April 15-26,2008)
Gainesville State’s Ed Cabell Theatre
Inspired by the traditional ballad of "hard-hearted Barbary Allen", this lyrical tragedy is filled with the music, the poetry and the strength of the Appalachian mountains.  What if the people who love you most promise you the best they believe life to be...and it isn't what you want?  What if the goodness of all we know seems pale beside the lure of the unknown?  At this story's very center is a community's intimate tale of love and loss, and the painful flame of our heart's desire.

by Gay H. Hammond

Run time is 2 hrs 10 minutes.