THE SAND STORM: STORIES FROM THE FRONT

Friday, May 16th ~ 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM

         Westin Bonaventure Hotel - 404 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles

THE SAND STORM: STORIES FROM THE FRONT is a theatre performance composed of 10 chilling monologues inspired by playwright Sean Huze’s experiences as a U.S. Marine in Iraq. These first hand accounts of the war, acted by veterans and actors, expose the rage, honor, courage, commitment, doubt, and fear as experienced by service men who have been in combat. These are their stories. These are their voices.

COST:           $50, student/veterans/families $25

TICKETS:    Online: www.thesoldiersproject.org

                        Telephone:    818-761-7438

This special theatre performance will open The Soldiers Project’s 3-day conference, Hidden Wounds of War: Pathways to Healing.  Tickets for the performance are sold separately, unless you are a conference attendee.  For more information, please visit: www.thesoldiersproject.org.

SELECTED REVIEWS:

The Sand Storm had its world premiere in September 2004 in Los Angeles.  It has played in several cities in the U.S. and in Germany.

• Marine Sean Huze’s earnest piece of reportage with theatrical aspirations… his writing percolates with military lingo and the stories exhibit a wrenching specificity that smacks of first-person experience… — The Washington Post

• This Decalogue of monologues has shocking force and awesome honesty … candid, uncensored, and blistering … heart-clutching, eye-witness mosaic. — Los Angeles Times

• Brings the real truth of war to the forefront ignoring for the most part the politics and instead providing a realistic glimpse of the death and destruction that is war. — D.C. Theatre Reviews

• Highly recommended for both "hawks"  & "doves" so that root causes of continuing wars should be faced by all — All Arts Review 4 U

The Soldiers Project is a non-profit group of volunteer licensed psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and marriage and family therapists that provides free, confidential counseling to military service members of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts and their extended families.  It is a component of the Ernest S. Lawrence Trauma Center of the Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies.  There are similar groups in Chicago, New York and Seattle.

PRESS CONTACT:

Lorna Chiu            lornachiu@gmail.com        310-200-8388