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Posted: March 29, 2014 in Uncategorized
A Few Good Men
Written by Aaron Sorkin
I. The Play
A. Synopsis
Two soldiers stationed at the Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are
accused of murder. The dead man is William T. Santiago, a Private who was disliked by
even his commanding officer. When the two accused – Lance Corporal Dawson and
Private Downey – plead guilty, Lt. Daniel Kaffee and Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway are
assigned to be their lawyers. Galloway doesn’t believe Dawson and Downey came up
with the idea to kill Santiago; she has suspicions that they were following orders. Kaffee,
on the other hand, couldn’t care less – about this trial, about the Navy, or, at first, about
Galloway’s opinion. The two need to work together to figure out what exactly happened
in Guantanamo Bay – but before they can bring anyone to justice, they need to learn
how to work with one another.
B. Setting & Characters
Setting
The action of the play occurs in the summer of 1986, in various locations
in Washington,
D.C., and on the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Characters
Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson Accused of murdering Private William Santiago.
Dawson is slightly faster on his feet than Downey, and
tends to make decisions for both of them. Dawson
has the utmost respect for military protocol and honor.
Pfc. Louden Downey Accused of murdering Private William Santiago in
conspiracy with Dawson. Downey usually follows
Dawson’s lead. He believes completely in the military
ideals of honor and integrity, and that makes it hard
for him to admit that any of his commanding officers
have led him astray.
Lt. j.g. Sam Weinberg A good friend of Daniel Kaffee’s. Sam is not as
involved in the case as Kaffee or Galloway, but he
works on it with them nevertheless.
Lt. j.g. Daniel A. Kaffee The son of a famous lawyer, Kaffee is afraid to try his
best and not measure up. To escape this, he simply
doesn’t try. At the opening of the play, he is far more
concerned about his office softball team than the
cases he’s working on. As he gets more involved in
this case, his priorities start to change.
Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway The only woman in the play, she’s worked hard to
come as far as she has. Galloway first brings enough
attention to the case to have Whitaker discuss it at a
meeting, and then talks her way into being assigned
as a second lawyer, so each defendant has one of
their own. She is extremely intelligent, and sometimes
gets into trouble for saying exactly what she thinks.
Capt. Isaac Whitaker Whitaker is in charge of the military lawyers in
Washington, D.C. He allows Joanne Galloway to work
on the case even though Kaffee was the only lawyer
officially assigned to it.
Capt. Matthew A. Markinson A captain stationed on Guantanamo Bay, under
Colonel Jessep who once worked with Dawson,
Downey and Santiago. He suggested transferring
Santiago off the base, but Jessep chose not to.
Markinson has trouble with the fact that his C.O. is so
much younger than he is.
Pfc. William T. Santiago Although he dies before the action of the play begins,
Santiago appears in a few flashbacks. He was never
a very good soldier, and didn’t appear to care about
his buddies. At one point, he wrote a letter offering to
turn another soldier in for a minor breach in protocol
in exchange for being transferred off the base.
Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep As Joanne Galloway says, Jessep is the “Golden Boy
in Washington,
D.C., and on the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Characters
Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson Accused of murdering Private William Santiago.
Dawson is slightly faster on his feet than Downey, and
tends to make decisions for both of them. Dawson
has the utmost respect for military protocol and honor.
Pfc. Louden Downey Accused of murdering Private William Santiago in
conspiracy with Dawson. Downey usually follows
Dawson’s lead. He believes completely in the military
ideals of honor and integrity, and that makes it hard
for him to admit that any of his commanding officers
have led him astray.
Lt. j.g. Sam Weinberg A good friend of Daniel Kaffee’s. Sam is not as
involved in the case as Kaffee or Galloway, but he
works on it with them nevertheless.
Lt. j.g. Daniel A. Kaffee The son of a famous lawyer, Kaffee is afraid to try his
best and not measure up. To escape this, he simply
doesn’t try. At the opening of the play, he is far more
concerned about his office softball team than the
cases he’s working on. As he gets more involved in
this case, his priorities start to change.
Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway The only woman in the play, she’s worked hard to
come as far as she has. Galloway first brings enough
attention to the case to have Whitaker discuss it at a
meeting, and then talks her way into being assigned
as a second lawyer, so each defendant has one of
their own. She is extremely intelligent, and sometimes
gets into trouble for saying exactly what she thinks.
Capt. Isaac Whitaker Whitaker is in charge of the military lawyers in
Washington, D.C. He allows Joanne Galloway to work
on the case even though Kaffee was the only lawyer
officially assigned to it.
Capt. Matthew A. Markinson A captain stationed on Guantanamo Bay, under
Colonel Jessep who once worked with Dawson,
Downey and Santiago. He suggested transferring
Santiago off the base, but Jessep chose not to.
Markinson has trouble with the fact that his C.O. is so
much younger than he is.
Pfc. William T. Santiago Although he dies before the action of the play begins,
Santiago appears in a few flashbacks. He was never
a very good soldier, and didn’t appear to care about
his buddies. At one point, he wrote a letter offering to
turn another soldier in for a minor breach in protocol
in exchange for being transferred off the base.
Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep As Joanne Galloway says, Jessep is the “Golden Bo
in Washington,
D.C., and on the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Characters
Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson Accused of murdering Private William Santiago.
Dawson is slightly faster on his feet than Downey, and
tends to make decisions for both of them. Dawson
has the utmost respect for military protocol and honor.
Pfc. Louden Downey Accused of murdering Private William Santiago in
conspiracy with Dawson. Downey usually follows
Dawson’s lead. He believes completely in the military
ideals of honor and integrity, and that makes it hard
for him to admit that any of his commanding officers
have led him astray.
Lt. j.g. Sam Weinberg A good friend of Daniel Kaffee’s. Sam is not as
involved in the case as Kaffee or Galloway, but he
works on it with them nevertheless.
Lt. j.g. Daniel A. Kaffee The son of a famous lawyer, Kaffee is afraid to try his
best and not measure up. To escape this, he simply
doesn’t try. At the opening of the play, he is far more
concerned about his office softball team than the
cases he’s working on. As he gets more involved in
this case, his priorities start to change.
Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway The only woman in the play, she’s worked hard to
come as far as she has. Galloway first brings enough
attention to the case to have Whitaker discuss it at a
meeting, and then talks her way into being assigned
as a second lawyer, so each defendant has one of
their own. She is extremely intelligent, and sometimes
gets into trouble for saying exactly what she thinks.
Capt. Isaac Whitaker Whitaker is in charge of the military lawyers in
Washington, D.C. He allows Joanne Galloway to work
on the case even though Kaffee was the only lawyer
officially assigned to it.
Capt. Matthew A. Markinson A captain stationed on Guantanamo Bay, under
Colonel Jessep who once worked with Dawson,
Downey and Santiago. He suggested transferring
Santiago off the base, but Jessep chose not to.
Markinson has trouble with the fact that his C.O. is so
much younger than he is.
Pfc. William T. Santiago Although he dies before the action of the play begins,
Santiago appears in a few flashbacks. He was never
a very good soldier, and didn’t appear to care about
his buddies. At one point, he wrote a letter offering to
turn another soldier in for a minor breach in protocol
in exchange for being transferred off the base.
Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep As Joanne Galloway says, Jessep is the “Golden Boy
in Washington,
D.C., and on the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Characters
Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson Accused of murdering Private William Santiago.
Dawson is slightly faster on his feet than Downey, and
tends to make decisions for both of them. Dawson
has the utmost respect for military protocol and honor.
Pfc. Louden Downey Accused of murdering Private William Santiago in
conspiracy with Dawson. Downey usually follows
Dawson’s lead. He believes completely in the military
ideals of honor and integrity, and that makes it hard
for him to admit that any of his commanding officers
have led him astray.
Lt. j.g. Sam Weinberg A good friend of Daniel Kaffee’s. Sam is not as
involved in the case as Kaffee or Galloway, but he
works on it with them nevertheless.
Lt. j.g. Daniel A. Kaffee The son of a famous lawyer, Kaffee is afraid to try his
best and not measure up. To escape this, he simply
doesn’t try. At the opening of the play, he is far more
concerned about his office softball team than the
cases he’s working on. As he gets more involved in
this case, his priorities start to change.
Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway The only woman in the play, she’s worked hard to
come as far as she has. Galloway first brings enough
attention to the case to have Whitaker discuss it at a
meeting, and then talks her way into being assigned
as a second lawyer, so each defendant has one of
their own. She is extremely intelligent, and sometimes
gets into trouble for saying exactly what she thinks.
Capt. Isaac Whitaker Whitaker is in charge of the military lawyers in
Washington, D.C. He allows Joanne Galloway to work
on the case even though Kaffee was the only lawyer
officially assigned to it.
Capt. Matthew A. Markinson A captain stationed on Guantanamo Bay, under
Colonel Jessep who once worked with Dawson,
Downey and Santiago. He suggested transferring
Santiago off the base, but Jessep chose not to.
Markinson has trouble with the fact that his C.O. is so
much younger than he is.
Pfc. William T. Santiago Although he dies before the action of the play begins,
Santiago appears in a few flashbacks. He was never
a very good soldier, and didn’t appear to care about
his buddies. At one point, he wrote a letter offering to
turn another soldier in for a minor breach in protocol
in exchange for being transferred off the base.
CFP: Small Nations and Colonial Peripheries in World War I: Europe and the Wider World
Posted: March 1, 2014 in UncategorizedCFP: Small Nations and Colonial Peripheries in World War I: Europe and the Wider World
*Call for Papers for an International Workshop on ‘Small Nations and Colonial Peripheries in World War I: Europe and the Wider World’
National University of Ireland, Galway
Friday 13th-Saturday 14th June 2014
CFP deadline – 28 February 2014*
The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum of debate for transnational and comparative approaches to the history of small European nations and Europe’s colonial peripheries in World War I in the context of the epochal changes brought by the collapse of large imperial states. Our aim is to reach a more nuanced understanding of the complex relationship between the peripheral regions of Europe and her empires and Europe’s metropolitan core through the comparative and transnational analysis of the contribution of European, Asian and African peripheries to the war effort in World War I.
Prof. Michael S. Neiberg, an eminent scholar of World War I, will deliver the keynote address. Prof. Neiberg has written extensively on the multiple theatres and global reach of the War, most notably in Fighting the Great War: A Global History (Harvard, 2006) and Dance of the Furies: Europe and the Outbreak of World War I (2011).
Scholars are invited to submit papers on themes focusing on social, political, or economic aspects of Europe’s small nations and colonial regions during World War I.
Themes covered may include the following:
• Colonial troops serving in Europe
• Troops of ethnic European minority populations serving in Europe
• Troops of ethnic European minority populations serving in overseas colonies
• Experiences of populations of independent small nations in Europe
• Experiences of populations of ethnic minorities within European multiethnic states
• Experiences of indigenous and settler populations of European overseas empires
• Official attempts to mobilise popular support across all ethnic groups in Europe and in the overseas colonies
• Support for or resistance to such mobilisation efforts and their different outcomes
Papers may address the following geographical regions:
• Peripheries of European multi-ethnic empires in Europe
• Peripheries of European belligerent powers to the east and south of Europe
• Europe’s overseas colonies
The workshop is an initiative of Róisín Healy, Enrico Dal Lago, and Gearóid Barry at the History Department, NUI Galway, and will be held in June 2014 in order to mark the beginning of the commemorations for the hundredth anniversary of thestart of World War I.
Prospective participants should send a paper title and a 300-word abstract, accompanied by a 1-page CV to enrico.dallago@nuigalway.ie
by the deadline of 28 February 2014. They will be notified of acceptance by mid-March 2014.
Posted by conference organizing team member;
Gearóid Barry,
Department of History,
NUI Galway.
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