The Next War

by Kate Mulley

It’s 2011 and Walter Reed Army Medical Center is in the process of shutting down. In the midst of this transition, Dr. Diana Kirkland has come to DC from Los Angeles to treat the injured men and women returning from the
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and to tend to her own broken family. As she encounters the consequences of red tape and bureaucracy at Walter Reed, she must also deal with the impact of the legacy...

It’s 2011 and Walter Reed Army Medical Center is in the process of shutting down. In the midst of this transition, Dr. Diana Kirkland has come to DC from Los Angeles to treat the injured men and women returning from the
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and to tend to her own broken family. As she encounters the consequences of red tape and bureaucracy at Walter Reed, she must also deal with the impact of the legacy of her father’s career and her mother’s deteriorating mental health.

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The Next War

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  • Cheryl Bear: The Next War

    A powerful look into the aftermath of war and the enormous struggle our doctors have as they try to heal. Well done.

    A powerful look into the aftermath of war and the enormous struggle our doctors have as they try to heal. Well done.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Columbia University, Year 2016

Production History

  • Type University, Organization Columbia University, Year 2015

Awards

  • Bay Area Playwrights Festival
    Semi-Finalist
    2017