In December, 1940, an eastbound train carries the bodies of Nathaniel West and F. Scott Fitzgerald. On board is May, who shares her seat with a charming young flyer, Raleigh. Religious and bookish, May plans to become a missionary. Raleigh has just been given a medical discharge, and inspired by West and Fitzgerald is headed to New York to become a writer, when

they discover they are from neighboring Appalachian towns. Raleigh decides to switch trains and head back to Kentucky and promises to take May to the next Nibroc Festival. A year and a half later, they meet at the festival, but the romance has a rocky road....

“..a gently charming little play, reminiscent of Thornton Wilder in its look at rustic Americana who are to be treasured for their simplicity and directness.” AP