About the Theatre / Venue / Vehicle | COLLATERAL DAMAGE explores the invisible costs of war. What happens when a warrior returns from war with all their physical and psychological wounds and inflicts them on his family?
An idealistic southern Army brat, Laurie Cameron, defies her Colonel/father, as she struggles to stop the Vietnam War, and learns first hand the untold cost of war on her family, but finds solace and redemption in, of all places, stand-up comedy. After many years she returns home on the eve of her father’s funeral, where she must face her demons and her combative angry alcoholic brother in order to heal their relationship, forgive her father, and make peace with the past.
5 main characters.
1 supernumerary
1 with one short speech
Polaris North is a membership co-operative of Actors, Directors, and Playwrights.
Established 1976. Located on West 28th Street in New York City. I was a member for many years and developed Collateral Damage as well as Whistle-blower there.
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Details / Credits | Title / Description |
Credits |
Additional Notes (Medium, Location, etc) |
LtoR: Cameron Williams, Jill Dalton, & Jack McCullough |
Photographer unknown |
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Program for Collateral Damage |
Jill Dalton |
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Mary Ann Hay & Jill Dalton |
Cameron Williams |
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Mary Ann Hay & Jill Dalton |
Cameron Williams |
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Jack McCullough & Jill Dalton |
Cameron Williams |
Q & A after the staged reading |
Jill Dalton & Mary Ann Hay |
Cameron Williams |
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LtoR: Jill Dalton, Keith Herron, Mary Ann Hay, & Richard Marshall |
Cameron Williams |
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Mary Ann Hay & Richard Marshall |
Cameron Williams |
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Jill Dalton, Richard Marshall, & Mary Ann Hay |
Cameron Williams |
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Coffin with uniform |
Jack McCullough |
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Post card for Collateral Damage |
Jill Dalton |
Art by Shepard Fairey |
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