'A Few Good Men' On Stage in Troy

TROY, Mich. (WXYZ) - A Few Good Men, Aaron Sorkin's Broadway hit later made into a Hollywood blockbuster starring Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise, is running now through November 22nd at the Ridgedale Players Theater in Troy.

The drama focuses on a hotshot Navy lawyer who puts military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial.

Director Scott Joseph says, “The show is important to me because of all the messages it sends you about being honorable, and the moral judgments of right and wrong that everyone faces in life. Everyday is a learning experience, and the characters in A Few Good Men are no different than you or I.

Daniel Kaffee is assigned to defend two Marines accused of killing a comrade with a punishment known as a “Code Red.” He expects to wrap up the case with a plea bargain. But the lone woman on his defense team pushes him to make a valiant effort to defend his clients.

As the team uncovers a high level conspiracy, Kaffe gradually realizes what it means to truly have honor, dignity and humanity.

The show runs through November 22 at the Ridgedale Players Theater in Troy.

TICKETS
Tickets are available at ridgedaleplayers.com
For questions, call the Box Office at (248) 988-7049.

Ridgedale accepts cash or checks only. Customers can pay by credit card only at ridgedaleplayers.com

Prices are $14 for adults. $13 for students and seniors.

The Ridgedale Players Theater is located at 205 W. Long Lake Road (just west of Livernois) Troy, MI 48098.


HELPING CHARITY
During the run of A Few Good Men, Ridgedale Players will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for TOYS FOR TOTS, and non-perishable food items for needy and homeless veterans and their Families. The effort is in partnership with the Veteran’s Council 226.

The lobby will include drop boxes for each of these charities. All patrons who donate to BOTH charities will have their names entered in a drawing for two free tickets to the next show, The Supporing Cast!

RIDGEDALE HISTORY
The Ridgedale Players theater is celebrating its 78th Season. It was created in 1931 as a way for depressed families to release tension triggered by The Great Depression. Minna Miller Smith, a teacher at Lincoln High School ran Ridgedale from her home in Pleasant Ridge, and a high school senior developed the name by combining Pleasant Ridge with Ferndale. The first production, “The House with the Twisty Windows” cost 35 cents to see.

Members grew tired of renting space to perform. So in 1949 Ridgedale built its own theater at the corner of Ten Mile and Republic in Oak Park. A year later children gave their first performance as part of the newly created “Junior Actors of Ridgedale.” The construction of I-696 caused members to move the theater to its current location in Troy.

A FEW GOOD MEN CAST
Kaffee - Chris Newman - Shelby Township
Sam - Scott Welborn - Troy
Ross - Anthony Douglas – Oak Park
Howard – Alex Hein
Jo - Shauna Barcewicz - West Bloomfield
Kendrick - Brian McCown
Jessep - Tony LaMacchio - Troy
Dawson - Solomon LaMacchio - Aubrun Hills
Downey - Peter Fuller
Stone - Bill Dixon - Madison Heights
Whitaker - Janet Ginis - Troy
Markinson - Barry Cutler - Ferndale
Randolph - Alexandra LaCombe - Troy
Dunn - Tim Higle
Lyle - Sandra Latoie - Beverly Hills
Orderly - Janet Ginis - Troy
Tom – Alex Hein
Sgt. at Arms - Lauren Fuller - Ferndale
Co-Counsel - Janet Ginis
Santiago - Joe Niemiec - Troy
MP's - Tim Higle and Sandra Latoie



A FEW GOOD MEN CREW

Director: Scott Joseph – Royal Oak
Assistant Director: Amy Ricker – Sterling Heights
Producer & Lights: Laura Schmitt – Madison Heights
Military Consultant: James Gregory – Grosse Pointe

Props: Cast, Viki Higle, Suzanne Barcewicz, Julie Scott

Hair: Katie Dunaj