All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 returns to Boise Contemporary Theater, showcasing the poignant story of the unofficial truce during World War I when soldiers from opposing sides temporarily ...
MILWAUKEE - It's a night of music, camaraderie, and hope. Vanguard Milwaukee proudly presents our fourth annual production of "All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914" by Peter Rothstein, directed by ...
Presented as a special holiday event in partnership with the Ringling at the Historic Asolo Theatre, the production recounts the 1914 Christmas truce on the Western Front, beginning when a German ...
On a quiet Christmas night during World War I in 1914, an incredible act of humanity happened. German soldiers stepped into No Man’s Land opposite the British, to line their trenches with lanterns and ...
On Christmas Eve 1914, battling German and British soldiers laid down their arms and sang Christmas carols together — a brief moment of peace in the midst of war.December 1914. World War I had been ...
War stems from division. It happens when there are problems we just can’t seem to solve. War is brutal, but every now and then, a little light shines through. The Christmas Truce of 1914 was one of ...
A production of the holiday-themed musical All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, would probably be effective in any setting. But there’s something special about seeing—and hearing—this piece ...
British and German soldiers in World War I during the Christmas Truce of 1914. Photo from Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. It’s late 1914. December cold in the trenches of the Western Front of World ...
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2019. The story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 is often considered “played out,” especially in historical circles, but it is a compelling tale; ...
It was once called the War to End All Wars, but World War I dragged on year after year. Governments were shattered, lives were destroyed, and many more wars came in its wake. But for one moment in ...