Angels Fall
by Lanford Wilson

The scene is a small mission church in a remote part of New Mexico, where a middle-aged college professor and his young wife detour unexpectedly after the highway is closed due to a possible “accident” at a nearby nuclear facility.

They are soon joined by Father Doherty, the benevolent but canny parish priest; Don Tabaha, a brilliant young Navajo doctor who is about to leave his people (despite Father Doherty’s opposition) to accept a prestigious research fellowship in California; Marion Clay, an art dealer and the widow of an important regional painter; and “Zappy” Zappala, her young paramour and a tournament class tennis player.

Confined in the church as they await the “all clear” signal, the six begin to reveal their stories to each other – exploring their problems, hopes and fears, unpacking the personal crises that have brought them to this turning point in their lives.

Sometimes brightly humorous, sometimes deeply affecting, sometimes explosively dramatic, the play becomes a parable of vocation and survival illuminating the human condition with a breadth of meaning and understanding.