Tracers

Conceived by John DiFusco and written by the original cast: Vincent Caristi, Richard Chaves, John DiFusco, Eric E. Emerson, Rick Gallavan, Merlin Marston, and Harry Stephens, with Sheldon Lettich, Tracers offers a powerful, unsettling and ultimately devastating account of the Vietnam War, first told by men who were there. Successfully presented in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and London by the Vietnam Veterans Ensemble Theatre Company, the play evokes both a sense of the horror and futility of war itself, and a renewed awareness of the misguided, if well-meant, policies that allowed a “police action” to escalate into a trauma which divided the nation.

Using a collage of interrelated scenes, the play follows the lives of a group of “grunts” as they move from basic training, on to combat in Vietnam, and finally to the shattering realization that their lives will be forever affected by the horrors they have witnessed and been a part of. Dealing with the grim realities of the battlefield, including free-fire zones, trip wires, drugs, body bags, rat infested bunkers and the ever-present stench of death, the men become increasingly isolated from the outside world and from a society that finds honor in such mindless violence and destruction.

Sharyn Case directs this production which features: Anthony Dietel, Jim Felton, Christopher Gausselin, Anthony Niccoli, Steven Parker, Brian Robinson, Michael Turner, Jarret Wright and Christopher Zenner.

THIS PLAY DEALS WITH ADULT THEMES AND LANGUAGE; IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR SMALL CHILDREN.

Additional Ticket & Schedule Information:

Tickets for the preview performance on Friday, January 19 are available for $12.00 for a single ticket or $20.00 for two tickets.

The opening performance is followed by a champagne reception with the director, cast, crew, and Playhouse staff.

Sunday matinees are scheduled for February 4, 18 & 25 only.