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'Downrange' Tells The Stories Of The Ones Who Wait

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For families in the military, a life of service can mean long periods of separation. While service members put themselves on the front lines, spouses must sustain a commitment to their country to persevere on the homefront.

The new play, Downrange: Voices From The Homefront, showcases the stories of the ones who wait at home for their loved ones to return and the challenges they face when service members come home.

Host Frank Stasio talks with playwright Mike Wileyand director Tom Quaintance, about the stories that make up the performance.

The play opens Thursday, March 3 and runs through Sunday, March 20 at Cape Fear Regional Theatre in Fayetteville.

Charlie Shelton-Ormond

Charlie Shelton-Ormond is a podcast producer for WUNC.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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