HE DEFENDED HIS NATION. NOW HE MUST DEFEND HIS NAME… Helsinki, 1945: a Finnish captain fights to clear his name when he is investigated by the Soviets for the deaths of six prisoners of war. ROAR OF THE GRAIN. @roarofthegrain A new play. Inspired by true events.  Written by Satu @saturuna Live Stage Reading Presented by HCLAB & Karakuva (@kara.kuva) Thursday, October 23, 2025 • 7:30pm Art of Acting Studio @artofactingstudio Los Angeles, CA Directed by Johnny Patrick Yoder @johnnypatrickyoder ENSEMBLE: Josh Swezey @joshswezey Anja Racić @racicanja Steve J. Palmer @steve_j_palmer Patrick Jon Rivers @patrick_jon_rivers Victor Montez @viktoremontez Teodora Avramovic @teodora.avramovic and Mary Leveridge @mary_leveridge Can you hear the Roar of the Grain? #LATheater #WWII #Finland #Suomi #Sisu #LATheatre #WomenofWWII #LottaSvärd