THE WARRIOR
by Jack Gilhooley,
directed by Kevin Murray.
Produced by Theater of the First Amendment, the professional theater in residence at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax, VA.
THE WARRIOR stars Marietta Elaine Hedges, with Mary Lechter. After her second tour of duty serving her country in Iraq, Tammy returns with a severe case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a broken marriage, and a very real possibility of losing her daughter. Her quasi-radical-feminist filmmaker friend from high school thinks she’d make a good documentary subject.
THE WARRIOR is a frank look at PTSD, the war they don’t show on tv, and one veteran’s options when little attention is paid to the battle scars that are invisible. Presented in the twilight of the Bush administration, THE WARRIOR tells a timely cautionary tale of war’s aftermath and its effects on our troops, long after “Mission accomplished!” has been declared. Marietta Elaine Hedges delivers a powerful and heartfelt performance as Tammy, driven deeper into her egg-shell psyche by the off-stage voice of filmmaker Giselle, portrayed by Mary Lechter.
THE WARRIOR won’t change the world, or stop the war. But it will unflinchingly trace one woman’s battle: at home, at war, with cameras rolling.
Capital Fringe Run:
THE WARRIOR will be presented at the Capital Fringe Festival, July 20-27, in the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint, 916 G Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20001.
Directions to Flashpoint.
Press: The Washington CityPaper reviewed THE WARRIOR'S opening performance on the Fringe & Purge blog. CityPaper's Majeedah Johnson says "Having close friends and family members affected by the current was, this play is extremely touching and applicable to my life as well as to that of others I love, honor, and cherish dearly." and "Enough cannot be said of this play whose relevance extends from World War II. . .to present day wars and conflicts, each of which will continue to destroy the minds and lives of those who have purportedly 'won' the war and those who have perished. . ."
D.C. Performances:
SUN 7/20 @ 2:15
WED 7/23 @ 9:00
FRI 7/25 @ 8:30
SAT 7/26 @ 5:45
SUN 7/27 @ 7:00
FringeNYC Run:
THE WARRIOR will be presented at the New York International Fringe Festival, August 9-21, at the Milago Theater in the CSV Cultural and Educational Center. 106 Suffolk Street (Rivington & Delancy Streets).
Directions to CSV.
NYC Performances:
SAT 8/9 @ 9:30
SUN 8/10 @ Noon
THUR 8/14 @ 7:45
SUN 8/17 @ 4:00
THUR 8/21 @ 5:15
Get ticket information at the FringeNYC site, or click on a date above to go directly to the order page.
Read more about THE WARRIOR in the official press release.
Contact: Kevin Murray, Managing Director of TFA, Director of THE WARRIOR.
