Coming to Terms: American Plays & the Vietnam War. James Reston

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      Introduction copyright © 1985 by James Reston, Jr.

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      Streamers, copyright © 1976, 1977 by David William Rabe. All inquiries regarding stock and amateur rights should be addressed to Samuel French, Inc., 235 Park Avenue South, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003 and other inquiries to the author’s agent, Joyce Ketay, The Gersh Agency, 41 Madison Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10010. Reprinted by permission of Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

      Botticelli, copyright © 1968 by Terrence McNally. All inquiries regarding stock and amateur rights should be addressed to Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 440 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016 and other inquiries to the author’s agent Jonathan Lomma, WME Entertainment, Inc., 11 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010.

      How I Got That Story, copyright © 1979, 1981 by Amlin Gray. All inquiries regarding stock and amateur rights should be addressed to Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 440 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016 and other inquiries to the author c/o the publisher.

      Medal of Honor Rag, copyright © 1977, 1983 by Tom Cole. All inquiries regarding stock and amateur rights should be addressed to Samuel French, Inc., 235 Park Avenue South, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003.

      Moonchildren, copyright © 1980 by Michael Weller. All inquiries regarding stock and amateur rights should be addressed to Samuel French, Inc., 235 Park Avenue South, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003 and all other inquiries to the author’s agent, Joyce Ketay, The Gersh Agency, 41 Madison Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10010.

      Still Life, copyright © 1979 by Emily Mann. All inquiries regarding stock and amateur rights should be addressed to Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 440 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016 and other inquiries to the author’s agent, Kate Navin, The Gersh Agency, 41 Madison Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10010.

      Strange Snow, copyright © 1983 by Stephen Metcalfe. All inquiries regarding stock and amateur rights should be addressed to Samuel French, Inc., 235 Park Avenue South, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003 and other inquiries to the author’s agent, Rachel Viola, United Talent Agency, 888 Seventh Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10106.

      Cover photograph of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial by Charles Tasnadi,

      AP/Wide World Photos

      Design by Soho Studio

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.

      ISBN 978-1-55936-851-3 (ebook)

      First Edition, 1985

      New Edition, September 2016

      A Note on the New Edition

      Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American not-for-profit professional theatre, in partnership with Blue Star Families, launched the Blue Star Theatres Program in 2012. The program is designed to build connections between resident theatre companies in cities and towns across the U.S. and the military families in their communities.

      Blue Star Theatres Program activities have included a regrant program to support projects that strengthen relationships between theatres and military communities, special events at theatres around the country, an online directory of theatres offering discounted and free tickets and programs for military families, and a publishing program.

      Coming to Terms: American Plays and the Vietnam War was originally published in 1985. As American troops return home from Iraq and Afghanistan, and as we face the prospect of ongoing conflict in other parts of the world, it seems timely to reprint Coming to Terms as one component of TCG’s Blue Star Theatres Program.

      TCG’s Blue Star Theatres Program is meant to bring greater familiarity and understanding between the military community and the theatre community, so that there will be an expanded awareness of opportunities for healing and connection. We hope this program is an excellent example of how returning veterans can be engaged with a national community that cares. TCG is committed to honoring the extraordinary dedication of our service members and their families and facilitating these connections on a national scale.

      This reprint of Coming to Terms is published by the generosity and leadership support of the MetLife Foundation.