Final Assault a Hit in Theater

For six days in April, Charleston was treated to the world premiere run of "Final Assault." The play is about people working to stop mountaintop removal, and was written by actor and West Virginia native David Selby. Much of the dialogue, which elicited laughs as well as gasps, was derived from news stories about mountaintop removal.

We heard from a lot of people who really enjoyed the play. For example, some folks who are struggling to save their land from becoming part of Arch Coal’s massive Hobet 21 mountaintop removal operation said they absolutely loved the play, and it easily could have been about them.

OVEC is very grateful to Maya Nye and the Charleston Stage Company for making the April 18 performance a fundraiser for OVEC. More than 100 folks turned out for the show, which was followed by a reception with the actors.

Many thanks to the volunteers who sold tickets, served as ushers and who brought goodies for the reception. We raised about $1,500! The funds will be used for events planned by the Friends of the Mountains, a coalition of groups working to end mountaintop removal.