Veterans Play Project: the good, the bad and the real
Editorial
War has always been a sexy topic, and these days you can't swing a DD214 (the piece of paper that summarizes one's military service) without hitting an artist who wants to "deal with" PTSD. As a creator of theatre, I can sympathize with the urge to address these important topics. As a veteran, I often find the attempt falls short; limited by assumptions which are shaped, in ways that neither the artist nor the civilian audience are even aware of, by Hollywood and a political discourse removed from the reality.
So when I found out about the