Kennedy Center Celebrates Memorial Day With If All the Sky Were Paper

In honor of Memorial Day, the Kennedy Center will present two performances of If All the Sky Were Paper in the Terrace Theater on May 21 and 22.

Written by best-selling author Andrew Carroll and directed by John Benitz, the drama explores the American wartime experience, taking content from actual letters penned by troops and their loved ones.

The production will feature performances by Jason Hall, the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of American Sniper; Michael Conner Humphreys, who portrayed young Forrest in the film Forrest Gump and later joined the U.S. Army; Scott Simon, host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday and best-selling author, among others to be announced.

Proceeds from the performances will support the Kennedy Center Education Fund. Free post-show discussions with members of the company will follow each performance. A book signing will also be held following the post-show discussion by author Andrew Carroll on Thursday, May 21.

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