Say "Army Entertainment" to most people and they will think of a Bob Hope special or Copolla's Playboy Bunnies...chances are they won't think of Hamlet or Our Town. Bravo! is the United States Army's touring theater company. Soldiers audition and commit to a 6 month tour as professional actors and tour the world performing at military bases, hospitals and community theaters. Their most recent tour was a production of "Pvt. Wars" by James McClure. The play tells the bitter story of 3 wounded Vietnam war veterans who are confined to a VA hospital and left there to be forgotten. Contrary to what one might assume in a war characterized by high rates of amputation and PTSS the Army did not shy away from the effect this content could have on soldiers who are currently serving. I interviewed Bravo! company after a show at the Patton Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany. Originally broadcast in March of 2006 for WNYC's Studio 360.

Say "Army Entertainment" to most people and they will think of a Bob Hope special or Copolla's Playboy Bunnies...chances are they won't think of Hamlet or Our Town. Bravo! is the United States Army's touring theater company. Soldiers audition and commit to a 6 month tour as professional actors and tour the world performing at military bases, hospitals and community theaters. Their most recent tour was a production of "Pvt. Wars" by James McClure. The play tells the bitter story of 3 wounded Vietnam war veterans who are confined to a VA hospital and left there to be forgotten. Contrary to what one might assume in a war characterized by high rates of amputation and PTSS the Army did not shy away from the effect this content could have on soldiers who are currently serving. I interviewed Bravo! company after a show at the Patton Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany. Originally broadcast in March of 2006 for WNYC's Studio 360.