Actor shares veterans’ struggles in ‘The American Soldier’ - Review from Iowa
When the war’s over, the battle may be just beginning.
New York actor Douglas Taurel brought his unique drama “The American Soldier” to Buena Vista University Friday night, driving the message home in an intense one-man performance. Taurel has never experienced war. His characters are drawn from letters written by soldiers, from Valley Forge to Afghanistan.
KBVU interview in Storm Lake, Iowa
KBVU had the opportunity to meet @DouglasTaurel, actor and creator of “The American Soldier” who will be performing tomorrow night at @BuenaVistaUniv, 7:00 March 6th in Anderson Auditorium
February 19th, 2020 - 75th Anniversary of Iwo Jima
The American Soldier - 75th Anniversary of the battle of IWO JIMA
My First Workshop of The American Soldier
My very first workshop of The American Soldier in 2011 in front of an audience. You can see a stand in front of me. Hard to believe how far the play has come, and has gone.
Does America Know We are Still at War?
I’m overwhelmed by the raw emotions I receive from veterans and their family members after every performance of performing my play "The American Soldier.” Each night, I’m hugging and listening to veterans who still struggling with the visible and invisible scars of war.
Ten years ago I remembered reading in the newspaper the stories of veterans coming back home from Iraq and Afghanistan and dealing with PTSD and suicide. I thought then, how unfair it was for our brave soldiers to be sent off to war and then come home to find themselves struggling financially, and not receiving the support they needed. That was ten years ago, and today, I don’t know if things have gotten much better for our veterans.
From the Kennedy Center to the Library of Congress
Performed both The American Soldier and An American Soldier’s Journey Home at the Library of Congress
