
Letters
Drama · War · History
Overview
LETTERS, a dramatic historical fiction written by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt in 2010, tells the story of U.S. soldiers and their loved ones through their correspondence beginning with the Civil War and ending with the War in Iraq. Sahuarita High School students adapted the Readers’ Theatre play into a movie, reasoning the student actors would be kept safe from Covid-19 by filming them individually, and afterward the footage could be reassembled into a screenplay following the original dialogue.
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Riley Williams
Riley Williams
Caleb
Riley Williams
Caleb
Baelyan King
Baelyan King
Ben
Baelyan King
Ben
Jaydon Brown
Jaydon Brown
Robert
Jaydon Brown
Robert
Dominique Valenzuela
Dominique Valenzuela
Katie
Dominique Valenzuela
Katie
Vincent Garcia
Vincent Garcia
John
Vincent Garcia
John
Teagan King
Teagan King
Richie / Iris
Teagan King
Richie / Iris
Bridgette Lewie
Bridgette Lewie
Janice
Bridgette Lewie
Janice
Annalisa Rodriguez
Annalisa Rodriguez
Shawna
Annalisa Rodriguez
Shawna
Suzy Sirmons
Suzy Sirmons
Tammy
Suzy Sirmons
Tammy
Thomas Johnson
Thomas Johnson
Billy
Thomas Johnson
Billy
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