Late at night, a ghost tells Gail she will die within the next twenty-four hours. So begins The Refuge Plays, an epic tale in three plays - Protect the Beautiful Place, Walking Man and Early's House - that follow one Black family over seventy years. Written by Nathan Alan Davis, this bold reimagining of an American "family play" depicts four generations in reverse chronology as they carve out an existence for themselves in a southern Illinois forest.