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"Calamity West is one of the best playwrights in Chicago. Or maybe the country. Or the universe." - Chicago Reader

SGT. HANK COLE'S DRAMA CLUB OF ALGONA
After being captured by Americans during WWII, a group of young foot soldiers from the German army are transported to a P.O.W. Camp in Algona, Iowa where they are recruited to join a Drama Club led by Sgt. Hank Cole. Inspired by actual events, Calamity West’s play explores the hypocrisies of the war machine, the dangers of nationalism, and the magic of theater.
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
PRIMARY STAGES
Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group
October 2023 - February 2024
JACKALOPE THEATRE
New Frontier Reading Series
August 2024
READING HISTORY
JACKALOPE THEATRE
August 2024
PRIMARY STAGES
April 2024



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