One of the men has lost most of his memory and spends days tinkering with a radio. Another has lost his manhood and become psychotic. The third has lost whatever spirit he once had. Surprisingly, this Village Players production, which runs through Jan. 27, is a comedy, albeit a black one. A worthwhile play, Pvt.
Wars is filled with raunchy language that makes it unsuitable for youngsters.
The setting is a stark lounge in what is probably the psych ward of a veterans hospital in the 1970s. It is here the men meet to bicker, scheme, and confess. Slow but not stupid, Woodruff Gately is the heart of the play. A southern boy who is sedated and has little useful memory, he s played by Jake Gordy with down-home charm. Gately fusses with a broken radio he s fixing for a patient who has no arms or legs.