June 5 - 21, 2026 | Live Oak Theater

A FEW GOOD MEN

Sometimes the truth is hard to handle.

Dates June 5 - 21, 2026
Venue Live Oak Theater, Berkeley
Directed by Enrico Banson
Status Closed June 21, 2026

“A Few Good Men is a must see!”

— Robert M. Gardner, Theatrius Read the full review →

Aaron Sorkin's Cinematic Smash Returns to the Stage

Long before Hollywood, this sizzling legal drama from the masterful Aaron Sorkin dominated Broadway, and court was 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.

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Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men ran June 5–21, 2026 at Live Oak Theater in Berkeley.
A Few Good Men Cast
Kieran Cross as Kaffee, Harrison Alter as Jessep and María Cecilia Flores as Jo. Photo by Lumos Films.

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 brought Sorkin's electrifying courtroom tour-de-force to life.

"Enormously entertaining." — New York Daily News

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Written byAaron Sorkin
Directed byEnrico Banson
Produced byJerianne Banson
Costume SupervisionMaggie Carpenter
Lighting DesignMark Decker
Set CoordinationMarty Farrell
Stage Managed byBobby Scofield

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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.

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