"20%" is a dramatic expose about U.S. women who have served and are currently serving in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. This piece is based on testimony and current statistics about the experiences of military women, both in war and at home. Although Congress currently has imposed a ban on women serving in combat, the harsh reality is that women are in fact serving and suffering devastating casualties and consequences including PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), MST (Military Sexual Trauma), homelessness and family difficulties.
More American women have fought and died in Iraq than in any war since World War II. Over 206,000 have served in the Middle East since March 2003, most of them in Iraq. Some 600 have been wounded, and 104 have died. Over 7000 female vets are now homeless.
Nevertheless, even as these numbers increase, women soldiers are painfully alone. The U.S. corporate owned mainstream news media fails to provide the perspectives and experiences of women who serve in the military. Consequently, the drama "20%" is a fiercely candid response to the U.S. news media’s negligence in its duty to inform the American citizenry. You’re formally invited to take an unflinching look at the Yellow Springs Theater Project’s premiere: 20%. Dare to know.
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The Yellow Springs Theatre Project is a brand new venture!
Newly born from years of doing traditional and non-traditional theatre, the Yellow Springs Theatre Project is committed to developing the collaborative vision of it's company members, without corporate or institutional constraints.
OUR MISSION: To make theatre that provokes, inspires, educates and perhaps even offends. To question our assumptions about theatre, education, our world views and our silence. To have the courage to use our craft to explore, question and expose the lies we have come to believe. And finally, to celebrate our humanity with those who wish to take the journey with us.
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