Soldiers’ Arts Academy Showcase

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This event ended on Saturday 13th of March 2021
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A zoom link will be sent to you in advance of the event. Tickets must be booked at least 1 hour before the start.

6 actors + 6 new international plays + 10 minute plays + 19 characters = 90 minute showcase

This Showcase is the culmination of the first International 10-Minute Play Competition organised by the Soldiers’ Arts Academy which attracted submissions from across the UK, Europe and the USA. The competition invited entries that were written by military veterans or their families and had a military theme.

This event showcases the six short plays that were shortlisted and will be performed as staged readings by a small acting company comprised of members of the Soldiers’ Arts Academy.

AWOL by Olivia Arieti

A soldier is determined to desert from the army and cross the border before his leave is over. Doubts and fears emerge when his fiancée comes to say goodbye.

Bootneck & Para by Jeffrey K Golden

When a ten-year-old bed-wetter receives a pair of magic teddy bears, the bears – cranky, cuddly, combat veterans – inspire and train the boy to stand up to the overbearing mother who won’t let him use the bathroom after dark.

Just Back by Ron Fromstein

Two young army couples are neighbours in married quarters. They have something to say to each other; the message may be received, but may not be understood.

Life is Short by Melissa Milich

Small-town America. 1965. A young soldier on 36-hour leave from the Fort Ord Army base, tries to keep his upcoming deployment to Vietnam a secret from his parents and the two women he loves.

Matriarch by Leanne Coupland

A former Royal Army Medical Corps medic can’t help feeling that she continues to fail. In her life. In her career. As a woman.

The Box by Ruth Rankin

An anguished military wife struggles to look after her three young children when her husband, who is suffering with PTSD, goes AWOL.

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