On Veteran’s Day, Friday, Nov. 11, the Hollywood American Legion Post 43, Liberty Theater will present the world premiere of Everything in Between, in their historic Cultural Monument building, 2035 N. Highland Ave.
Opening a three-week run, Everything in Between plays at 8 on Veterans Datm and runs a 8 on Fridays and Saturdays, and at 3 on Sundays through Dec. 4.
Tickets are $25, but $15 for military and veterans. Free parking onsite. For information and reservations: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2709880
Four generations of vets, dealing with their own difficulties, collaborate to help a young man coming home from the war in Afghanistan.
Lance Porter is haunted by the loss and experiences that followed him back. It destroys his relationships and life, as he knew it. When his search for solace leads him to another bar, the cynical patrons threaten to lead him further down the rabbit hole.
“Invisible injuries, often with devastating consequences, follow our soldiers back home,” says playwright Rebecca Stahl. “I have always had a story in my head about different generations of Veterans, from all branches of the military, coming together to help one another heal.
“It’s about the human condition we all share and the specific condition that Veterans share, along with the hope that things are somehow going to get better.”
The American Legion was formed in 1919 to give all veterans a place to congregate together in fellowship as well as memorial. The Hollywood Post raised funds with the help of A-listers Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Ida Lupino Clark Gable, Rudolph Valentino, Clara Bow, Mary Pickford, and the Marx Brothers who attended their boxing matches alongside blue-collar patrons. The building, described as “military in character and a dignified solution to the problem of combining a memorial and a clubhouse,” by the Los Angeles Times, was opened on July 4, 1929.
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