The Veterans Project
Homecoming
Six Lucid Body trained actors have interviewed soldiers, and family members, some of whom have been involved in our rehearsal process. We have created a few vivid portraits involving music, movement and language to start to express the emotional complexity of the soldier moving from the intensity of the battlefield to mundane civilian life. One moment you are pointing a gun, the next, holding a latte. How is that gap negotiated? Follow the Veterans Project on Facebook to stay informed on its development and upcoming performances.
Leaving Theatre
Leaving Theatre is a high-caliber, dynamic and engaging theatre piece made up of actors and veterans. It employs a unique, theatrical catalyst for social change called the Behavior Change Process. The 20-minute performance is followed by a 40-minute discussion, engaging the audience in finding solutions, or even stepping into the theatre piece to change the results. There are follow-up workshops offered after the performance to continue the discussion. Leaving Theatre, (which is a military term for when a solider is discharged to return home) focuses on the issues that arise in the veteran community due to the lack of an effective reintegration process.
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Thank you, on behalf of every veteran, for caring and taking action on our behalf.” Matt “Doc” King | US Army Sergeant | Combat Medic Iraq 2004-2005