Inspired

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Inspired! A Drama With Music

is a theatrical event that tells the true stories behind the famous hymns we have all come to know and love. Included are "Amazing Grace," "It is Well With My Soul," and "A Mighty Fortress is Our God."

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Inspired! A Drama With Music

takes place in various locations at various times throughout history.

It is a full-length play with an intermission.

The original production used four males

and three females.

- 4 m, 3 f -

INSPIRED! A DRAMA WITH MUSIC received its world premiere in the Hub at West Park in Knoxville, Tennessee, on November 9, 2023. It was directed by Lisa Soland, Max Horsewood was the musical director, Ben Davy was the technical director with Stefan Holt as his assistant, and Charlene Bledsoe was the costume director. The show was subsequently produced at the Palace Theatre in Crossville, Tennessee, on November 28, 2023. The cast for both productions was as follows:

GUITARIST/SINGER .............................. Max Horsewood

MARTIN LUTHER/SCHOOLTEACHER/HORATIO

SPAFFORD ............................................. Joe Casterline

JOHN NEWTON ......................................... Greg Helton

MAIN NARRATOR & DEMON 2 ....................... Kris Phillips

WARNER SISTERS NARRATOR, ANNA SPAFFORD,

& DEMON 1 ............................................ Christiane Frith

LONGFELLOW NARRATOR .......................... Lisa Soland

LOUISA M. R. STEAD .............................. Jeannine Brown

INSPIRED! was then produced for Knoxville Area Rescue Mission on April 13, 2024, with Pianist Taber Gable as Musician/Singer. Deborah York then produced the play at the Jamestown Community Center in Jamestown, Tennessee, on May 11, 2024. Both of these performances were to help provide meals, shelter, clothing, and care for those in need.

A staged reading of the play was presented in Knoxville, Tennessee, on July 25, 2023, directed by Lisa Soland. Guitarist/Singer was played by Max Horsewood, Martin Luther/Schoolteacher/Horatio Spafford by Coke Morgan, John Newton by Greg Helton, Main Narrator by Kris Phillips, Louisa M. R. Stead by Caitlin Rose, and Anna Spafford/Longfellow Narrator by Lisa Soland.