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Struggles of war  come to life  in stage play
Douglas Taurel performs all 14 characters in his one-man show Friday through Sunday, Nov. 10-12. — Submitted photo
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By Christine Granados Standard-Radio Post contributor on November 8, 2023
Struggles of war come to life in stage play

For three days the Fredericksburg Theater Company stage will be transformed into battlefields from different time periods and war zones, soldiers’ homes and even the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, when Douglas Taurel performs his one-man show “The American Soldier.”

The classically trained actor has performed the 75-minute play in 45 cities and close to 40 states and will be in town Nov. 10-12 to stage the play he wrote in Fredericksburg.

In his retelling, there is an examination of the internal...

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