Heathen ValleyOct 26, 2000 at 8 p.m.

Heathen Valley by Romulus Linney. Set in the 1860's, this powerful, poetic drama traces the efforts of an Episcopal bishop to bring God to an Appalachian valley so remote and untamed that the people live lives of brutal violence, incest and grinding poverty. Told with lyricism, humor, and simple theatrical means, Heathen Valley is a complex allegory about religion and culture that won for its author the American Theatre Critics Association Award for Distinguished Playwriting.