Michael Kelley 鈥�04 and Tim McVean 鈥�05 and friend Josh Iley co-star, Sarah Nargang 鈥�04 directs, and James Lekatz 鈥�07 choreographs. The show also features a four-piece live band.

鈥淟ove and War鈥� features a series of letters, poems, and music relating to soldiers and their loved ones at home. It incorporates video, precision sound, lighting techniques, and unique choreography and music, and takes place amidst nearly three tons of dirt.

The beginnings of 鈥淟ove and War鈥� go back to Augsburg, where theatre majors Kelley and McVean were looking for a unique musical to produce. Richard Peaslee鈥檚 鈥淪ongs of Love and War鈥� caught their attention. The music, compiled during the Vietnam era, puts the poetry of Lewis Cartoll, Carl Sandberg, and others to music. Since 2004, Kelley, McVean, and Iley have been refining and developing Peaslee鈥檚 work into the musical that opened on Sept.13.

The show runs weekends through Sept.30. For ticket information, visit .

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