Griffin Theatre Company presents "Letters Home"

"Letters Home" puts the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq front and center by bringing to life actual letters written by soldiers serving in the Middle East. Without politicizing, the play gives audiences a powerful portrait of the soldier experience in the ongoing war. Inspired by the New York Times op-ed article "The Things They Wrote" and the subsequent HBO documentary "Last Letters Home," the production uses minimal set pieces to dramatize the letters, instead projecting images and video from the actual soldiers behind the actors as they perform the letters as dramatic monologues. These letters were written under the most difficult of circumstances---the disorientation of training, deployment, separation from family and loved ones, and combat and occupation duties in Afghanistan and Iraq---but one theme seems to unite their diverse voices, the belief that the person standing beside you is more important than you are. Support for Letters Home is provided by the WSU Office of Equity and Diversity and the CougParents Program. Tickets may be purchased at all TicketsWest outlets, including online at TicketsWest.com, by phone at 800-325-SEAT (7328), or at the Beasley Coliseum ticket office (open M?F 10-2). Additional fees apply to online and phone orders. Same-day tickets are available at the Daggy Hall box office beginning 2 hours before each performance. WSU Alumni Association members and groups of 8 or more receive discounts off regular adult ticket prices. Series subscribers save 20% off regular ticket prices; see http://performingarts.wsu.edu/tickets for prices and packages.