Mark Bringelson, left, Kevin Reich and Tony Abatemarco perform during a dress rehearsal for Opera Long Beach’s “An American Soldier’s Tale” and “A Fiddler’s Tale” at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center in Long Beach on May 2, 2014. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)
Roger Guenveur Smith plays a one-man show during a dress rehearsal for Opera Long Beach’s “An American Soldier’s Tale” and “A Fiddler’s Tale” at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)
Kevin Reich, Tony Abatemarco and Mark Bringelson in rehearsal for Opera Long Beach’s “An American Soldier’s Tale.” (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)
Kevin Reich, left, and Tony Abatemarco in Opera Long Beach’s “An American Soldier’s Tale,” written by Kurt Vonnegut. (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)
Kevin Reich, left, and Tony Abatemarco in “An American Soldier’s Tale.” (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)
Mark Bringelson plays a military policeman in “An American Soldier’s Tale.” (Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times)
