On Tuesday, May 16th at 7:30 p.m. at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum, five veterans opened up to a full audience for a very special performance of Veterans Speak Up.
Since 2015, Chance Theater’s Veterans Speak Up program has partnered with many community organizations to create a platform for veterans to share their stories and express themselves in hopes to promote social healing and deepen our community’s understanding of our local heroes.
Thank you to this year’s veterans for sharing your stories with us:
- Ernesto T. Mariscal (SFC, U.S. Army, retired)
- Joon Park (U.S. Marine Corps)
- Joseph Vanderhoff (U.S. Marine Corps and NYPD)
- Austin Piampiano (Specialist First Class, U.S. Army)
- Pete Smith (1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army)
And thank you to the individuals and groups who helped make it possible for this program to be offered entirely free-of-charge:
- Major Funding provided by:
- California Arts Council
- Richard & Elizabeth Steele Endowment Fund
- Additional funding by:
- Katheryn Baker & Brad Feldman
- Frank Barry
- Susan Bowman & Freddie Greenfield
- Miracle Foundation Fund
- Community Partners:
- And a special thank you to El Cholo for providing a pre-show dinner for the veterans on Tuesday.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
Veterans Speak Up performance at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Photo by Camryn Long.
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Austin R Piampiano
I never told my Story in Vietnam. , no one ever Asked. ! I hope our children Live in a peaceful World. ! Thank God for all that is GOOD. !