AD: And I know from just the experience of [the military] where language was not often used to express feelings or thought and how this could make people violent because they lose the words. And then suddenly, I was exposed to all these playwrights and characters in plays that have nothing to do with the military but were somehow articulating that experience in a way that calmed me down. Being back in the civilian world, I thought, what better community of people to share that with than those whom we are asking to protect our country.



We perform contemporary American plays for a military audience. No sets, no costumes, no lights. Just reading the material to show that theater can be performed anywhere and it's the best response you can ask for as an actor. It's demystifying for the actors who think that the military is just the F Troop and it's demystifying for the military community that they can understand plays or that theater is only for the highly educated, or for a higher class of people. I think that's bullshit.



[We need] funding so we can travel to as many places as we can. For civilians, that's a good way to support it. Whether that's a donation of $2 or $200,000. We'll take any support. Moral support even! We'll take an email if it's able to inspire our very limited and small staff.



JS: Thank you very much Adam, it's been a pleasure to see a fellow Hoosier thrive.



AD: Absolutely man! Have a good one!