Chapter 6When the Devil finished, Johnny said
“Well, you’re pretty good ol’ son.
But sit down in that chair right there
And let me show you how it’s done!”
—Charlie Daniels
Everything was distressingly normal. But everything had been distressingly normal from the very beginning. When Alan first arrived in Georgia and joined the company, he had received an extremely friendly and warm welcome. The company ran like every other company he had ever been involved with. In some respects, it was better, because none of the actors behaved like prima donnas, wardrobe was always intact, and the technical difficulties that typically plagued any production were entirely nonexistent. The company worked like a well-oiled machine, and each night, they staged Doctor Faustus without a misstep. Alan did
