press

Psychiatric News
"Homer's War Experiences Resonate with Today's Troops"
by Aaron Levin

KPBS
"Theatre of War Brings Greek Drama to Camp Pendleton"
by Alison St. John

San Diego Union-Tribune
"The play's the thing for soldiers' suffering"
by Keith Darce

PBS Newshour
"Away from Battle, Soldiers Find Relief in Theater of War"
by Jeffrey Brown

American Forces Press Service
"Ancient Greek Tales of War Evoke Modern Catharses"
by John J. Kruzel

The New York Times
"The Anguish of War for Today's Soldiers, Explored by Sophocles"
by Patrick Healy

1st Infantry Division Post
"Theater of War to Play in Junction City"
by Anna Morelock

Daily Progress
"Theater of War @ UVA explores the price that military service can demand"
by Mary Alice Blackwell

Arion
"The Philoctetes Project"
by Peter Meineck

The Washington Times
"Winning the Soldier's Heart"
by Marie Claire Kendall

The Washington Times
"Plays Show Mental Toll on Troops"
by Charles C. Engel

USA Today
"Stressed Troops Take Cues from Ancient Plays"
by Martha T. Moore

US Department of Defense
"The Philoctetes Project"
Military Health Service Media Room

The Atlantic
"Tragic Heroes"
by Brian Mokenhaupt

Stars and Stripes
"Pentagon Hopes Stories Help Troops with PTSD"
by Jeff Schogol

Brian Lehrer Show
"Theater of War"

Kenyon College Alumni Bulletin
"Ancient Empathy for Warriors"
by Dennis Fiely

NPR
"In Ancient Dramas, Vital Words for Today's Warriors"
by Elizabeth Blair

The Washington Times
"Military Marches Toward Mental Health"
by Ann Geracimos

New York Times
"Like War Itself, Effects of War are Hell. Ask the Greeks."
by Clyde Haberman

Associated Press
"Marines Turn to Greek Plays to Cope with Stress"
by Chelsea Carter

LA Times
"Ancient Greek Plays Resonate with Marines"
by Tony Perry

LA Weekly
"Ajax and Philoctetes in San Diego: The U.S. Marine Corps Discovers the Greeks."
by Steven Leigh Morris

The New York Times
"The Difficult Patient, a Problem Old as History (or Older)"
by Abigail Zuger

Phi Beta Kappa Key Reporter
"About the Philoctetes Project" (PDF download- 652KB)
Spring 2008

Register Star
"War's Forgotten Wounded Topic of Greek Play" (PDF download- 668KB)
Hudson, NY