The Play
The play itself centers around varied narratives of the Iraq War. Student portrayed soldiers, Iraqis, and others whose lives had been altered by the conflict. Some students contacted the very soldiers they were portraying in order to interview them. US Marine Corporal Sean Huze, an infantryman, whose line "Your purpose is to kill," was removed from the "compromise" second draft of the script and Paul Rieckhoff, a soldier whose words were used in the play, were both interviewed. Lt. Rieckhoff attended a few of the performances after the play found an off-campus performance space.
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