Choreography by Natalya Getman
Music by
Libretto
Inspired by Letters Found in Andrew Carroll’s Book:
War Letters
With Literary Excerpts and Inspiration Taken From:
Shakespeare, William. Henry IV, Act 3, Scene 1, l. 80. https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1041026.
Kipling, Rudyard. Rudyard Kipling Quote. https://www.azquotes.com/quote/159917.
“The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise/Letter 2.” Wikisource, the Free Online Library, https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Love_Letters_of_Abelard_and_Heloise/Letter_2.
McCrae, John. “In Flanders Fields by John McCrae.” Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47380/in-flanders-fields.
Brooke, Rupert. “The Dead by Rupert Brooke.” Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47294/the-dead-56d227a2ea215.
Fitzgerald, Zelda. “Straight from the Heart: The Best Love Letters.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 11 Feb. 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/feb/11/straight-from-the-heart-the-best-love-letters-valentines-day.
Fraser, L. (n.d.). 'remember that I love you': A WW I soldier's letters to his sweetheart. CBCnews. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/remember-that-i-love-you-a-soldiers-letters-to-his-sweetheart
Ruane, M. E. (2015, May 24). WWII love letters tell of romance and tragedy. The Washington Post. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/70-years-later-love-letters-tell-of-wwii-couples-romance-and-tragedy/2015/05/24/02bca130-ffbb-11e4-8b6c-0dcce21e223d_story.html Excerpt taken from a letter written by Pauline Elliott to her husband, Frank, on June 5, 1944, one day before D-Day when he was killed. Later published in American Heritage magazine.
Ballou, Sullivan. “The Civil War Love Letter of Sullivan Ballou.” New England Historical Society, 9 Feb. 2022, https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/civil-war-letter-love-sullivan-ballou/.
Carroll, Andrew. “Letter from Theresa O. Davis from Quincy, Massachusetts in Memory of Her Son Who Died in Vietnam.” War Letters, Scribner, New York, NY, 2001, pp. 438–438.
Carroll, Andrew. “Letter Written by Kate Gordon to One of Her Three Sons.” War Letters, Scribner, New York, NY, 2001, p. 130.
Carroll, Andrew. “Letter from Lt. Tommie Kennedy.” War Letters, Scribner, New York, NY, 2001, pp. 194–195.
