Articles Related to Vietnam War play
Vietnam War Play Staged Reading in N.J. June 15
June 12, 2019
Paul Drew, the author of a memoir---After the Storm: A Vietnam Veteran's Reflections---and a Vietnam War novel, Jenny 4, will be doing a staged reading of a one-act play he wrote based on the novel,…
David Berry, 1943-2016
December 26, 2016
David Berry, the playwright and screenwriter whose acclaimed 1977 play, "G.R. Point" was based on his service in the Vietnam War, died December 16 at age 73 following a heart attack. Berry joined the Army in…
‘War(ped), ‘ a New Play by Patrick Underwood
August 10, 2016
You can read Patrick Underwood’s play, War(ped) on line at the playwright’s new web page at https://patrick317blog.wordpress.com/2017/02/19/warped/. Underwood served with a construction engineer battalion in the southern Central Highlands in Vietnam in 1970-71. In this, his…
“Children of the April Rain” Play in D.C. Nov. 10
October 7, 2015
Vietnam Babylift, the nonprofit dedicated to honoring Operation Babylift- the massive evacuation of children from South Vietnam in the waning days of the Vietnam War in April 1975- is sponsoring a staged reading of the…
‘The Draft’: New Vietnam War Play
September 9, 2015
"The Draft, " a new multimedia play dealing with the Vietnam War and how ten young men respond to their greetings from Uncle Sam, opens at Hiberian Hall in Roxbury, Massachusetts, tomorrow, September 10. The show…
‘Occupied Territories’: New Play Set in the Vietnam War
July 15, 2015
A new theater piece called "Occupied Territories" recently had a limited run at the Anacostia Playhouse in Washington, D.C. The play, written by Nancy Bannon and its director Mollye Maxner, is set in Vietnam during…
A Hard Decision by Westley Thomas
April 20, 2015
Westley Thomas served with the U. S. Marines in Vietnam from 1966-68 and in the Marine Reserves from 1975-77. The action in his book, A Hard Decision (AuthorHouse, 136 pp., $23.99, hardcover; $14.95, paper; $$3.99, Kindle), we…
The Vietnam Trilogy by Walter C. Kuhlman
August 25, 2014
Walter C. Kuhlman, the author of The Vietnam Trilogy (Outskirts Press, 314 pp., $19.95, paper), served in Vietnam with the U. S. Army in 1967-68 as a gunner on a Quad .50. He is a…
'Hey, Hey, LBJ" Theater Piece at the D.C. Fringe Festival
July 16, 2014
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="549" caption="Kleinberg in Vietnam in 1968"] [/caption] David Kleinberg, who served with the Army's the 25th Infantry Division at Cu Chi in Vietnam from 1966 -67 as a combat correspondent has written…
Brian Delate's 'Memorial Day'
September 26, 2012
Brian Delate is an actor, playwright, and director who served as a draftee infantry sergeant in the Vietnam War. His play, Memorial Day , centers on a Vietnam veteran on the verge of suicide during…