The Firehouse Theatre in Richmond, Virginia, in partnership with the Mighty Pen Project and the Virginia War Memorial Foundation, is producing War in Pieces, a festival of new short plays written by Veterans, capturing their experiences in and out of uniform.

The War in Pieces new play festival is an annual event sponsored by the Virginia War Memorial Foundation as an extension of the Mighty Pen Project. The MPP is a multi-faceted writing program for military veterans and their spouses, to help them learn how to express their own powerful stories through the medium of the written word. In the War in Pieces program, Veterans pen four new short plays which are professionally developed, rehearsed, and publicly performed. Firehouse Theatre once again serves as the producing partner, bringing these vital stories to life onstage.

The Plays:

Valid and Authentic, by Randall L. Lanning, Directed by Andrew Gall

Seventy-Two Days, by D.M. Thompson, directed by Daniel Moore

Witch 55, by Marcelyn Atwood, Directed by David L. Robbins

Ready, by Gene H. Pearson, directed by Grace Labelle

**Performances will take place at Virginia War Memorial's VMI Alumni Hall, 621 S. Belvidere St. Richmond VA.