J.M. MEYER, PH.D.
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reading the work of lou bullock with bedlam

11/13/2016

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Lou Bullock is a generous man and sincere artist from the Bedlam community, and I am very proud that Bedlam Outreach will be hosting a reading of his monologues and short plays on Monday, November 21st at the Sheen Center. Please come and hear his monologues: they will move you. 
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PLEASE JOIN US for a BEDLAM OUTREACH PRESENTATION:

A staged presentation of the work of Lou Bullock (U.S. Army ‘55 – ‘57).

WHO: Lou Bullock, the Veterans/Actors of Bedlam's Veteran Outreach Class, and Stephan Wolfert, Bedlam's Director of Veteran Outreach.

WHAT: A chance to experience and celebrate the dramatic richness found in the writings of our own Lou Bullock, as performed by the Veterans/Actors of Bedlam Outreach.

WHEN: Monday, November 21st
6:30-7:00pm: A very informal “meet and greet” between the Veterans/Actors, Bedlam Company Members and YOU. 
7-8:30pm: The presentation, featuring scenes from Shakespeare and personal reflections on the themes of homecoming and infancy.

WHERE: The Sheen Center,
18 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10009.

WHY: At Bedlam, we believe in the power of the performing arts to help reintegrate Veterans into civilian life, and to help them articulate and understand their experiences through the communal process of making theatre.

Our "Open Houses" are an opportunity for Veterans and civilians to engage in an open dialogue toward bringing a deeper understanding between these two communities.

The most successful Veteran reintegration programs include camaraderie, communalization of trauma, and Veteran/civilian integration. Bedlam’s Monday night classes provide the opportunity for camaraderie-building as well as the communalization of trauma, but you provide the opportunity for Veteran/civilian integration just by showing up.

To learn more about Bedlam and our Veteran Outreach please visit:
http://www.bedlam.org

We hope to see you there!

RSVP at Outreach@Bedlam.org

Admission is free but donations are always welcome.

Outreach “Agreement”
I AGREE to be a part of a safe, secure space where we may “speak what we feel, and not what we aught to say” (from Shakespeare’s King Lear); I also agree to keep what others may share inside of the room.
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three short readings at columbia university

11/8/2016

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On Wednesday, November 9th, there will be a reading of excerpts from my work at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York thanks to the Heyman Center for the Humanities. I have decided to focus on new works, so we'll hear from two of my 'works in progress': a monologue about the Odyssey in translation, and a scene from a horror story set during colonial America. The first is a prose piece, while the second is entirely in verse. What the two pieces have in common are a pair of protagonists who filter military behavior through a mythic lens. 

I will be at the event thanks to the thoughtfulness of playwright-poet Maurice DeCaul, who recommended me to the Heyman Center, along with the military veteran and poet Jenny Pacanowksi. Our work will be read by members of the Bedlam Outreach community, which is natural enough since Jenny and I work pretty frequently with that community. 
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Here is the information for the event, as copied from the Heyman Center's website: 

Crossing the Divide | Veteran Playwrights at Columbia:
An evening of plays and dialogue

Wednesday, November 9, 2016  6:15pmAustin E. Quigley Black Box Theatre
REGISTER HERE 

Columbia University ID cardholders must use a valid ID for entry to the building. Non-Columbia ID cardholders must register using the link above.

Dramatic reading featuring work by three veteran playwrights-- Maurice Decaul, Jenny Pacanowski, and Johnny Meyer-- read by actors and military veterans from the Bedlam Outreach community. Performance followed by a roundtable discussion moderated by playwright Dan Hoyle.
Performance of Maurice Decaul’s “Between the Tigris and the Euphrates” 
Performance of Jenny Pacanowski's "Combat Dick"
Performance of Johnny Meyer’s, “The Cat and Grackle”
Playwright Roundtable moderated by Dan Hoyle 
Audience Talk Back 

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    J. M. Meyer is a playwright and social scientist studying at the University of Texas at Austin.

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