Press
American Theatre
“Ajax in Guantanamo”
by Bryce Pinkham
Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program, Winter Newsletter 2011-2012
“Partnering with Theater of War to Fight Stigma and Reach Student Veterans”
Minnesota Public Radio
“Ten Thousand Things treats the wounds of modern war with the classics”
by Euan Kerr
Lowell Sun
“Theater of War at MCC brings war ravages home”
a Sun Staff report
San Francisco Chronicle
“Theater of War relates Iraq to Ancient Greeks”
by Chad Jones
Albany Times-Union
“Actor finds life lessons in new role”
by Dennis Yusko
Troy Record
“Eisenberg brings Theater of War to Albany”
by Danielle Sanzone
The Saratogian
“An act of war: Theater of War performance with star Jesse Eisenberg, a comfort to veterans”
by Paul Post
PopTech Blog
“Bryan Doerries conducts the Theater of War”
by Michelle Riggen-Ransom
Didaskalia
“Interview: Theater of War”
by Amy R. Cohen and Brett M. Rogers
Philadelphia Daily Record
“Penn Museum Show Portrays Wars of Long Ago”
by Bonnie Squires
The Journal of Dramaturgy
“Theater of War: A New Incarnation of an Ancient Ritual”
by Heidi Nelson
The London Sunday Times
“US Calls up Sophocles to Fight Combat Stress”
by Christina Lamb
Military Officers Association of America
“Theater of War”
by Christina Wood
WNYC: The Leonard Lopate Show
“Theater of War”
Interview with Bryan Doerries & Bill Irwin
Navy.mil
“Ancient Plays Provide Forum for Tough Topics”
by Justin L. Ailes, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Public Affairs
Improbable Fictions
“Hearing the Human: Empathetic Listening and Theater of War’s Ajax”
by Nicholas Helms
On Campus, Columbia University
“Theater of War: Ancient Words, Modern Wounds”
Mail Tribune
“Healing on Stage”
by Paul Fattig
Positive News
“Ancient Greek plays help modern-day combat veterans express their feelings”
by Ruth Robertson
Jefferson Public Radio
“Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Theater of War team up to help veterans come home”
hosted by Geoffry Riley
CBS Philadelphia, KYW Newsradio
“Theater of War Performance Today at Penn Museum”
by Karin Phillips
Newsworks, WHYY
“In time of war, ‘Ajax’ resounds with modern audiences”
by Peter Cimmins
The Guide, American Repertory Theater
“Theater of War”
by Bryan Doerries
University of California – Irvine
“Healing the Wounds of War”
by Kathryn Bold
Daily Local News
“Panel discusses ages-old ideas about war”
by Katrina Dix
The Epoch Times
“Theater of War, Ancient Remedy for Modern Post-Combat”
by Masha Savitz
Word of Mouth, New Hampshire Public Radio
“Theater of War”
by Virginia Prescott
The Washington Post
“Theater of War at Woolly Mammoth: A fighting change to grasp battle’s aftermath”
by Nelson Pressley
Naval Medical Center News
“NMCSD Hosts Theater of War to Assist Military and Family Members Address the Psychological Impact of War”
from Naval Medical Center San Diego Public Affairs
Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, News
“Ancient Warriors speak to troops through Greek play”
by Cpl. Andrew S. Avitt
KUSI News San Diego
“Staging war on PTSD”
by John Soderman
The Press-Enterprise
“Theater performance opens discussion of post-trauma stress”
by Mark Muckenfuss
WHQR – Public Radio
“Ancient Greek Play Sparks Discussion, Healing Among Camp Lejeune Marines”
by Michelle Bliss
Jacksonville Daily News
“Lejeune Marines get briefed by 2,500-year-old General”
by Hope Hodge
Wisconsin Public Radio – Here on Earth
“Theater of War”
Bryan Doerries & Phyllis Kaufman are Interviewed by Jean Feraca
Los Angeles Times
“Greek classic resonates at Camp Pendleton”
by Tony Perry
Schreiver Sentinel
“Theater project part performance, part town hall meeting”
by Scott Prater
Colorado Springs Gazette
“Sophocles’ wisdom rings true for today’s warriors”
by Lance Benzel
ART WORKS, National Endowment for the Arts
“Theater of War”
by Adam Green
ART WORKS, National Endowment for the Arts
“Theater of War: Q & A with Bryan Doerries”
Air Force Space Command
“Ancient Greeks still have something to teach about war”
by Monica Mendoza
Backstage
“Military Staging: Theater of War performs the classics for returning service members and their families”
by Simi Horwitz
The Washington Post
“Answering the call to help our soldiers heal”
by Bryan Doerries
STARS AND STRIPES
“Project aims to connect with troops through tales of ancient warriors.”
by Seth Robbins
BBC Radio
“Greek Tragedies Help American Troops Cope with PTSD”
by Paul Adams
The Columbia Record
“Group Uses Performance to Explore Effects of War”
by Nick Obourn
Daily News
“(Really) old war stories click with vets: Moved by ancient Greeks in Brooklyn play”
by Elizabeth Lazarowitz
The Honolulu Advertiser
“Actors Declaim Sophocles’ Plays at Theater of War”
by William Cole
The Daily Press
“To Heal Combat Trauma, the military looks back 2500 years” (Female Warrior Program)
by Hugh Lessig
Savannah Morning News
“Theater of War shares Greek tales with themes as old as war”
by Pamela E. Walk
Psychiatric News
“Homer’s War Experiences Resonate with Today’s Troops”
by Aaron Levin
KPBS
“Theatre of War Brings Greek Drama to Camp Pendleton”
by Alison St. John
San Diego Union-Tribune
“The play’s the thing for soldiers’ suffering”
by Keith Darce
PBS Newshour
“Away from Battle, Soldiers Find Relief in Theater of War“
by Jeffrey Brown
American Forces Press Service
“Ancient Greek Tales of War Evoke Modern Catharses”
by John J. Kruzel
The New York Times
“The Anguish of War for Today’s Soldiers, Explored by Sophocles”
by Patrick Healy
The New Yorker
“Tragedies: Ancient and Contemporary”
Posted by Rollo Romig
1st Infantry Division Post
“Theater of War to Play in Junction City”
by Anna Morelock
Daily Progress
“Theater of War @ UVA explores the price that military service can demand”
by Mary Alice Blackwell
Arion
“The Philoctetes Project”
by Peter Meineck
The Washington Times
“Winning the Soldier’s Heart”
by Marie Claire Kendall
The Washington Times
“Plays Show Mental Toll on Troops”
by Charles C. Engel
USA Today
“Stressed Troops Take Cues from Ancient Plays”
by Martha T. Moore
US Department of Defense
“The Philoctetes Project”
Military Health Service Media Room
The Atlantic
“Tragic Heroes”
by Brian Mokenhaupt
Stars and Stripes
“Pentagon Hopes Stories Help Troops with PTSD”
by Jeff Schogol
Brian Lehrer Show
“Theater of War”
Kenyon College Alumni Bulletin
“Ancient Empathy for Warriors”
by Dennis Fiely
NPR
“In Ancient Dramas, Vital Words for Today’s Warriors”
by Elizabeth Blair
The Washington Times
“Military Marches Toward Mental Health”
by Ann Geracimos
New York Times
“Like War Itself, Effects of War are Hell. Ask the Greeks.”
by Clyde Haberman
Associated Press
“Marines Turn to Greek Plays to Cope with Stress”
by Chelsea Carter
LA Times
“Ancient Greek Plays Resonate with Marines”
by Tony Perry
LA Weekly
“Ajax and Philoctetes in San Diego: The U.S. Marine Corps Discovers the Greeks.”
by Steven Leigh Morris
The New York Times
“The Difficult Patient, a Problem Old as History (or Older)”
by Abigail Zuger
Phi Beta Kappa Key Reporter
“About the Philoctetes Project” (PDF download- 652KB)
Spring 2008
Register Star
“War’s Forgotten Wounded Topic of Greek Play” (PDF download- 668KB)
Hudson, NY