IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS Celebrates the Women Who Served in the Vietnam War

Infinite Variety Productions proudly presents: IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS, A play honoring five American women who served in the Vietnam War, using only their own words to tell the story.

Performances will be held at 59E59 Theaters, 59 East 59th Street, New York, NY

Friday, July 13th, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 14th, 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 14th, 4:30 p.m.
For ticket information go to: In Their Footsteps@59E59

Over 50 years ago, thousands of young American women went to Vietnam to serve their country. These women's stories remain untold. In 2016, Infinite Variety Productions interviewed five of these women; Ann Kelsey (Special Services Librarian), Judy Jenkins Guadino (Special Services RecreationEmployee), Jeanne "Sam" Christie (Red Cross, Donut Dollie), Lily Adams (US Army Nurse), and Doris "Lucki" Allen (US Army Intelligence Specialist).

Through these oral histories, IVP has created a fascinating and endearing 55-minute documentary theatre piece, in which the actors only use the exact words from the five women's testimonies. In Their Footsteps vividly recreates their memories - in all their glory, humor, and horror. Seamlessly weaving between the five stories, In Their Footsteps manages to portray the human side of war, creating bunkers, rooftops, military vehicles, and more through a constantly moving set composed of just five blocks.

Supported by The Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, the Women Overseas Service League aswell as numerous female veteran organizations, IVP is honored to perform at the 59E59 Theatre before bringing this story across the ocean for The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Having touredthroughout the United States the last six years, this will be IVP's first time performing overseas.

About Infinite Variety Productions

Established in 2011, Infinite Variety Productions is a non-profit theatre company based in New York City. We at IVP are dedicated to sharing the many unknown stories from women's history.

Other plays in IVP's repertory include: These Shining Lives, about the Radium Girls; Censored on Final Approach, about the Women Airforce Service Pilots; Insignificant, about the female astronomers at Harvard University who mapped the night sky; and Eclipsed, about the Magdelene Laundries.