Jessica Goldberg, whose plays have been performed in NY, LA and Berlin, will be welcomed to the University of Idaho Department of Theatre's New Works Festival.  Her play, WARD 57, will be performed on Friday, April 4 @ 7:30 PM, Saturday, April 5 @ 7:30 PM, and Sunday, April 6 @ 2:00 PM.  All performances will be at the Kiva Theatre, in the UI College of Education Building.  For a map of the location see http://www.class.uidaho.edu/irt/current/current.html. 

     WARD 57 was inspired by Ms. Goldberg's experiences interviewing families of American soldiers at war in Iraq and Afghanistan.  "How do we honor sacrifices made by soldiers asked to fight in an unpopular war? When is the honor exposed as exploitation? These are more than theoretical questions at Walter Reed’s Ward 57. Hollywood challenges military policy when a screenwriter asks for interviews with injured veterans for a new movie about their extraordinary sacrifice. This compassionate new drama reveals the personal secrets and political agendas of those on both sides of the controversy over the Iraq war."  For biographical information about Jessica Goldberg, see http://www.class.uidaho.edu/irt/current/Goldberg%20bio.html.