Listen in as the writer & performer of Outside Paducah: The Wars at Home, J. A. Moad II, discusses creating dialogue through story and art, how he got to the stage from the page, the seeds of the stories he tells in this show, how those stories have touched audience members, society’s role in taking care of its veterans, and how war affects not only those who serve on the front lines, but also those who serve without a uniform at home.

“…these stories live in me…everything comes down to story, right? It’s that basic human impulse, from the time we’re a little kid and the first thing we say to our dad is, ‘tell me a story.’ If we embrace that idea, of how we learn through story, how story changes the way we see the world and the way we imagine the possibilities, it invites us into all these other places that we cannot begin to see…”

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Poetic Theater Productions presents

Outside Paducah: The Wars at Home

written & performed by J. A. Moad II
directed by Leah Cooper

thru October 15, 2017

The Wild Project
195 E. 3rd Street
Manhattan

tickets: $25, available via OvationTix

photos by Hunter Canning