{"id":1404,"date":"2010-04-20T23:06:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-20T23:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebzbproductions.ebzb.org\/war-bonds-music-letters-tell-story-of-wwii\/"},"modified":"2010-04-20T23:06:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-20T23:06:00","slug":"war-bonds-music-letters-tell-story-of-wwii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebzb.org\/WPress\/2010\/04\/20\/war-bonds-music-letters-tell-story-of-wwii\/","title":{"rendered":"War Bonds: Music, Letters Tell Story of WWII"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy RICK BROWN, Hub Staff Writer<\/div>\n
\n11\/17\/2008<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nUpdated 11\/17\/2008 12:43:00 PM CST<\/div>\n
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\nMusic and letters weave a special story of the World War II era in ?War Bonds,? a cabaret-style musical production, at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Merryman Center.<\/td>\n		\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nEARNEY \u2014 Music and correspondence help tell a special story in \u201cWar Bonds,\u201d a cabaret-style musical production coming to Kearney Thursday at the Robert M. Merryman Performing Arts Center. <\/div>\n
\nThe show uses 22 songs from the World War II era, including \u201cI\u2019ll Get By,\u201d \u201cThis Is My Country,\u201d \u201cWhite Christmas\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Sit Under the Apple Tree.\u201d
\nWritten and performed by David Zum Brunnen, \u201cWar Bonds\u201d is a musical journey though a war that defined an era.
\n\u201cThis is two actors on stage accompanied by live musicians,\u201d said Elizabeth Brides, president of Alkahest Artists and Attractions. \u201cIt uses a very simple set. Certainly bells and whistles add to a production, but in \u2018War Bonds\u2019 this just isn\u2019t necessary. This is a historical piece and quite poignant.\u201d
\nActual correspondence by veterans is used to underscore the emotions experienced by soldiers and civilians of the day.
\nThe power of the production, Bridges said, comes from simply telling the stories in a straight-forward manner.
\n\u201cDavid is the \u2018theater\u2019 side of the performance,\u201d she said. \u201cHe\u2019s dressed as a World War II soldier. Serena Ebhardt, his wife and partner, does the bulk of the singing.\u201d
\nWhile the content of the show doesn\u2019t change much over the course of a season, Zum Brunnen often accepts stories and letters from veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cDavid and Serena researched the letters and pulled from various sources,\u201d Bridges said. \u201cThey used historical documents, family documents and archives. Over the years that they\u2019ve been producing and writing this play, more letters have been collected from patrons and World War II vets. It creates such enthusiasm that several of the members of the World War II era will submit letters for inclusion in the play.\u201d
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\n\u201cWar Bonds,\u201d featuring music and correspondence from the World War II era, at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Robert M. Merryman Performing Arts Center at 225 W. 22nd St. 698-8052; www.merryman.kearney<\/a>publicschools.org. Tickets are $24 to $34.<\/p>\n

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