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A THOUSAND WORDS
MINI FRINGE: A TASTE OF EDINBURGH!
The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University
​September 14-18, 2022

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
Restaged at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival 2022

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 (words on pain perception) by Jen Baker
Unstuck in Time (words on chronic pain) by C. Neil Parsons
Stitches (words on permanence) by Stefanie Lubkowski
5 Stages (words on that which cannot be unseen) by C. Neil Parsons
Betrayal (words on 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

Everyone at The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University, especially:
Jim Bernhardt, General Manager
Emily O'Sullivan, Operations Manager
Elektra Tzannos Newman, Technical Assistant

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


RESOURCES

THE EVIL HOURS: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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by David J. Morris
THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
ACHILLES IN VIETNAM: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
by Jonathan Shay, M.D., Ph.D

SARA (sexual assault recovery assistant) a non-profit mental health tool
​by Sara KM Kunz
"Most men have no idea how truly traumatic sexual assault is. The science on the subject is pretty clear: according to the New England Journal of Medicine, rape is about four times more likely to result in diagnosable PTSD than combat... And because there are currently no enduring cultural narratives that allow women to look upon their survival as somehow heroic or honorable, the potential for enduring damage is even greater."
- David J. Morris, author of The Evil Hours: a Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

BLACK LIVES MATTER: Mental Health Resources for and by People of Color
by Reina Gattuso, clinically reviewed by Reshawna Chapple, Ph.D., LCSW
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