PRODUCED BY
THE DRAGON ROSE PROJECT
WRITTEN BY
AARON SORKIN
PRESENTED BY
AADYAM THEATRE | ADITYA BIRLA GROUP
DIRECTED BY
NADIR KHAN
You can't handle the truth.
- AARON SORKIN | A FEW GOOD MEN
In Conversation: Aamir Khan & Kiran Rao on A Few Good Men
ABOUT THE PLAY
Honour. Truth.
The Trial of a Lifetime.
Summer, 1986. Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Private First Class William T. Santiago is found dead — his head shaved, a rag stuffed in his mouth. Two of his fellow Marines have been charged with his murder. They are held in Washington D.C., awaiting trial.
Aaron Sorkin's ground-breaking play — the Oscar and Golden Globe nominated film that followed made it a cultural landmark — tells the story of a group of military lawyers assigned to defend the two Marines. In this explosive courtroom drama, they mount a valiant defence, and in doing so, put the military mentality and the Marine code of honour itself on trial.
Crackling dialogue, unforgettable characters, and one of the most iconic lines ever written for the stage: A Few Good Men is a masterclass in moral complexity, sharp wit, and searing honesty.
This is The Dragon Rose Project's first full-scale theatrical production — and the launch of Devika Shahani's company onto the Mumbai stage.
PRODUCTION DETAILS
Aaron Sorkin
WRITTEN BY
DIRECTION
PRODUCED BY
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Nadir Khan
The Dragon Rose Project
Arghya Lahiri
PRESENTED BY
Aadyam Theatre · Aditya Birla Group
GENRE
Military Courtroom Drama
SETTING
Guantanamo Bay & Washington D.C., 1986
LICENSING
Samuel French · Concord Theatricals
WHAT THE PLAY EXPLORES
Themes
Honour & Obedience
When soldiers are ordered to do the unspeakable, who bears the moral weight? The play relentlessly probes the line between following orders and choosing conscience — and what it costs to cross it.
Truth & Power
In a world built on hierarchy and secrecy, one man's pursuit of the truth puts everything at stake. Sorkin asks: what does it take to hold the powerful accountable — and who pays the price?
Courage Under Pressure
Lt. Daniel Kaffee begins as a man who avoids confrontation. What transforms him is not ambition but the weight of responsibility — the discovery that some fights must be taken, regardless of the cost.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
THE SET
Aaron
Sorkin
Stark. Geometric.
Unforgiving.
One of the most celebrated writers in American theatre and film, Aaron Sorkin is renowned for his razor-sharp dialogue, morally complex characters, and his ability to make the mechanisms of institutions — law, politics, business — feel urgently, viscerally human.
His screenwriting credits include The Social Network (2010), Moneyball (2011), and the landmark television series The West Wing (1999–2006).
The set was conceived as an abstract world — stark diagonal geometry in shades of grey, black and steel, reflecting the cold, hard world of military hierarchies. Highly flexible to allow for quick scene changes, it uses clever movement and material to transport the audience across multiple locations: barracks, offices, courtroom, and Guantanamo Bay itself.
Set Design: Juhie Gupta (Interrobang Creative) & Dhruti Hamlai
Scenographer: Toral Shah
Legend has it that Sorkin wrote much of the story on cocktail napkins while tending bar one night — after his sister, a recent law school graduate serving at the Navy's JAG Corps, told him the case. He knew a good story when he heard one.
— A Few Good Men debuted on stage, November 1989
THE CAST
An Extraordinary Ensemble
Neil BhoopalamLt.
Daniel A. Kaffee
Ira Dubey
Lt. Cdr. Joanne Galloway
Rajit Kapur
Col. Nathan Jessep
Ashwin Mushran
Lt. Jack Ross
Danish Husain
Lt. Col. Mathew A. Markinson
Siddharth Kumar
Lt. Sam Weinberg
Tavish Bhattacharrya
LCpl. Harold W. Dawson
Junaid Khan
Pfc. Louden Downey
Kenneth Desai
Capt. Isaac Whitaker &
Col. Julius A. Randolph
Sahir Mehta
Pfc. William T. Santiago &
Cpl. Jeffrey Owen Howard
Sukant Goel
Lt. Jonathan James Kendrick
Suresh Venkat
Cdr. Walter Stone
Zeus Paranjape
Ensemble
Rohit Dandwani
Ensemble
FULL PRODUCTION CREDITS
It Takes A Village
DIRECTION & PRODUCTION
DIRECTION
Nadir Khan
PRODUCER
Devika Shahani
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Arghya Lahiri
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Spriha Nakhare
DESIGN
SCENOGRAPHER
Toral Shah
SET DESIGN
Juhie Gupta
COSTUME DESIGN
Pallavi Patel
LIGHT DESIGN & EXECUTION
Asmit Pathare
SOUND & MUSIC
SOUND
Varrunn Bangera
PRODUCTION CONTROLLER
Ayaz Ansari
SET CONSTRUCTION
Kalpakala Setting Services · Pravin Bhosle
MUSIC
Kaizad Gherda
MAKE UP & STYLING
PUBLICITY STILLS
Neville Sukhia
CREATIVE DESIGN
Bloody Paper Boat
VIDEO CONTENT
Scott Tellis · Davis Curry
MAKE UP ARTIST
Mamata Jain
PRESENTING & LICENSING
PRESENTED BY
Aadyam Theatre
An Aditya Birla Group Initiative
LICENSING
Samuel French, Inc.
A Concord Theatricals Company
PRODUCED BY
The Dragon Rose Project
"A Few Good Men" is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company. Broadway Production presented by David Brown, Lewis Allen, Robert Whitehead, Roger L. Stevens, Kathy Levin, Suntory International Corporation, The Shubert Organization.