SYNOPSIS
The show opens in present-day Nashville in the streets outside the bar-filled honky-tonk section of lower Broadway near the historic Grand Ole Opry. The Southern Governors Conference is in town for the endorsement of Luther Hennessee, Governor of Tennessee, in his bid for the U.S. Presidency. Luther’s wife, Wyvette Love-Hennessee, the unquestionable Queen of Country Music, is being inducted into the County Music Hall of Fame. Her sister, Tiffany Dawn Reed (a former beauty queen and Miss Mississippi), has arrived in Nashville with her husband, Rev. Dr. Jack Reed (renowned televangelist of the global Holy Fire Ministries), to hold their Holy Fire Ministries International Convention which will be televised worldwide. This convention will feature Jack’s pride and joy, the Feed the Famine International Children’s Choir, made up of orphaned children from around the world.
The celebration takes a dramatic turn when Maggie Love, the wayward daughter of Wyvette Love-Hennessee, makes an unexpected, grand entrance upon her return from Hollywood. Maggie is back to reclaim her lost love and, ultimately, to reveal a secret. In addition, Counterpoint News reporter, Quinn Perez, has come in from New York to cover the events and to investigate the alleged collusion between the Holy Fire Ministries and the Luther Hennessee Presidential Campaign.
The children of the Feed the Famine International Children’s Choir soon become the center of attention as they help expose the underbelly of all that glitters. Reverend Jack Reed’s show business ministry is derailed, Governor Hennessee’s bid for the presidency takes an unexpected turn, Maggie Love reclaims the two loves of her life, and Wyvette and Tiffany Dawn skillfully choreograph twists and turns that only the power of love can overcome.
Holy Fire! is a fast-paced show with compelling characters, intertwining plots, energetic dance numbers, and an intriguing blend of music that captivates and ignites the spirit of Americana.
HOLY FIRE
BOOK BY
PAMELA WILKES, RANDALL BAYNE, & DAVID CAMPBELL
MUSIC & LYRICS BY
GREG SIMS, BRANDON COLLINS, WILLIAM SQUIER, & JEFFREY LODIN
MUSC SUPERVISION, ARRANGEMENTS, & ORCHESTRATIONS BY
GREG SIMS
ADDITIONAL MUSIC & LYRICS BY
DAVID WISE, JENNIE LEE RIDDLE, MICAH TYLER, GREG LEE, BONNIE NICHOLS, MICHAEL ALLEN, SARAH METZGER, & BRANDE VANDERGRIFF
CAST OF CHARACTERS
MAGGIE LOVE – Wyvette Love’s daughter, funky and trouble, fresh out of rehab – mid 20’s
WYVETTE LOVE – the Queen of Country Music, wife of the Governor of Tennessee, charming and ruthless – mid 40’s
GAYLE PARK LEE – Tennessee Supreme Court Judge, blunt and tough, struggling smoker, Asian – early 60’s
LUTHER HENNESSEE – Governor of Tennessee, Heisman Trophy winner at Tennessee, NFL Super Bowl quarterback – mid 40’s
JACK REED – author and charismatic leader of Holy Fire Ministries, former teammate of Luther’s at UT – mid 40’s
QUINN PEREZ – star anchor on cable TV’s Counterpoint News – mid 30’s
JESSE DAVID ARMISTEAD – reformed juvenile offender, social media star, NYT bestselling author, mixed ethnicity – mid 20’s
TIFFANY DAWN LOVE REED – Jack’s wife, Wyette’s sister, former Miss Mississippi – late 30’s
VENDETTA ARMISTEAD – proprietor of Vendetta’s Kitchen, mother of Jesse David, African American – mid 40’s
FEED THE FAMINE CHILDREN’S CHOIR – 7 multi-racial singer-dancers between the ages of seven and eleven
8 GOVERNORS, NETWORK CREW, REPORTERS, CAMERAMEN, 4 CHEERLEADERS, DWAYNE AND DICKIE DEE, POLICEMAN, GOSPEL CHOIR, BARTENDER, TOOTSIE’S HOUSE BAND