Curtis Henry
Lance Corporal Harold W. Dawson
June 5 - 21, 2026 | Live Oak Theater
A FEW GOOD MEN
Sometimes the truth is hard to handle.
Dates
June 5 - 21, 2026
Schedule
Fri/Sat 8 PM · Sun 2 PM
Venue
Live Oak Theater, Berkeley
Tickets
$35
Aaron Sorkin's Cinematic Smash Returns to the Stage
Long before Hollywood, this sizzling legal drama from the masterful Aaron Sorkin dominated Broadway, and now court is in session at Berkeley's Live Oak Theater for The Royal Underground Theatre Company's comeback season.
One misfit U.S. Marine is dead. Two others stand accused of killing him. Soon the entire military system itself is on trial as a team of young Navy lawyers uncovers a sinister conspiracy in this gripping judicial thriller inspired by actual events at Guantanamo Bay in 1986.
Called a “brilliant, intelligent, cutting, shivering and even nasty script” by The Independent, Aaron Sorkin's breakout stage hit sparkles with the signature quickfire dialogue that later fueled The West Wing, The Newsroom, and The Social Network.
Can You Handle the Truth?
A Few Good Men tears into the toxic internal culture of the United States military, exposing the danger of systems that prize unquestioning loyalty over moral courage and wrap their worst impulses in the language of patriotism.
At a time when our country continues wrestling with power, leadership, gender, and the ease with which love of country can become justification for something far darker, the play feels less like a period piece and more like a warning.
Directed by Enrico Banson, a formidable company of Bay Area stage veterans and emerging performers brings Sorkin's electrifying courtroom tour-de-force to life.
"Enormously entertaining." — New York Daily News
CREATIVE TEAM
Written byAaron Sorkin
Directed byEnrico Banson
Produced byJerianne Banson
Costume SupervisionMaggie Carpenter
Lighting DesignMark Decker
Set CoordinationMarty Farrell
Stage Managed byBobby Scofield
CAST
Leonard Dale Magat
Private First Class Louden Downey
Arup Chakrabarti
LTJG Sam Weinberg
Kieran Cross
LTJG Daniel Kaffee
María Cecilia Flores
Lt. Commander Joanne Galloway
Tony Baca
Captain Whitaker / Judge Randolph
Perry Aliado
Captain Markinson
David Patiño
PFC William Santiago
Harrison Alter
Lt. Colonel Nathan Jessep
Thomas Nguyen
Lt. Jonathan Kendrick
Nelson Brown
Lt. Jack Ross
Tyler Hedrick
Corporal Dunn / Sergeant at Arms / Ensemble
Amosi Morgan
Lawyer #1 / Tom / Ensemble
David Isaac
Lawyer #2 / Hammaker / Ensemble
Content Advisory
A Few Good Men contains mature themes, including strong language, references to violence and suicide, hazing, abuse of power, and intense depictions of moral and institutional conflict within a military setting. This production also features imitation firearms, sudden loud sound effects, and flashing lights. Recommended for ages 15 and up.