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LIGHTNING REVIEW: 'Smoke on the Mountain' lights fire on Playhouse stage

'Smoke on the Mountain' lights up the Playhouse stage through Oct. 19. [FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE PHOTO]

By Bill Moss, Published: October 11, 2019

Scott Treadway as pastor Mervin Oglethorpe walks tentatively into the sanctuary of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, reaches the pulpit and tugs a pull chain to turn on an overhead light. From his expression and body language, we can feel the tension. He’s about to preside over the Mount Pleasant’s first Saturday night gospel sing and in 1938 in rural North Carolina that’s a daring thing to do.

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