Letters From The Front - The Play

by Bob Rector

This play weaves actual war letters written from the battle front and home front dating back as far as Valley Forge into a story set during the waning days of WWII. The personal themes in the letters are honestly reflected, as is the commitment of everyday Americans to preserve freedom.Popular essayist Katharine Hartgrove, whose son is fighting in Northern Italy, has been commissioned to write a play based on these letters. She enlists boyfriend Johnny Chastain, America's favorite radio wise guy, to assist her. He provides an unseen twist to the story, along with plenty of comic relief. When the laughter and tears subside, Johnny is the most unlikely of heroes and Katharine is healed from emotional scars that have haunted her for 20 years.

152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 18, 2014

About the author

Author of "Unthinkable Consequences," a suspense thriller, and the play "Letters From the Front," Bob’s background is primarily in film, video, and stage work as writer and director. His play Letters From the Front entertained America’s troops around the world for fifteen years.

Kurt Younger, an ex-mercenary, doesn't need anything from anybody. Never has and hopes he never will. Now he's facing a midlife crisis. At the center of it is a sackful of stolen emeralds and a woman. One is worth two million bucks. The other is priceless, a woman who has captured his heart. Having one won't do much good without the other. Paula Taylor is too smart and beautiful for her own good and going stale in the closet of a dead marriage and a meaningless life. Enthralled with Kurt Younger, she must decide: Forsake all that she has known to run away with Kurt to his hideaway island in the Florida Keys or never see him again. Kurt is determined to have both the emeralds and Paula. Only he knows lives are at stake. His, and if he isn't careful--Paula's.

Letters From The Front has been called "A patriotic tribute to the men and women who so bravely serve," by CBS Evening News, "A wonderful show," by NBC's Today, and "A tear-jerking, hand-clapping, mind-blowing stroll through history," by The Shreveport Times.

Letters From The Front is set on the home front during the waning days of WWII. Popular essayist Katharine Hartgrove has been commissioned to write a play based on actual war letters written during every major American conflict dating all the way back to Valley Forge. Helping her is America's favorite radio wise-guy Johnny Chastain. But they soon clash over what the true meaning of America is. By the end, Johnny is the most unlikely of heros and Katharine is healed from emotional scars that have haunted her for 20 years.