HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Erinn Dearth and Dan Beckmann will be traveling the country performing one show in each of the United States as the singing and dancing sensation called Letters From Home. In Alabama, the duo will perform at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville. The show will take place Friday, May 19, 2023, at 7 p.m. in the Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre.
Letters From Home was founded in 2010, featuring music from the soundtracks of WWII, Vietnam and beyond. This vaudevillian-style singing and tap-dancing duo honors veterans, active military heroes and their families.
The idea for the show came from Pat Dearth, a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. Since its inception, Letters From Home has performed over 900 shows across the country. A documentary on the group produced by “Our State” Television (David Hardy) won an Emmy award in 2015. Erinn Dearth and Beckmann performed in Normandy for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. They sang the national anthem at sunset on June 6, 2019, on Omaha Beach. Letters From Home returned to Europe in May 2022 to perform for WWII veterans touring in the Netherlands and Belgium.
A nationwide tour has long been a dream of Erinn Dearth, and during the pandemic it became more of a calling than ever. “The show is high-energy and should make everyone smile,” said Dearth, “but it’s also a message of hope for a country that is a bit divided at the moment.” Dearth hopes that those who come to see the show will walk away with a song in their hearts and a new perspective on patriotism.
Beckmann, the other half of the pair, is also an accomplished professional photographer. He will document the tour in a photo blog and direct a documentary of the tour.
One of the tour’s sponsors is Footsteps Researchers, a global team of military researchers who helps its clients retrace the footsteps of those who served in WWII. Footsteps Researchers Founder Myra Miller will serve as tour manager. She is very excited to meet veterans across the country and thank them for their service. Said Miller, “We want to pack the venues with young and old alike to share the fun of the energetic performances of Letters From Home!”
Tickets are now available at www.LettersFromHomeSingers.com.
