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SYNOPSIS

During one extraordinary week, Nashville becomes the center of the nation as the Southern Governors’ Conference, the international Holy Fire Convention, and the launch of a presidential campaign collide — forcing one powerful Southern family to confront the truth about themselves in full public view.

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Luther Hennessee, a charismatic Southern governor, is poised to become a presidential frontrunner, uniting regional leaders behind his candidacy. Media-savvy and ambitious, he knows image is everything — and his greatest asset is his wife, Wyvette Love Hennessee, the reigning Queen of Country Music. Her star power transforms rallies into spectacles, but the spotlight that fuels his rise begins to expose fractures within their family.

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At the same time, more than 200,000 followers descend on Nashville for the Holy Fire Convention, led by global televangelist Jack Reed, who plans to relocate his powerful ministry to the city. The move will cement Nashville as a hub of faith, media, and influence — and tighten the bond between two worlds already deeply entwined: Jack’s wife, Tiffany Dawn Reed, is Wyvette’s sister. As the ministry grows, Tiffany Dawn quietly questions whether its success is costing them something more personal and profound.

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The family is further shaken by the return of Maggie Love, Wyvette’s estranged daughter, who comes home searching for the child she gave up years ago. Her arrival reopens old wounds at the worst possible moment, as private pain collides with public scrutiny.

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At Vendetta’s Diner — a legendary crossroads for politicians, performers, and preachers — secrets surface and truths are spoken that no stage or camera will capture. Meanwhile, a determined reporter begins to uncover the deeper story behind the week’s converging events, revealing the human cost beneath the spectacle.

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As the week barrels toward a historic final night — with a candidate to be named, a ministry to be crowned, and the world watching — one family must choose what matters most: power, faith, fame, or love.

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Holy Fire! is a sweeping American musical that blends satire, romance, and heartfelt drama, exploring second chances, public lives, private wounds, and the enduring hope that something good can still begin.

Lower Broadway, Nashville

 

HOLY FIRE

BOOK BY

PAMELA WILKES, RANDALL BAYNE, & DAVID CAMPBELL

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MUSIC & LYRICS BY

GREG SIMS, BRANDON COLLINS, WILLIAM SQUIER, & JEFFREY LODIN

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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

Holy Fire musical numbers

CAST OF CHARACTERS

MAGGIE LOVE – Wyvette Love’s daughter, funky and trouble, fresh out of rehab – mid 20’s

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WYVETTE LOVE  – the Queen of Country Music, wife of the Governor of Tennessee, charming and ruthless – mid 40’s

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GAYLE PARK LEE – Tennessee Supreme Court Judge, blunt and tough, struggling smoker, Asian – early 60’s

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LUTHER HENNESSEE – Governor of Tennessee, Heisman Trophy winner at Tennessee, NFL Super Bowl quarterback – mid 40’s

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JACK REED – author and charismatic leader of Holy Fire Ministries, former teammate of Luther’s at UT – mid 40’s

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QUINN PEREZ – star anchor on cable TV’s Counterpoint News – mid 30’s

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JESSE DAVID ARMISTEAD – reformed juvenile offender, social media star, NYT bestselling author, mixed ethnicity – mid 20’s

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TIFFANY DAWN LOVE REED – Jack’s wife, Wyette’s sister, former Miss Mississippi – late 30’s

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VENDETTA ARMISTEAD – proprietor of Vendetta’s Kitchen, mother of Jesse David, African American – mid 40’s

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FEED THE FAMINE CHILDREN’S CHOIR – 7 multi-racial singer-dancers between the ages of seven and eleven

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8 GOVERNORS, NETWORK CREW, REPORTERS, CAMERAMEN, 4 CHEERLEADERS, DWAYNE AND DICKIE DEE, POLICEMAN, GOSPEL CHOIR, BARTENDER, TOOTSIE’S HOUSE BAND

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