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The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) Museum Theatre team will debut its newest performance, "Theatre of War: Unresolved Conflict of Vietnam," at 2 p.m. on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort. A 20-minute performance by a single actor, "Theatre of War" will depict the soldier's experience in the Vietnam War. The play will be presented every Wednesday at 2 p.m. and Saturday at 1 and 3 p.m. in November and is free with museum admission. Make sure to schedule a time to visit the KHS history campus and view this moving performance. Planning for the play began six months ago and has involved nearly every department at KHS as well as scholars and military personnel across Kentucky. A KHS Museum Theatre Vietnam Advisory Committee offered expertise on the Vietnam War and advice on how to handle presenting it in a theatre piece. The sensitive nature of the Vietnam War made writing the script for this play especially difficult. "The Vietnam War polarized America like no other subject since the Civil War," said Dr. George Herring, emeritus professor of history at the University of Kentucky and member of the KHS Museum Theatre Vietnam Advisory Committee. "Theatre of War" will be performed inside the gallery of "Kentucky Military Treasures: Selections from the Kentucky Historical Society Collections," a new exhibition that will also debut on Veterans Day. The exhibition spans nearly 200 years of conflicts-from the War of 1812 to more recent engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq-and shares the personal stories of Kentuckians who fought and sometimes lost their lives in these battles. Patrons will have a special chance to view the exhibition and play for free on Thursday, Nov. 12, the first of a three-day salute to military treasures and Kentucky traditions that KHS is hosting as part of Whitaker Bank and Downtown Frankfort Inc.'s Candlelight Tour Weekend. All KHS Candlelight events, activities and displays are free and open to the public. To view a complete schedule, visit www.history.ky.gov/candlelight. For more information on the KHS Museum Theatre program, contact Greg Hardison, Museum Theatre director, at 502-564-1792, ext. 4454 or Greg.Hardison@ky.gov. -- Randolph Hollingsworth, Ph.D. University of Kentucky H-Kentucky List Editor hollings@mail.h-net.msu.edu http://www.h-net.org/~kentucky/
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