16 Feb 2018 - Off Broadway Play - Free to Veterans



Vietnam…Through My Lens

Presidents Day Tribute, from NYC, Off Broadway

February 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:40 pm  $30 [Free to Veterans]

PLEASE NOTE:
There is more than one performance:

Show plays the following days and times:

Friday Feb 16 at 7 PM  Also on Friday night (opening night) there is going to be a dinner of Vietnamese food that Harmons Cooking and Catering is doing.  It is an additional charge of $20 for anyone that wants the dinner (including Vets).  Dinner including Phô, Mango Sticky Rice and more, will start at 5:30 with the show starting at 7, which is free to Veterans.

Saturday Feb 17 at 2 PM and 7 PM

Sunday Feb 18 at 5 PM

Sunday 2/18 at the VA home there is a shorter show that is free and sponsored by the theater at 1 PM 


  

Vietnam…through my lens”, written and performed by Stu Richel with photos from his tour in Vietnam. Is a soldier’s reflective journey as a combat photographer through Vietnam and beyond. Presented Off-Broadway at the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (312 West 36th Street) in Manhattan. This critically acclaimed production is now coming to the Center for the Arts at Kayenta.

This play is not a war story of blood and guts, it’s not a political statement. Vietnam…through my lens is one soldier’s intimately personal and unique tale about friendships, trust, and tenacity that travels from the jungles of South East Asia to the “jungle” of Manhattan, highlighted with photographs and video montages, most from Mr. Richel’s tour in Vietnam.

“Complemented by Richel’s own photographs of the era, his lens puts a face on the American soldier, while showcasing his skill in character acting.” – Deborah Greenhut, Playwright, Princeton Research Forum.

Stu Richel has written and performed in many other solo shows; one “Mortal Decisions, a Diary of the Donner Party” (was called “a true work of sublime genius,” by the NY Observer). His other plays include “The Same Cloud” and “The Bugs Don’t Call Me Nigger” Mr. Richel has had principal roles in more than 17 feature films, and dozens of Regional, Off Broadway and other shows in New York City. Stu served from 1968 to 1970. In 1969, he was a combat correspondent with the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam.

Website Info

A Press Release:

Coming to Kayenta from New York: Vietnam... through my lens - a soldier's journey as a combat photographer.

A one-man show written and performed by former combat photographer / writer Stu Richel, Vietnam... through my lens is a collection of memories, photos, and stories from his time in the service and the years that followed. Made vivid by projections of his photos, Stu Richel’s story is not, as he puts it, “about guts or glory” or “some political statement.” The play is one soldier’s journey: an intensely personal account of war. Vietnam... through my lens touches the hearts of every audience member differently - in Mr. Richel’s own words, “some remember, some empathize, some think new thoughts.”


 



Performances run February 16-17 at 7:00pm, Sat Matinee at 2 pm and Sunday February 18 at 5:00pm. Advanced tickets may be purchased online at http://bit.ly/KayentaTix. For information on this and other shows visit: KayentaArts.com


“An absolutely engaging, realistic yet primarily light-hearted view of his participation in a war
that tore this country, to shreds… a great tale, no matter what your age.”
Karen D’Onofrio, OffBway Blog