One-Act Play Performance Has America's Veterans in Mind

A Rhode Island production of the Greek tragedy Ajax, hosted by the Pell Center at Salve Regina University, will premiere on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m.

The Providence Journal reported that the performance will run for three consecutive nights at the Newport school before progressing to other locations in the state, including a performance at the Sandywoods Center for the Arts in Tiverton on Tuesday, Nov. 18. All shows are at 7 p.m.

The production is titled Ajax: A Community Conversation About Returning Veterans, as displayed on the school’s event calendar. After the performance of Ajax, which is a one-act Sophocles play about revenge and war, there will be a community conversation about the issues facing veterans of America’s recent wars.

All performances are free and open to the public. The event is funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities.

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