(John) sort of defied the whole witch thing and not having a soul. He goes after salvation, and he speaks that through love.

The potential for this play is to sweep the audience into this world that they’re not familiar with. Our general consensus about that hillbilly lifestyle is that they’re inbred and ignorant, but they’re not that...

He’s basically a witch. He is an ethereal sort of being that is able to interact with humans. He ends up falling in love with a human girl.

She has a reputation as not being the most wholesome gal in town.