A Contemporary Play About Immigration, Inspired by the Old Testament

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published February 11, 2020 at 2:34 PM CST

The University of Arkansas Theater production of John Walch's In the Book Of examines contemporary issues surrounding immigration and takes inspiration from The Book of Ruth in the Old Testament. The production opens Friday, Feb. 14, at the Global Campus Building on the Fayetteville Square.

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