Pepperdine to present 'As it is in Heaven' by Arlene Hutton

The Pepperdine University Fine Arts Division Theatre Department will present "As It Is in Heaven" by Arlene Hutton at 7:30 p.m. from Tues. to Fri., Oct. 10 to 13, and at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 14 in the Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre on the campus at 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu.

Tickets range from $10 to $15 and are available by calling the box office at (310) 506-4522.

Set in 1838, Hutton's play explores issues of faith through the eyes of nine women in the Shaker village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.

When three newcomers to the community begin experiencing visions, the older members, who have received none, question their own devotion to the Way. The play celebrates the music and dance traditions of the

Society of Believers and is punctuated by Shaker hymns sung a cappella.