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"Calamity West is one of the best playwrights in Chicago. Or maybe the country. Or the universe." - Chicago Reader
SGT. HANK COLE'S DRAMA CLUB OF ALGONA
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
PRIMARY STAGES
Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group
October 2023 - February 2024
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JACKALOPE THEATRE COMPANY
New Frontier Reading Series
August 2024
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READING HISTORY
Jackalope Theatre Company
August 2024
Primary Stages @ 59E59
April 2024
After being captured by Americans during WWII,
a group of young foot soldiers from the German army are transported to a P.O.W. Camp in Algona, Iowa where they are recruited to join a Drama Club led by Sgt. Hank Cole. Inspired by actual events, Calamity West’s play explores the hypocrisies of the war machine, the dangers of nationalism, and the magic of theater.
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