Onstage company
Documented collaborators
Forbidden Zones: The Great War is a devised, verbatim theatre piece that reimagines World War I through contemporary documents, letters, memoirs, poetry, and music. Conceived and directed by Lesley Ferris and co-directed by Jeanine Thompson, the production brings together MFA actors and designers from Ohio State University’s Department of Theatre, with support from the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. The project situates historical voices on stage, foregrounding experiences from the Battle of the Somme and other WWI narratives, including performances such as “We’re Here Because We’re Here.” This page covers the performer’s background, discography highlights of the production’s creative team, and information about the 2017 OSU run in Columbus, OH.