Title

Dark of the Moon

Authors

Howard Richardson
William Berney

Season

1965-1966

Performance Dates

April 28, 29, 30, May 1, 1966

Director

Don Garner

Files

Description

Synopsis of Dark of the Moon

John is a witch boy. His mother was a witch, his father a buzzard. He lives high in the Smoky Mountains and consorts freely with witch girls. When he spies pretty Barbara Allen in the valley, he makes a compact with the Conjur Woman. She is to make him human so he can marry Barbara, but if Barbara should prove untrue to him within a year, he is to renounce his humanness and return to the witch tribe forever. The marriage is consummated and Barbara gives birth to a witch child, which is burned by the midwives. At a religious revival, Barbara is forced by her Christian kin into infidelity with Marvin Hudgens to break the spell, after which Barbara dies and John goes back to the witches.

Document Type

Program

Publisher

Fontbonne University Archives

City

St. Louis, MO