"A moving, theologically perceptive monologue delivered by Father Damien. In fervent, plain-spoken language, Morris’ play evokes the strength and spirituality of this complex man of God whose life of service to ‘a festering mass of flesh’ was assailed by contemporary detractors and also by his own inherently self-doubting nature." —Booklist

Reviews of the Peabody Award–winning 1977–1978 Hawai‘i Public Television production of Damien:

"Morris touches upon the essence of a strangely haunted, passionate, fascinating man. She beautifully captures a religious experience, making it thoroughly convincing." —The New York Times

"The play is an eloquent and passionate work of theater. Ms. Morris once said that writing the story of Father Damien was for her ‘a personal confrontation with a saint’. Watching it, one feels the same." —Los Angeles Times

"It seems clear that the play has an assured future in the literature of the theater, because Morris’ work is an exquisite blend of passion and history set forth with fascinating dramatic integrity." —Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Aldyth Morris, playwright and editor, was for many years managing editor at the University of Hawai‘i Press and the author of numerous plays. Her first full-length play, Fourth Son, went straight from its Honolulu production to the Phoenix Theatre in New York. Her other plays include Lili‘uokalani, The Damien Letter, Secret Concubine, Sword and Samurai, The Dragon of the Six Resemblances (a play for children), Neither Kith Nor Kin, and two one-man plays: Captain Cook and Robert Louis Stevenson.