From This Day Forward (play)
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Written byFred Cranford
Date premiered1968
Place premieredValdese, North Carolina
GenreOutdoor historical drama
| From This Day Forward | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Fred Cranford |
| Date premiered | 1968 |
| Place premiered | Valdese, North Carolina |
| Genre | Outdoor historical drama |
From This Day Forward is an outdoor historical drama during summers in the Fred B. Cranford Amphitheatre on Church Street in Valdese, North Carolina. The play was written by Cranford and is performed annually as the flagship show of Old Colony Players.[1]
The play recounts the story of a group of French-Italian Protestants called Waldenses who came to America in 1893 and founded the community of Valdese after suffering religious persecution in Europe.[2] Waldenses were persecuted by both the Catholic Church and reigning monarchs like Louis XIV who labeled them as heretics and sought to destroy them.[3][4] The play starts in 1686 and covers 200 years of history.[5]