This perennial favorite is based on the haunting folktale of “Barbara Allen.” Employing a large cast and imaginative setting in the Smoky Mountains, it recounts the story of John, a strange “witch boy,” who upon first beholding the beautiful Barbara Allen immediately falls in love. He is given a human form to woo and marry her on the condition that she remain true to him.  The marriage is consummated and Barbara gives birth to a witch child whom the townspeople destroy in a superstitious frenzy. During a religious revival, Barbara is led to betray John, thus breaking their spell of love. As she dies, he returns forever to the world of Mountain Witches.

by Howard Richardson and William Berney

directed by Mary Arnault

Octob er 7-24 – Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00pm; Sunday at 2:00pm

Tickets: $20, members $18,  seniors $18, students $10