American Soldier 2025

The American Soldier is a one-man dramatic production that reveals American soldiers' struggles at war and explores the bravery our veterans and their families face when they try to return home and  re-enter civilian life. Based on actual letters written by veterans and their families. It has been nominated for an Amnesty International Award and performed at  The Kennedy Center in 2016 & 2019, The Library of Congress twice,  Off-Broadway, New York Federal Reserve Bank, and American Legion's National Headquarters. It has been featured in the Washington Post,  Huffington Post, Broadway World, Playbill, Military Times,  Washington Times, and Time Out, to name a few.  
About the Artist:  
Douglas Taurel recently played Joe Petito in the Lifetime TV Movie,  The Gabby Petito Story. He worked opposite Thora Birch, who also  directed the film. He has appeared in numerous television shows and movies, including The Affair, The Americans, Blue Bloods, Nurse Jackie,  Mr. Robot, The Cobbler (Adam Sandler and Dustin Hoffman), and  
The Kindergarten Teacher (Maggie Gyllenhaal). He's been nominated  for an Innovative Theatre Award and recently earned Best Actor and was nominated for Best Director at the GI Film Festival for his TV series Landing Home which he wrote and starred in. It tells the story of a  Veteran learning how to adjust once out of the Military. You can view Landing Home on Amazon, Apple, VUDU, TUBI, and Google Play.  The Library of Congress commissioned him to write and perform his  second solo show, An American Soldier's Journey Home.  
It commemorates the ending of the First World War.