A nuclear accident has occurred in a remote section of New Mexico, and two couples who had been traveling through the area are forced to stop and seek shelter while awaiting further word from the authorities.
Directed by Marshall W. Mason, the production featured Barnard Hughes as Father William Doherty and Fritz Weaver as Niles Harris.
Directed by Marshall W. Mason, scenic design was by John Lee Beatty with costumes by Jennifer von Mayrhauser, lighting by Dennis Parichy, sound by Chuck London, and original music by Norman L. Berman.
The one it has is, alas, a little the worse for wear: disparate characters are stalled together at the crossroads of life where, tense and on edge, they beep at one another until someone spills his guts all over the intersection.
"[5] The reviewer for The Christian Science Monitor wrote: "Traditional in form, the play involves a contemporary phenomenon: the incidental threats posed by a nuclear age.
Under Mr. Mason's sensitive guidance, the Circle Rep cast responds with winning conviction to the play's comic as well as its more touching moments, to the frequently sharp exchanges, and to the passages of Wilsonian eloquence.