Veterans Go On Stage In 'The Telling Project: Kansas City'

By Steve Kraske,

Published October 15, 2015 at 4:44 PM CDT

The Telling Project takes the stories of local veterans and veteran family members and turns them into scripts. Those same vets and family members then rehearse those scripts and present them in their community. Two participating area veterans and the founder of The Telling Project talk with Steve Kraske about the Kansas City version.

Guests:

Jonathan Wei is founder and executive director of The Telling Project
Candi Smith is a retired Master Sergeant of the Air Force Reserves.
Dan Welch has retired from the Marine Corps after joining in 1975 and serving in both Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom.

The Telling Project: Kansas City opens at 7:30 p.m. on October 15 and runs through October 24. For complete details and ticket information go to the National World War I Museum and Memorial.

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Steve Kraske

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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Danie Alexander

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