In honor of our nation’s veterans and Veterans Day 2016, the USVAA Veterans Writing Workshop New Works Presentation was staged at The Actor’s Gang 7 p.m.,  November 7th 2017.

This USVAA New Works program was a staged presentation of six scenes and selected readings from television and movie scripts, novels and memoirs written by veterans participating in our monthly writers’ workshop. Each scene was performed and directed by many accomplished actors and directors – many of them veterans.

The performance was followed by an audience Q&A moderated by Timothy Wurtz and Sam Wolfson and a reception at the theater.

The 2017 Veterans Day Program featured works by:

Sam Ameen
Sylvia Bowersox
Brian Hanson
Sydney Hoffner
Melissa Ritz
Andy Wellens

Cast members included Monique Edwards, Gary Cole, Kim Estes, Stephanie Maura Sanchez, Nadege August, Mark Valley, Stoney Westmorland, Christopher Sweeney, James Bane and others.

Directors for individual works included, Aimee Morgan, Mel Ritz, Carolyn Allport, David Fofi, Sam Wolfson and Timothy Wurtz.