Playing February 4 – 14, 2026

This Is War
By Hannah Moscovitch
Directed by Shawn Marshall

This Is War is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Master Corporal Tanya Young, Captain Stephen Hughes, Private Jonny Henderson, and Sergeant Chris Anders lived through a violent botched mission while stationed in one of the most violent and war-torn sections of the Afghanistan War. Told through their separate accounts to an unseen broadcasting corporation, the truth isn’t always as simple as it seems as a picture is formed, painted by guilt, PTSD, nationalism and violence. Hannah Moscovitch’s Trillium Book Award-winning play is an unapologetic look into what soldiers endure and what civilians can oftentimes not see.

This performance contains mature content and potentially triggering content. Themes include adult language, sexual content (involving consent in a power-imbalanced dynamic), depictions of sexual assault, post-traumatic stress disorder, torture and war crimes, and reenactments of combat scenarios based on the Afghanistan War. 

Viewer discretion is advised. 

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CAST

ActorRole
Chelsea ThompsonMaster Corporal Tanya Young
Mike LeoppkySergeant Stephen Hughes
Declan HutcheonPrivate Jonny Henderson
Alex D. MackieSergeant Chris Anders

PRODUCTION TEAM

Production Team MemberRole
Shawn MarshallDirector
Cathy DragonCostume Designer
Pat SirantLighting Designer
Len MarshallSet Designer
Dalton TerhorstSound Designer
Afrah Collier-PottsProduction Manager
Kristen M. FinlayMentor Director
Lee-Anna SemenynaStage Manager
Jennifer MarshallAssistant Director
Sarah SpicerIntimacy/Fight Choreographer and Armourer
Richard HatfieldMaster Builder and Technical Advisor
TBCMaster Painter
Debbie Tyson and Rachel WhippleProperties Master
Rebecca CaveAssistant Stage Manager
Laura EschakLighting Operator
Dave BreakenridgeSound Operator