Douglas Taurel
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Podcast Appearances
Yeah, well โ I think it's a badass intro. It's one of the best. It's pretty sweet. It's a pretty sweet intro. Yeah. And if you like military and history, you're going to get addicted to it.
Yeah, well โ I think it's a badass intro. It's one of the best. It's pretty sweet. It's a pretty sweet intro. Yeah. And if you like military and history, you're going to get addicted to it.
Yeah. And so, yeah, I think that's how I came across you. And I just thought, this is really interesting, you know? Well, here we are. Yeah, and here I am. And I'm always looking for platforms to share the play because of how important I feel that it is. It's become this new artistic mission of mine. And it's hard to get press now, man. It's really hard to... People just don't care.
Yeah. And so, yeah, I think that's how I came across you. And I just thought, this is really interesting, you know? Well, here we are. Yeah, and here I am. And I'm always looking for platforms to share the play because of how important I feel that it is. It's become this new artistic mission of mine. And it's hard to get press now, man. It's really hard to... People just don't care.
Yeah. And so, yeah, I think that's how I came across you. And I just thought, this is really interesting, you know? Well, here we are. Yeah, and here I am. And I'm always looking for platforms to share the play because of how important I feel that it is. It's become this new artistic mission of mine. And it's hard to get press now, man. It's really hard to... People just don't care.
They don't want to talk about it.
They don't want to talk about it.
They don't want to talk about it.
The subject matter of the play.
The subject matter of the play.
The subject matter of the play.
Well, so the play is... What happened with the play is based off the letters from vets from the revolution through the Iraq and Afghanistan. Okay. And so I kind of put it together and I'll just take a one step back in how the play became the play. When I finally got it up in 2015, a lot of festivals had told me no. And one festival, it was a whole journey. I couldn't find a director.
Well, so the play is... What happened with the play is based off the letters from vets from the revolution through the Iraq and Afghanistan. Okay. And so I kind of put it together and I'll just take a one step back in how the play became the play. When I finally got it up in 2015, a lot of festivals had told me no. And one festival, it was a whole journey. I couldn't find a director.
Well, so the play is... What happened with the play is based off the letters from vets from the revolution through the Iraq and Afghanistan. Okay. And so I kind of put it together and I'll just take a one step back in how the play became the play. When I finally got it up in 2015, a lot of festivals had told me no. And one festival, it was a whole journey. I couldn't find a director.
No one knew what to do with it. And I even threw the play in the fucking trash can. My wife pulled it out. She said, stop being a baby. Why don't you just memorize a monologue, go find a director, show them what you're doing. So I did that. And so I, you know, I did it for five people. They're like, yeah, it's kind of interesting.
No one knew what to do with it. And I even threw the play in the fucking trash can. My wife pulled it out. She said, stop being a baby. Why don't you just memorize a monologue, go find a director, show them what you're doing. So I did that. And so I, you know, I did it for five people. They're like, yeah, it's kind of interesting.
No one knew what to do with it. And I even threw the play in the fucking trash can. My wife pulled it out. She said, stop being a baby. Why don't you just memorize a monologue, go find a director, show them what you're doing. So I did that. And so I, you know, I did it for five people. They're like, yeah, it's kind of interesting.
And then when I finally got like a 20 minute version of it, I did it at the Bowery Poetry Club at the Lower East Side for a festival called Mono a Mono, which actually had denied me earlier. All the festival had denied me. And so when I finished the play, it's based off a letter from vets from the revolution for Iraq and Afghanistan. When I finished the play, I was just so happy, man.
And then when I finally got like a 20 minute version of it, I did it at the Bowery Poetry Club at the Lower East Side for a festival called Mono a Mono, which actually had denied me earlier. All the festival had denied me. And so when I finished the play, it's based off a letter from vets from the revolution for Iraq and Afghanistan. When I finished the play, I was just so happy, man.
And then when I finally got like a 20 minute version of it, I did it at the Bowery Poetry Club at the Lower East Side for a festival called Mono a Mono, which actually had denied me earlier. All the festival had denied me. And so when I finished the play, it's based off a letter from vets from the revolution for Iraq and Afghanistan. When I finished the play, I was just so happy, man.