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WHAT: Tracers, a play by John DiFusco, et al.

WHERE: Little Victory Theatre, 3326 W. Victory Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505

WHEN: February 29- April 6, 2008. Fridays and Saturdays @ 8pm and Sundays @ 4pm.

ADMISSION: $25.

RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION: (818) 841-5422

ONLINE TICKETING: www.thevictorytheatrecenter.org

"Tracers" was created in 1980 by a group of Vietnam veterans. The play concerns the reality, grittiness and horror of on-the-ground combat, avoiding Hollywood glorification of the fighting experience by fixing on the memories of men who actually lived through the consequences of what up until then had been America's most appalling foreign policy blunder (if war is, as the old saying goes, the failure of diplomacy).

It's the story of six soldiers, their medic, and their drill instructor. The six are a fighting unit, with all the bickering, the petty infighting, the camaraderie, the affection and the devotion of a marriage. They are described by the play's conceiver, John DiFusco, as "young men laughing in the face of evil." The greatest victory available from the war may be the simple act of remaining alive. Some will, some won't.

The show takes its name from colorfully tipped bullets that streak across the sky when fired: "Make the first two or three rounds tracers. That way, when you see two red streaks in a row, you know you're runnin' out of ammo."

America is once again at war. Did we learn anything from the Vietnam experience? Over 3,000 Americans have died in Iraq, a terrible sacrifice that nonetheless pales in comparison to the 59,000 we lost in Vietnam . If America ever forgets the lessons of the Vietnam conflict, "Tracers" is here to remind her. Most significant among its messages are those of understanding and compassion for its veterans.messages that should be remembered when regarding veterans of the current conflict in Iraq.

"Tracers" is, unfortunately, the most timely that it has been in years. Audiences need to see and hear it again.

"This is an evening in the theater you should not miss---both as a theatergoer and as a > person."---New York Post

"A land mine of a play that blows complacency to shreds."---Newsweek

"Most of all bear in mind that this play is based on truth."---John DiFusco