HEATHEN VALLEY opens in Los Angeles on August 24th.

Set in the 1860s, the action of the play centers on the desire of the Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina to bring the word of God to a valley so remote and untamed that brothers marry sisters and the mountain people live lives of brutal violence and grinding poverty. The community is transformed by the order and leadership of the church, but old ways die hard, and the struggle to keep the town from destroying itself from within is always looming over head

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 14, 2004 -- Heathen Valley, written by acclaimed playwright Romulus Linney, will open August 24th at the Elephant Asylum Theatre and is directed by Darin Anthony. Adapted from Linneys 1962 novel of the same name, much of Heathen Valley is based on the history of Valle Crucis, near Boone, North Carolina, and of an actual bishop and his ill-fated deacon who once resided there.

The cast includes Oren Skoog as Billy, Edwin Craig as the Bishop, Noah Harpster as Starns, Keith Baker as Harlan, Angela Allgood as Cora and Leigh Rose as Juba.

Heathen Valley performances will take place at the Elephant Asylum Theatre on August 24, 25, 26, 31 and September 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. All shows begin at 8:00pm. Tickets are $17 and can be reserved by phone by calling 310-453-5716. For further information, press photos or to make reservation, please visit www.heathenvalley.com

Heathen Valley
The Elephant Asylum Theatre
6320 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
August 24, 25, 26, 31 and
September 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
8pm