unlawfully seizing control of the U.S.S. Caine from Captain Phillip Queeg while the ship was in the midst of a harrowing typhoon. Doctors, shipmates, and naval experts take the stand as the court tries to decide whether Maryk should be decorated or hanged. Maryk’s defense hinges on one elusive question: Was Captain Queeg mentally fit to navigate the ship through the storm to safety, or was Maryk’s decision to take the helm the only chance for the crew’s survival? Throughout the course of the testimony, Wouk’s contemporary morality tale attempts to find the line between discipline and compulsion, fear and paranoia, valor and shame.

CAST
Lt. Stephen Maryk | Frank Dominelli
Lt. Barney Greenwald | Tracy Letts
Lt. Com. Jack Challee | Benjamin Werling
Captain Blakely | Jeffrey Mangrum
Lt. Com. Philip Francis Queeg | Jeff Still
Signalman 3rd Class Junius Urban | Matt Scharff
Lt. (Jr. Grade) Willis Seward Keith | Guy Van Swearingen
Dr. Forrest Lundeen | Doug Vickers
Dr. Bird | Steve Juergens
Stenographer | Joan O’Connell

CREATIVE TEAM
Scenic/ Lighting Design | Robert G. Smith
Costume Design | Jana Stauffer
Properties Design | May Wynn
Dramaturg | Tim Vasil
Stage Manager | Amy Henry
Producer | Guy Van Swearingen
Assistant Director/ Production Coordinator | Holly Wantuch
Master Carpenter | Johnny “Angel” Mercado
Carpenter | Graham Van Swearingen
Publicity Coordinator | Joanna Van Swearingen