BACKWARDS
FORWARDS BACK
by Jacqueline Goldfinger
Directed by Brendan Ragan
A World Premiere
March 24 - April 23, 2023
When a soldier returns from war carrying the ghosts of his tour, he’s faced with a sobering decision: address his alarming PTSD with Virtual Reality therapy, or risk losing access to his family forever. Can this new technology re-calibrate the brains and bodies of wounded soldiers?
This electric, vivid, one-man drama studies the power of healing and finding
strength in vulnerability.
Praise for Jacqueline Goldfinger:
"Spellbinding...Hypnotic...Exquisitely written"
-Juneau Empire on The Arsonists
"Dynamic, Stirring, Humorous…Goldfinger weaves humor throughout her script"
-Broad Street Reviews on BABEL
"Riveting…Wonderful theater…Playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger is a gift to the theater community"
-Philadelphia Life & Culture Magazine on Click
Schedule:
Wednesday - 7:30pm
Thursday - 7:30pm (Thursday Talkback Series)
Friday - 8pm
Saturday - 2pm & 8pm
Sunday - 2pm
Content disclaimer: Contains adult language and descriptions of violence.
Run time: 65 minutes, no intermission
Playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger
CREATIVE TEAM
Director/Artistic Director
Playwright
Artistic Director
Production Stage Manager
Scenic Design
Technical Supervisor & Projection Design
Sound Design
Lighting Design
Master Carpenter
Costume Design
COVID Safety Manager
Brendan Ragan
Jacqueline Goldfinger
Summer Wallace
Tori Heikenfeld
Jeff Weber
Alex Pinchin
Sean Ragan
Lyndell McDonald
Eugene Alcorn
Kristy Iris
Laura Chambers
CAST
L. James
The Soldier
SUPPORT
This production is made possible in part by:
Executive Producers Sondra & Gerald Biller
Co-Producers Ben Boyum, Smile Sarasota
Associate Producer Nanette Crist
