a thousand words
winnipeg fringe festival 2022
the rachel browne theatre

Created & Performed by C. Neil Parsons
Written by Chris Parsons and C. Neil Parsons
Photography by Chris Parsons
Dramaturgy by Megan Phillips
Video Animation & Button Artwork by Ammon EP

Additional Photography by
SP4 John Beard, US Army
Hannah Spence
Nino Cocchiarella
C. Neil Parsons

Premiered at IndyFringe 2019, Indianapolis, IN

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music

A Thousand Words - Intro by Bahar Royaee
(sample: "Auld Lang Syne," Old Scottish Air,
recorded by Bill Spence & Fennig's All-Star String Band)
For Neil 2019 (pain perception) by Jen Baker
Unstuck in Time (chronic pain) by C. Neil Parsons
Stitches (permanence) by Stefanie Lubkowski
5 Stages (that which cannot be unseen) by C. Neil Parsons
Betrayal by Clover Nahabedian
A Thousand Words - Outro by Bahar Royaee
(sample: "Home Sweet Home," music by Henry R. Bishop,
recorded by Bill Spence & Fennig's All-Star String Band)

thank you

Lydia Heshka
Hannah Spence
Laura Parsons, Spencer Parsons, Erik Parsons, Kathy Beach Parsons
Bill Spence, Andy Spence
Greg Jukes, Hilary Abigana

Thank you to the veterans who were willing to share their stories during my research for this project

Produced in Partnership with
The First Division Museum, Wheaton, IL
Bill Brewster, Curator