CLASSIC THEATER GUILD INC.
Contact: Amanda Stankavich				For Immediate Release
Phone: (518)441-7863					Jan. 20th, 2011

 CLASSIC THEATER GUILD INC. PRESENTS THE POWERHOUSE COURTROOM DRAMA, A FEW GOOD MEN, FILLED WITH A DYNAMIC CAST OF ACTORS POSSESSING   MILITARY EXPERIENCES ON AND OFF STAGE

	SCHENECTADY - Coming this February to Proctors, is the Classic Theater Guild Inc.’s 3rd piece of their 2010 - 2011 main stage season, A Few Good Men.   This powerhouse court room drama is filled with a wealth of military experience from it‘s diverse cast, lead at the helm by it‘s truly gifted and inspirational director, Thomas Dalton Bambury. 
		
	A Few Good Men opens Friday, Feb. 18th, 2011. The show runs through the weekends of Feb. 18th - 20th, and Feb. 24th -26th.   Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances start at 7:30 PM, and Sunday performances begin at 2:00 PM.

	A Few Good Men centers around the character of Lieutenant Junior Grade Daniel Kaffee, played by Jason Biszick, an inexperienced U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps lawyer who leads the defense in the court-martial of two Marines.  Marines Private Class Louden Downey, played by David Michael James, and Lance Corporal Harold Dawson, played by Jason Stone, are accused of murdering another Marine in their unit, PFC William Santiago, played by John Roose, at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.   Santiago has many conflicts and issues with his fellow marines, leading to poor relations and failing to adhere to the proper chain of command.  As a result he goes above his superiors to negotiate in exchange for revealing how Dawson fired a possible illegal shot towards the Cuban side of the island.  When Dawson and Downey are later arrested for Santiago’s murder, Lieutenant Commander Joanne Galloway, played by Amy M. Lane, has her suspicions that they were carrying out a “code red”, a unspoken code for a violent extrajudicial punishment.  Once working with Kaffee to defend these Marines, 

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she confronts Kaffee of his reputation on avoiding to argue in the court by negotiating plea 
bargains.   As she pushes him to seek the real truth in this case, and to break out of his comfort 
zone, Kaffee strengthens his skills and effectiveness as a lawyer and achieves victory.  The height of this drama is played out with one of it’s core characters, Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep, with the infamous scene of Kaffee confronting him in court accusing him of ordering the “code red”, at which he admits to in an uncontrolled outburst, leading to Jessep’s arrest and verdict of not guilty for Dawson and Downey.				

	The Classic Theater Guild Inc. is truly honored to have a cast filled of actors with a plethora of experience in the military.  It brings a whole added dimension to the piece as a stage play, and to the actors who live it on and off stage.  At the heart of this is experience is the Character of Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep, played by Michael F. Hayes.  Entering the navy at age 17, he brings with him a rich history of both military and law enforcement experience.  As a member of the US Marshals Special Operations Group (SWAT) for 10 years, he had the opportunity to take part in training and operations that were “more military than the military”.  He served as a Sniper, Hostage Negotiator, and Team Leader.  As a member of SOG, he was required to maintain a certain level of expertise physically with weapons.  In his last 6 years in the Marshals service he was an instructor of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.  Actor, Thomas J. Dickson, who plays Sergeant at Arms, joins Hayes in his off stage military background, with 5 years of experience having served as a United States Marine and returning war veteran.  Life imitating art, imitating life, Classic Theater Guild Inc,’s A Few Good Men cast bring this play full circle with their rich real life experiences brought to the stage.  

	So come join the Classic Theater Guild in this intense stage play, that sparked what later became the movie, “A Few Good Men” available to all that delight in experiencing this life changing piece of Theater.  Proctors is located at 432 State Street in Schenectady.  Tickets are $16.50 for adults and $13.50 for Students with ID and Seniors.  For more information please contact Proctors Box Office at (518) 346-6204 or www.proctors.org .  The Classic Theater Guild Inc. is an all - volunteer 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) tax exempt charitable organization.   

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