Douglas Taurel
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a reviewer from the Huffington Post, she was reviewing another play and she saw the name of the play, The American Soldier. Now this is 2015, we are deep into the Middle East. She goes, I'd like to review your play, can I get a ticket? And I remember thinking, fuck, I don't want my play reviewed because she's going to hate it. Because I still didn't have my confidence in me.
The last time I did it was for those eight people on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. And I was really just trying to get this play up. And it was really for me. It was just for me to do it. And she gave me a fucking crazy review, positive. She just loved it. So I was able to take that to Scotland and put it on, use it as press, use it in the magazines.
The last time I did it was for those eight people on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. And I was really just trying to get this play up. And it was really for me. It was just for me to do it. And she gave me a fucking crazy review, positive. She just loved it. So I was able to take that to Scotland and put it on, use it as press, use it in the magazines.
The last time I did it was for those eight people on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. And I was really just trying to get this play up. And it was really for me. It was just for me to do it. And she gave me a fucking crazy review, positive. She just loved it. So I was able to take that to Scotland and put it on, use it as press, use it in the magazines.
Because there's so many shows that people are trying to filter out. Yep. what not to see. And so I was using Flawless and Powerful by the Huffington Post everywhere. At that time, the Huffington Post was a big, big piece of media. Still is in some circles. Yeah, some circles. So, It was three weeks, Ron. First week, I had about more people than normal because I had family there.
Because there's so many shows that people are trying to filter out. Yep. what not to see. And so I was using Flawless and Powerful by the Huffington Post everywhere. At that time, the Huffington Post was a big, big piece of media. Still is in some circles. Yeah, some circles. So, It was three weeks, Ron. First week, I had about more people than normal because I had family there.
Because there's so many shows that people are trying to filter out. Yep. what not to see. And so I was using Flawless and Powerful by the Huffington Post everywhere. At that time, the Huffington Post was a big, big piece of media. Still is in some circles. Yeah, some circles. So, It was three weeks, Ron. First week, I had about more people than normal because I had family there.
My wife's family was there and I had some friends there. So I would always get eight, nine people in the audience. And that piece of post brought in somebody from the Amnesty International Award for the United Kingdom. And they go around watching plays for theater excellence and they give a voice to the voiceless. So she saw my play on the end of the first week. And after that, my play sold out.
My wife's family was there and I had some friends there. So I would always get eight, nine people in the audience. And that piece of post brought in somebody from the Amnesty International Award for the United Kingdom. And they go around watching plays for theater excellence and they give a voice to the voiceless. So she saw my play on the end of the first week. And after that, my play sold out.
My wife's family was there and I had some friends there. So I would always get eight, nine people in the audience. And that piece of post brought in somebody from the Amnesty International Award for the United Kingdom. And they go around watching plays for theater excellence and they give a voice to the voiceless. So she saw my play on the end of the first week. And after that, my play sold out.
And I was nominated for an Amnesty Award. And out of 3,500 shows, I was shortlisted in the top 100 plays to go see. So the place was packed and everyone was seeing it. And what was really cool there is that I was always nervous doing the American soldier. But what I didn't understand there is that a lot of Aussies, Scots, and Irish were dealing with PTS as much as Americans were. For sure.
And I was nominated for an Amnesty Award. And out of 3,500 shows, I was shortlisted in the top 100 plays to go see. So the place was packed and everyone was seeing it. And what was really cool there is that I was always nervous doing the American soldier. But what I didn't understand there is that a lot of Aussies, Scots, and Irish were dealing with PTS as much as Americans were. For sure.
And I was nominated for an Amnesty Award. And out of 3,500 shows, I was shortlisted in the top 100 plays to go see. So the place was packed and everyone was seeing it. And what was really cool there is that I was always nervous doing the American soldier. But what I didn't understand there is that a lot of Aussies, Scots, and Irish were dealing with PTS as much as Americans were. For sure.
And they were fighting in the same battles we were. And I would finish the play, and I would just get swarmed by these guys and families. And they were like, and they would share their stories with me and they'd be emotional. And they were saying, you know, you know, I fought here and I fought there. And, um, gosh, you know, you, I know you're doing the American soldier, but this is our story.
And they were fighting in the same battles we were. And I would finish the play, and I would just get swarmed by these guys and families. And they were like, and they would share their stories with me and they'd be emotional. And they were saying, you know, you know, I fought here and I fought there. And, um, gosh, you know, you, I know you're doing the American soldier, but this is our story.
And they were fighting in the same battles we were. And I would finish the play, and I would just get swarmed by these guys and families. And they were like, and they would share their stories with me and they'd be emotional. And they were saying, you know, you know, I fought here and I fought there. And, um, gosh, you know, you, I know you're doing the American soldier, but this is our story.
It's more probably, I don't know if it's more nerve wracking. It's more, you have to really drum yourself up for a small house. You have to kind of focus and like, you know, why am I doing this?
It's more probably, I don't know if it's more nerve wracking. It's more, you have to really drum yourself up for a small house. You have to kind of focus and like, you know, why am I doing this?
It's more probably, I don't know if it's more nerve wracking. It's more, you have to really drum yourself up for a small house. You have to kind of focus and like, you know, why am I doing this?
I don't, I don't. Again, go back to that ability. I've always had an ability. In fact, actors have come up to me. I mean, when I was studying with Winn Handman, a very well-known acting teacher, I was in class with Gretchen Maul. She was a very well-known actor. She was the girlfriend to Matt Damon in Rounders. I don't know if you saw that.