In an isolated military commmunity in the Nevada desert, an idealistic arts commissioner has just been hired to bring culture to the town of Tilton. But the townspeople--inundated by years of underground explosions that shatter the night and nuclear testing that has poisoned the ground--are resistant to his overtures. Soon growing political activism threatens to touch off its own explosions, both public and private.
In an isolated military commmunity in the Nevada desert, an idealistic arts commissioner has just been hired to bring culture to the town of Tilton. But the townspeople--inundated by years of underground explosions that shatter the night and nuclear testing that has poisoned the ground--are resistant to his overtures. Soon growing political activism threatens to touch off its own explosions, both public and private.