Unrest stirs in a tight-knit church community when allegations against their leader Wendell are made on an online video. Determined to minimise the video’s reach and suppress the claims, Wendell’s wife Katherine arrives at their daughter Tammy’s home early from rehab, ready to convince Tammy to leave the organization and start over with her in a new town.

But Katherine finds herself faced with a community and family members whose dreams rely on the institution's success. And as Wendell’s followers arrive for a pre-planned fundraising concert, she is pulled deeper into her past, and ever closer to the secrets she fought to keep buried.

Apphia Campbell’s (Black is the Colour of My Voice, Woke) bold new play is a tangled morality tale influenced by the great American dramas. Full of soulful and live-stirring gospel singing, it tackles the pressing question of whether a whole community should pay for the sins of an individual - and if good work done can ever compensate for lives ruined on the way.

This rehearsed reading, directed by the Traverse’s Artistic Director Gareth Nicholls (Ulster American, Wilf), and written during Apphia’s IASH/Traverse Playwriting Fellowship, marks your first chance to experience this new work as it moves towards to a full production.

Rehearsed Reading: A new play by Apphia Campbell is part of the Traverse's £1 Ticket Project.

The Traverse Theatre is funded by Creative Scotland and The City of Edinburgh Council, and has received additional support from the Scottish Government's Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund and Creative Scotland’s Recovery Fund for Cultural Organisations.

If you have access requirements, please contact our Sales and Welcome Team on boxoffice@traverse.co.uk or 0131 228 1404 so we can arrange reserved seating for you and discuss how else we can best support your visit.