The Sault Community Theater presented The Guys, written by Anne Nelson, September 8-11 at the Downtown Soo Theatre. This two person show, based on a true story, was first performed December 4, 2001 at the Flea Theatre in New York City, located just seven blocks from Ground Zero. The production, directed locally by Michelle Breen, explored how people dealt with their feelings in the weeks following the World Trade Center attacks.  Colleen Lavey played the part of Joan, an editor who used her writing skills to help Nick, a NYC fire captain, write the eulogies for the men his company lost while responding to the attacks.  Frank Breen, a former LSSU adjunct professor, had the part of Nick.  According to Breen, the most difficult part of his role was having to transition from writing the eulogies to recalling Nicks memories of the men.  He wanted to keep things light and be able to laugh and see the men as people, not simply as the heroes portrayed by the media. Some of the attractions of the show, said Lavey, are that it is a simple, moving play about people and that it is not a political or sensationalized account of what happened.	
	Besides this year being the five year anniversary of the attacks, the play held a special significance as it was dedicated to the members of the Sault Ste. Marie Fire Department, Chippewa County EMS and other surrounding Fire Departments. Twenty-five men and women from these organizations were at Ground Zero twenty hours after the first plane hit the World Trade Center and they aided the New York emergency workers in providing medical services, removing debris and searching for victims.  Members of the Sault Fire Department were on hand at the performances, serving as ushers and the proceeds from ticket sales were donated to the Fire Department to aid in their efforts to buy a new fire truck.
