Presents
THE VETERANS PROJECT
Bram Goldsmith Theater
March 18 - 20, 2022
Running Time: Approximately 2 hours including 15-minute intermission.
PROGRAM
T R A J E C T O I R E
Created 1999, 2000
Revival 2022
Trajectoire is a visceral and emotional journey through the ebb and flow of the human experience. As the performers struggle to find their balance on a voyage of destiny and destination, Trajectoire shows the transcendence of the human soul against all odds.
Performers
Ana Brotons, Rebekah Bubnar, Kate Dougherty, Aaron Franco, Emily Grable, Simon Greenberg, Brandon Grimm, Steven Jasso, Liana Kulchin, Alexandra Lockhart, Derion Loman, Abe Meisel, Juan “Co-eL” Rodriguez, Andrii Strelkivskyi, Matt Wagner
Director & Choreographer
Jacques Heim
Associate Choreographer & Rehearsal Director
Majella Loughran
Associate Rehearsal Director
Matt Wagner
Creative Associate & Movement Coach
Jim Vincent
Structure Designer
Daniel Wheeler
Structure Construction & Engineering
Mike McCluskey LTD., Tina Trefethen & Daniel Wheeler
Music Composer
Nathan Wang
Lighting Design
Jean-Yves Tessier
Costume Design
Meegan Godfrey
Project Coordinator & Stage Manager
Arianne Villareal
Technical Director
Steven Jasso
Sponsored by OffAxis Athletics.
Trajectoire was commissioned by the Benedicta Arts Center, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN, El Camino College, Torrance, CA, Grand Performances at California Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, and supported in part by The Brody Arts Fund, The City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture.
S.O.S. SIGNS OF STRENGTH
Premiere 2022
The piece retraces the epic journey of a group of soldiers advancing through a landscape of battlegrounds, revealing how they face danger and meet adversity through individual feats of strength and resilience, and find unity and a common sense of belonging that gives meaning to their personal sacrifice for their service to the greater good.
Throughout S.O.S. we hear excerpts from original WWI military reports as well as poems from WWI veteran Siegfried Sassoon, which in addition to our veterans’ own voices provides historic context during this current period of persistent conflict, and also points to the unrelenting timelessness of human wars.
Veteran Performers
Freddie Basnight (US Army, Iraq War Veteran)
Veronica Burgess (US Navy, Iraq War Veteran)
Valentina Cahill (US Army, Iraq War Veteran)
Chris Loverro (US Army, Iraq War Veteran)
Daemion Marcuz (US Marines Corps, Afghanistan War Veteran)
Ejay Menchavez (US Army, Afghanistan War Veteran)
Tess Rutherford (US Marine Corps Veteran)
Anthony Simpson (US Marine Corps, Iraq War Veteran)
Civilian Performers
Kate Dougherty, Caribay Franke, Emily Grable, Simon Greenberg, Steven Jasso, Micah Lagunas, Derion Loman, Abe Meisel, Gabby Pariseau, Juan “Co-eL” Rodriguez
S.O.S. Veterans Program Founder
Jennifer Cheng
Veterans Program Executive Producer
Lieutenant Colonel Art DeGroat
Veterans Coordinator & Recruitment
Chris Loverro
Project Director
Kate Dougherty
Director and Choreographer
Jacques Heim
Associate Choreographer & Rehearsal Director
Majella Loughran
Sculptor & Structure Designer
Daniel Wheeler
Structure Associate Designer, Fabrication & Engineering
Mike McCluskey & Tina Trefethen
Writer & Dramaturg
France Nguyen Vincent
Lighting Concept & Designer
Jean-Yves Tessier
Music: Max Richter, Jed Kurzel, Steve Jablonsky
Poems by WWI Veteran: Siegfried Sassoon
Sound Designer & Engineer
Simon Greenberg
Production Manager
Ana Brotons
Project Coordinator & Stage Manager
Arianne Villareal
Technical Director
Steven Jasso
Marketing Designer
Simon Greenberg
General Manager
Jose Hernandez
Agent & Manager
Margaret Selby, Selby Artist Management
S.O.S. was commissioned by Selby Artists Mmgt LLC and supported in part by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, the Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture, EB & JB, Jennifer Cheng and the Cheng Family Foundation, the Vladimir & Araxia Buckhantz Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Dr. Art DeGroat and the Office of Military and Veteran’s Affairs at Kansas State University, the McCain Auditorium and Curtis and Andre J. Cronthall.