Memorial Day ceremonies originated as a way to remember those who had died during the Civil War. Today, veterans groups try to keep that tradition going by remembering all the men and women who have died serving our country. Yet, Memorial Day has become more about getting an extra day off work, camping, barbecues, the [...]
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Remembering the WAVEs on Memorial Day
Posted in veterans, tagged Memorial Day, Navy, veterans, WAVE, World War II on May 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Telling Triumphs with Standing Room Only Crowd
Posted in Life in Eugene, veterans, tagged Iraq, military, play, telling, theater, veterans on February 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What a night! Telling opened to a crowd of 300. Every seat was full, people stood in the back of the room, and others had to be turned away because the room had reached capacity. Only the hum of the lights could be heard while the Iraq veterans recounted their stories of dust and death. [...]
Telling Gets Media Coverage
Posted in veterans, tagged Iraq, military, play, theater, veterans on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Until I began working on this performance, I’d forgotten how much fun it is to be in a play. Rehearsals are filled with laughter. This past weekend we held an open rehearsal for the media. The Register-Guard printed a nice article written by Joe Mosley and the University of Oregon’s Daily Emerald, and Eugene Weekly [...]
More Details About Telling
Posted in veterans, tagged Iraq, military, play, theater, veterans on January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The press release is below, and check out the Website: http://uoregon.edu/~vfsa/telling Coping with tough drill sergeants, dealing with the horrors of war, and transitioning back into civilian life are some of the true-life stories veterans will reveal in a witness theater production being performed in February in Eugene. “Telling” is being presented by the University [...]
Telling Announcement Appears in Oregonian Blog
Posted in veterans, tagged Iraq, military, play, theater, veterans on January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Columnist Mike Francis recently mentioned Telling in his blog. Hip, hip, hooray!! Hopefully, we’ll continue to get media attention for the performance and fill the seats. http://blog.oregonlive.com/oregonatwar/
Telling…A Look at Veterans’ Stories about War and Life
Posted in veterans, tagged Iraq war, theater, veterans on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am working with the Veterans group at the University of Oregon to help promote a performance they’re putting on in February. About ten veterans are telling their stories about life in the military. Those stories include experiences in the Iraq War, dealing with sexual harassment, boredom, comraderie, and much more. The result is a [...]
