Strange things comin' and goin' on that hill . . . The guillotine challenges the axe-wielding executioner's craft. This exploration of capital punishment set in a small Dutch town in 1799 sears with the immediacy of today's current debate. A play in three acts, Executioner's Hill explores the dynamics of the death penalty, and challenges attitudes from both sides of the issue.

Stephen Vicchio is Professor of Philosophy at the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore. He is the author or editor of two dozen books, including The Image of the Biblical Job, Biblical Figures in the Islamic Faith, and Jefferson's Religion, all published by Wipf & Stock.