Veteran Voices calls upon the traditions of past warrior cultures such as the Greeks, Romans, and Native Americans, who welcomed their military home in rituals of storytelling. Reviving these practices, military veteran artists take the stage to share their stories and experiences in a way that is both healing and informs others, sharing the moral burden of war.
Following the showcase, there will be a post show discussion on the movement to support existing and new programming in New York which highlights veteran voices.
curated by veterans J.A. Moad II and Jenny Pacanowski, and producers Jeremy Karafin and Ellen Mischinski
No veteran will be turned away for lack of funds.
featuring work by
Raphael Cox
Johnny Meyer and Karen Alvarado
Leo Farley
and more!
About the Program:
Poetic Theater Productions veteran focused programming has featured poetry, readings, theater, and music by more than 40 veterans and family members creating art together and a post show discussion about the ways New York can further support existing and new veteran voice programming. The event is a merging of Poetic Theater Productions’ former annual Kicking Down Doors program curated by Jenny Pacanowski and Everett Cox (launched in the 2016 Poetic License Festival) and the Veteran Voices program initiated in the fall of 2017 (in collaboration with Consequence Magazine, Warrior Writers, War Literature & The Arts, and the Veteran Artist Program) presented with the 3-week run of J.A. Moad II’s production of Outside Paducah: The Wars At Home.