The OFFICE of the AMERICAS, ADDICTED TO WAR, NO MORE VICTIMS & KORE PRESS Present
COMING IN HOT A New Play About Women In The Military Starring Jeanmarie Simpson A BENEFIT FOR NO MORE VICTIMS Saturday, October 9th - 7:00 PM Arena Stage at Theater of Arts 1625 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood 90028 Jeanmarie Simpson performs her critically-acclaimed stage play COMING IN HOT as a fundraising benefit for No More Victims Post-Show Discussion Moderated by Dylan Brody www.dylanbrody.com Tickets are $15 if Purchased in Advance. Go to: http://ihcenter.org/groups/nomorevictims Or send a check made out to IHC/No More Victims for $15 to: No More Victims, Ann Miller, 4310 Finley Ave. #1, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Your tickets will be available at the door the night of the show. Tickets are $20 if Purchased at the Door. Questions Call: 323-644-2889 or Email: [email protected] The Arena Stage at Theater of Arts is a great location in the heart of Hollywood, directly next to the Egyptian Theatre. About COMING IN HOT "Coming in Hot" is military lingo for arriving with guns blazing. The play, adapted for the stage by Shannon Cain, Lisa Bowden, and Jeanmarie Simpson is based on the book Powder: Writing by Women in the Ranks, From Vietnam to Iraq (edited by Bowden & Cain, published by Kore Press, 2008). Both the book and the stage play offer a rare glimpse into the current status of women at work in the nation's biggest corporation-the US military. "A stage adaptation of Powder interests me deeply as a mother with a son who is about to be deployed for the second time, as a grandmother, and as a peace activist for 25 years," says Simpson. "As an artist, the material cries out to be performed." Simpson, accomplished actress with 37 years' experience on the stage, will perform all characters in the play. After the show, audiences will be invited to participate in a recorded open discussion about the complex issues raised in the play. "I approach a solo performance of Powder with more than a little trepidation and humility, knowing I will be channeling the voices of women who have literally been in the trenches and lived to tell the tale," says Simpson. "It is in their honor, and in the honor of those who haven't survived either end of the gun that I do this work." The creative collaborative for Coming in Hot: Lisa Bowden (director, producer, writer), Vicki Brown (sound artist/musician), Shannon Cain (writer), Jamie A. Lee (filmmaker), Kaylene Torregrossa (production manager), Jeanmarie Simpson (actor/writer), Beth Weinstein (set & light design). These women in these stories have seen conflicts from Somalia to Vietnam to Desert Shield. They were air traffic controllers, medics, Arabic linguists, sonar technicians and interrogators. The work is inspired by a photo album of the enemy dead; heat exhaustion on an afternoon in Mosul; fending off advances from Iraqi men; an attempted rape by a Navy SEAL; contemplation of suicide; and a spiritual meditation on preparing the bodies of fallen comrades for burial. What People Are Saying Why is there no national debate on the fact that women are subject to institutional discrimination in the US Military? Nowhere else in this country are women so blatantly prohibited from certain jobs solely on the basis of gender. The American public should know what military women have achieved, what they have gone through, and what issues they face. -Powder contributor Charlotte Brock American military history as it hasn't been glimpsed before-through the eyes of creative women who have served.-Sara Corbett, The New York Times Magazine While soldier stories hold a hallowed place in media and literature, the voices of the women who serve are often subdued or drowned out altogether[...] [This] is an insider's look at what it's really like to be a servicewoman. -Andrea Millar, Curve magazine The writings here are rich . . . the authors are sharp thinkers and strong soldiers; they are also tired, angry, & conflicted.-Bitch magazin "Coming in Hot is a stunning collection of stories told in an array of voices, each with its own unique perspective on the topic of war. The stories-emotional, thoughtful and compelling-would be impressive in any context, but are made even more so by the fact that they come from those long-overlooked heroes-the women of the American military. In that vein, I think you should run to see this show; not simply because you'd enjoy it, but because it's your duty."-Jeremy Cole, Director and Amnesty International Activist, San Francisco Women soldiers are a complex subject; these explorations can only broaden the conversation and deepen our understanding.-Peggy Bailey Doogan, painter, Tucson Kore Press is a non-profit literary arts organization in Tucson and one of the six remaining feminist presses in the US. Kore has been publishing the creative genius of women writers since 1993, in part to maintain equitable public discourse and to strike a balance in our historic literary record. Greek for "daughter," Kore (kor-ay) recalls the myth of Persephone-the story of a daughter taken into the underworld who re-emerges above ground half the year because of a bargain struck between her mother and the nasty fellow who runs the place down below. It is the daughter's return to the surface each year that marks the change in season. As a community of literary activists devoted to bringing forth a diversity of voices through works that meet the highest artistic standards, Kore Press publishes women's writing that deepens awareness and advances progressive social change. No More Victims No More Victims is a nonprofit, non-sectarian, humanitarian program established to restore health and well-being to victims of war, and to advocate and educate for peace. Founded in September of 2002 by Cole Miller and Vietnam veteran Alan Pogue, No More Victims has already successfully transported ten war-injured Iraqi children into the United States for medical care. All were victims of the US military operations in Iraq. Our primary goals are to provide medical care to victims of US military assault, and to educate the American public about the human costs of armed aggression. And we're now working to create a community-based model that empowers people in ordinary circumstances to play a direct role in helping these children and their families. Communities from all over the United States -- high schools, colleges and universities, church groups, peace groups, and other civil society organizations -- are creating projects of their through No More Victims. We have also delivered medical supplies to Fallujah, where shortages of blood bags, antibiotics, and common drugs like blood pressure and diabetes medications, are costing lives every day. 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