BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.bowluscenter.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:6f8a8a70-cbbe-47d3-8485-b1bd754c4d75 X-WR-CALDESC:Letters Home puts the wars in Afghanistan & Iraq front and cen ter by bringing to life actual letters written by soldiers serving in the Middle East. The production is inspired by the The New York Times Op-Ed Ar ticle “The Things They Wrote” and the subsequent HBO documentary Last Lett ers Home\, and additionally uses letters and correspondences from Frank Sc haeffer’s books\, Voices From the Front\, Letters Home From America’s Mili tary Family\, Faith of Our Sons\, and Keeping Faith. The play\, without po liticizing\, gives audiences a powerful portrait of the soldier experience in our ongoing wars. The initial production was critically acclaimed and was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for “Outstanding New Play.” \n Although the title of the play implies that all the letters are from soldi ers\, the piece includes a small number of correspondences from parents – their words\, being no less important. These letters were written under th e most difficult of circumstances\; the disorientation of training\, deplo yment\, separation from family and loved ones\, combat\, and occupation du ties in Afghanistan and Iraq. One theme seems to unite their diverse voice s\; the belief that the person standing beside you is more important than you are. They also help define for the audience—patriotism and what it mea ns to serve our country today\, through acts of bravery\, compassion\, soc ial responsibility\, sense of community and brotherhood. Collectively the production gives a voice to a generation that went to war against terror i n Afghanistan and to war in Iraq\, for reasons that are still being debate d. More importantly\, the play reveals the humanity that lies within the w ar as seen through the eyes of the men and women who are still fighting an d dying in those wars today. \nThe production uses minimal props and set p ieces to dramatize the letters. It employs the use of images and video pro jected behind the actors as they perform the letters as dramatic monologue s. The photos and video used in the production are taken directly from act ual soldiers’ blogs and websites such as MYSPACE and FACEBOOK. To enhance the theatrical experience of the play all performances are followed by a p ost-play discussion. \n\nHigh School Performances 9:30 a.m. & 1:15 p.m.\nE vening Public Performance 7:00 p.m. X-WR-RELCALID:5c17442375e04e6d106a69a8b44b3292 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20131103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20141102T020000 RDATE:20151101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20140309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20150308T020000 RDATE:20160313T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b16d65b6-d89a-4af0-9e2d-b1d32f8c1316 DTSTAMP:20260406T182019Z DESCRIPTION:Letters Home puts the wars in Afghanistan & Iraq front and cent er by bringing to life actual letters written by soldiers serving in the M iddle East. The production is inspired by the The New York Times Op-Ed Art icle “The Things They Wrote” and the subsequent HBO documentary Last Lette rs Home\, and additionally uses letters and correspondences from Frank Sch aeffer’s books\, Voices From the Front\, Letters Home From America’s Milit ary Family\, Faith of Our Sons\, and Keeping Faith. The play\, without pol iticizing\, gives audiences a powerful portrait of the soldier experience in our ongoing wars. The initial production was critically acclaimed and w as nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for “Outstanding New Play.” \nA lthough the title of the play implies that all the letters are from soldie rs\, the piece includes a small number of correspondences from parents – t heir words\, being no less important. These letters were written under the most difficult of circumstances\; the disorientation of training\, deploy ment\, separation from family and loved ones\, combat\, and occupation dut ies in Afghanistan and Iraq. One theme seems to unite their diverse voices \; the belief that the person standing beside you is more important than y ou are. They also help define for the audience—patriotism and what it mean s to serve our country today\, through acts of bravery\, compassion\, soci al responsibility\, sense of community and brotherhood. Collectively the p roduction gives a voice to a generation that went to war against terror in Afghanistan and to war in Iraq\, for reasons that are still being debated . More importantly\, the play reveals the humanity that lies within the wa r as seen through the eyes of the men and women who are still fighting and dying in those wars today. \nThe production uses minimal props and set pi eces to dramatize the letters. It employs the use of images and video proj ected behind the actors as they perform the letters as dramatic monologues . The photos and video used in the production are taken directly from actu al soldiers’ blogs and websites such as MYSPACE and FACEBOOK. To enhance t he theatrical experience of the play all performances are followed by a po st-play discussion. \n\nHigh School Performances 9:30 a.m. & 1:15 p.m.\nEv ening Public Performance 7:00 p.m. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20141021T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20141021T235900 LOCATION:Main Auditorium SUMMARY:Special Event 'Letters Home' END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR