Tom Dooley: A Wilkes County Legend

Written by North Carolina native Karen Reynolds and set during the 1860s, this drama recounts the trial of Tom Dula, who was hung in 1868 for the murder of his lover, Laura Foster. It was one of the nation’s first highly publicized crimes of passion and is remembered today in the folk song “Tom Dooley.” According to legend, he confessed to the murder to protect his other lover, Anne Melton. » Forest Edge Amphitheater, 1534 S. Recreation Rd.; Thursday-Saturday, 8:30 p.m.; $15, $7 students & seniors; (336) 838-7529;
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