Sonoma State University professor Steve Estes' history class is ending the semester with a dramatic presentation of "War in America: An Oral History Performance" from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 19 in the Student Union.
The event is based on interviews that SSU students conducted with Californians who directly experienced or were affected by American military conflicts from World War II to the present conflict in Iraq.
The students captured a range of diverse opinions and voices by interviewing American veterans, veterans' wives, anti-war protestors, conscientious objectors, and Japanese American internees.
The students have created original performance pieces from interview excerpts to make a dramatic collage of American wartime experiences both on the battle front and the home front.
"Think of Eve Ensler's performance of the "Vagina Monologues" or Anna Deveare Smith's performance of interviews with participants in the 1992 LA riots," says Estes to get an idea of how it will be presented.
The public is invited to attend.
