Letters Home

War letters are by their nature incredibly powerful and personal expressions of love and friendship between individuals put in extraordinary situations and their loved ones at home. the messages are universal. And with the rise in email and texting, letter writing is a lost art that should be cherished, remembered and illuminated. This play, without politicizing, gives audiences a powerful portrait of the soldier experience in the wars of Afghanistan and Iraq.. The initial production was critically acclaimed and was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for "Outstanding New Play." These letters were written under the most difficult of circumstances; the disorientation of training, deployments, separation from family and loved ones and combat, and occupation duties in Afghanistan and Iraq. Collectively, the production gives a voice to a generation that went to war against terror in Afghanistan and to war in Iraq. $20 in advance, $25 at the door. 7 pm. bontempstix.com.