9/16/2023 0 Comments Illuminate dc reviewWith Veterans Day 2019 celebrated on Monday, November 11, DC Theater Arts would like to bring attention to military service members and veterans a Veterans Day discount listing prepared by the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Douglas Taurel performs ‘The American Soldier.’ Photo by Diana Bush Photography. Taurel and The Kennedy Center are not alone in providing recognition to military service veterans in our midst. The play has been nominated for an Amnesty International Award. Taurel has performed The American Soldier throughout the United States, including a previous visit to The Kennedy Center in 2016 and at The Library of Congress as well. Taurel did extensive research for his project at the NY Public Library and listening to military service members.įrom his background work, Taurel, who is not a military veteran, “has a much clearer appreciation for those who serve.” This includes issues surrounding PTSD. The performance is built upon real events the actual words service members put down on paper and in letters. In his solo performance, Taurel portrays men and women and their families who have served since Valley Forge through the Civil War, the two World Wars and then Korea, the Vietnam War, and current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. In an interview, Taurel indicated that The American Soldier is a performance shining a spotlight on those who serve and have served “to understand their consequences and sacrifices including on their children and families.” The November 13 performance is a military veteran-themed play but more so it is a human interest story about family told through the words of real service members and their families from the American Revolution to the present. Next week, The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage will present a performance keyed to Veteran’s Day– The American Soldier, conceived, written and performed by Douglas Taurel.
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