WARREN — A 37-year-old local veteran will share his military journey through a blend of storytelling, music and video he hopes will resonate with veterans and their families.

Warren’s Robins Theatre will host “Modern Warrior LIVE,” a performance featuring Jaymes Poling, an Army veteran from Warren.

The show blends storytelling, music and video to share the journey of former combat veteran Poling. The performance delves into his experiences in war with his deeply personal transition to civilian life.

Poling said creator and acclaimed artist Dominick Farinacci helps bring the story to life through a jazz-inspired score that will be performed by an ensemble.

The event takes place 7 p.m. Nov. 11. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Tickets for the performance are available at the Robins Theatre box office or online.

Poling, a Warren native, said he joined the Army at 17, inspired by the events of Sept. 11, 2001, which he witnessed as a high school freshman.

“I wanted to make a difference in the war,” he said, “but I also wanted to challenge myself and learn who I was.”

He served for over eight years in the 82nd Airborne Division, completing three tours in Afghanistan as a machine gunner, team leader and squad leader between 2007 and 2012.

After leaving the military at 26, Poling struggled to adjust to civilian life.

“I didn’t know who I was outside the Army,” he said.

He described being caught between being viewed as a hero or someone broken by war, as often portrayed in the media.

Writing about his experiences led him to Farinacci, who transformed Poling’s story into “Modern Warrior LIVE.”

“I wanted to create a new way of storytelling that brings together an impactful story with the power of music,” Farinacci said. “My compositional approach was to orchestrate musically what was going on in Jaymes’ (Poling) mind before, during and after combat.

“Throughout the show, the audience is experiencing this story in two ways at the same time through Jaymes’ own words and through the music.”

The performance is narrated by Poling and features an ensemble that will include vocalists Shenel Johns and Will Blaze, pianist Jonathan Thomas, drummer Gabe Jones and others.

Poling sees the show as not only a performance, but a way to start conversations.

He said he hopes veterans leave feeling less alone and that nonveterans gain a deeper perspective on the lives of those who served and their families. “I want them to know their struggles aren’t unique and that they can find a way forward,” he said.

Herman Breuer, a veteran and organizer with the Cover Down Fund, which is bringing the show to Warren, believes it’s a lifeline for many.

“Veterans don’t always share their stories because they think people won’t understand,” Breuer said.

“This show helps them open up and shows everyone we’re all in this together.”

Breuer, who met Poling through a veteran community connection, was moved when he saw the show in Cleveland, where a photo of a letter from Poling’s dad, bearing a Warren address, revealed their shared hometown.

“It was like the world got smaller,” Breuer said. “This show can change how people see veterans and build compassion in our community.”

For Poling, performing in Warren on Veterans Day is a homecoming.

“It’s special to bring this home,” he said.