‘Quiet in the Land’ an affecting story of how traditions protect and destroy us; award-winning play makes return to Blyth Festival

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Shelayna Christante as Katie Brubacher embraces Landon Doak, playing Yock Bauman during a scene on stage.
Quiet in the Land, the award-winning historical drama written by Anne Chislett, returned to Blyth Festival’s Harvest Stage for opening night July 5. The play, depicting the struggles, strife and strength of the Amish community during the First World War first premiered at Blyth Festival in 1981. Shelayna Christante as Katie Brubacher embraces Landon Doak, playing Yock Bauman. (Contributed photo)

BLYTH – Returning home to the Harvest Stage after 44 years is Anne Chislett’s historical drama Quiet in the Land. A story about the strain between past and present, love and loss, father and son is brought to existence in a palpable way on a summer evening – the plotline following the arc of a…

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