Hello, GCC members:
On July 24-25 @ 8:00 p.m. at Acrosstown Repertory Theatre I am directing Theater of War, a program designed to bring Greek drama to veterans and other members of the military community. This is a readers theater production, which has been touring (with national actors) to veteran groups and military academies; I have engaged local actors to do the show.  After the show there will be a discussion with members of the Veteran and medical community. I attach here a description:

The words of the ancient Greek tragedians speak to the modern soldier as they did to those in ancient Athens. Bryan Doerries developed the Philoctetes Project to bring this idea to life. He engaged actors to read these scripts to veteran groups, to soldiers at military bases,  and to others involved with the training of the troops and the medical professionals who care for them.  The response has been positive and powerful. The ancient drama addresses a most contemporary problem: the psychic damage of war. The performance is designed to offer soldiers fighting in both current and past wars the opportunity to see in dramatic form the emotional toll the combat has taken on them and their families. You can check the website of the Philoctetesproject.org.

If you want to know more about this presentation, please contact me.  

Karelisa

 

Karelisa Hartigan
3815 SW 5th Place
Gainesville, FL 32607
352-377-2178