Utah Theatre Bloggers,

"J.S. Peterson's scenic design was minimal but evocative on the Morgan's thrust stage with raised wooden platforms to suggest an old North Carolina shack, weathered and lived-in. Bare bulb lights dangle above the stage, feeling like stars or fireflies on a magical night in the Appalachian hills, with the nighttime sounds of insects droning before the band takes the stage to start the show...

The End of Act 1. cast members slam crates to a driving beat, simulating the relentless rhythm of a train. Then the back curtain split, revealing a massive cutout of a train engine, looming head-on as fog poured out toward the audience, intensifying the sense of doom... Over the scene-then the train veered, and the unspeakable choice was made. It was a moment of pure theatrical brilliance that closed Act 1. Caution patrons that it might feel like you are emotionally hit by that train. It is intense and cried as it unfolded, but it serves a purpose and will pay off."