It's time to speak. It's time to listen.
Opening on September 11, 2014, “Telling: Albuquerque,” partners the Museum of the American Military Family, The Telling Project and the Bob Woodruff Foundation to bring the stories of Albuquerque veterans and military family members to their community. Free and open to the public, shows will run through September 21. We’ll see you there!
In May of this year, The Telling Project for the first time extended its work overseas, through the production by Per Rutedal of ‘prosjekt: fortelle” – Telling: Norway. We’re incredibly excited to see this happen, and are looking forward to extending and deepening our relationship with our Norwegian counterparts, partners in other parts of Scandinavia, throughout Europe and around the world. Many thanks to Per for the attached description of the project.
Our fantastic designer/photographer and promoter for “Telling: Portland, OR 2014,” Amanda Cherry has innovated an approach to information and outreach – a web program. We will still have paper programs available at the performances, but we will also have an app that will allow audience to view this web version via their smartphones, if they would rather save the paper. Plus, if you’re curious about the show, you can get an advance look. It’s a great idea and beautifully executed – check it out right here.
Sign up now for our October-November production of “Telling: Austin 2014.” Interviews will take place September 16-19 (we can flex this as necessary), and then rehearsals will take place over the week of October 19-25 as part of the Austin Arts and Service Celebration. We will open our performances on October 25, 2014 at the B. Iden Payne Theater at the University of Texas, and then have a run from November 7-9 at the Austin Playhouse. This is a really exciting opportunity for Austin area veterans and military family members to have their stories heard. For more information or to sign up: info@thetellingproject.org. We look forward to working with you!!
We’re incredibly excited to be partnering with Veteran Artist Program, Austin Community College, Texas Writers League and Texas Performing Arts to present the first Austin Arts and Service Celebration – a multi-media veterans in the arts conference. Workshops, professional panels and public events will offer veteran artist participants expert instruction, networks and pipelines to educational and professional opportunities in the arts, including Digital Arts, Literary, Visual and Performance. Participation is free to all military veterans.
Workshops have limited numbers of spots, and are filled on a first come, first serve basis. For information and details, click here to go to the AASC website. We will be creating a ‘Telling’ performance over the course of the week, to be performed at the B Iden Payne Theater on the campus of the University of Texas as the closing night event. If you are interested in participating, please email us at: info@thetellingproject.org.
Tickets for “Telling: Portland, OR 2014,” at the Brunish Theater in the Portland Center for the Performing Arts are on sale here. There will only be four shows at the Brunish, so get yours soon. This is going to be a fantastic cast, with extraordinary perspectives, experiences and reflections. We are so excited to be working with Portland’s A Rock or Something to produce this exceptional performance.
My name is Tabitha Bennett. I’m navigating the world right now in vain and vague attempts to figure out who I am.I know that I’m a writer, poet, dime-store psychoanalyst, and student. I have designs to be some sort of Visual Artist when I grow up. I’m currently a thirty-one year old Junior at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. My hobbies include abnormal psychology, delusions of grandeur, and volunteering.
Gina Fasciani enrolled in ROTC while attending Oral Roberts University’s nursing program. Upon graduation she commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force. Gina worked on a medical-surgical unit at Andrews AFB from 2007-2009. Gina deployed to Afghanistan in 2011 where she served with the 966th Forward Surgical Team. She separated from the Air Force in 2012. Gina completed her master’s degree as a Certified Nurse Midwife and now works at Mountain Midwifery Center in Englewood, CO.
Richard McKee is a retired US Amy Master Sergeant. He spent most of his twenty-four year career serving as a Paratrooper and in Special Operations. He is currently working on his Bachelors and Masters Degree simultaneously, in the Cyber Security field, at Colorado Technical University. Richard runs a small consulting company and also works in the TV and film industry where he will co-star in a new series, The Operatives, which will debut later this summer.
Jenn Calaway joined the Marine Corps in 2006 and earned the Military Occupation Specialties: Public Affairs Specialist, Combat Correspondent and Broadcast Journalist. Jenn deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2009, for which she received the Thomas Jefferson Award and Merit Award. Jenn currently attends the University of Colorado Boulder.
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