The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
- Dates
- May 5 – Nov 6, 1983
- Performances
- 216
About
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is a play dramatized for the stage by Herman Wouk, from his own 1951 novel, The Caine Mutiny. It was first staged in 1953, with Henry Fonda, John Hodiak, and Lloyd Nolan, directed by Charles Laughton and produced by Paul Gregory. Wouk's novel covered a long stretch of time aboard United States Navy destroyer minesweeper USS Caine in the Pacific. It begins with Willis Keith's assignment to Caine, chronicles the mismanagement of the ship under Philip Francis Queeg, explains how Steve Maryk relieved Lt. Commander Philip Francis Queeg of command, gives an account of Maryk's court-martial, and describes the aftermath of the mutiny for all involved. The play covers only the court-martial itself. Like jurors at a trial, the audience knows only what various witnesses...