Story

Thom Rivers, a young doctor, returns home to Saint Heaven, Kentucky for his father's funeral. Met with unhappy memories - and strong pressure to follow in his beloved father's footsteps - Thom is determined to forget the pain of his past, settle Daddy's affairs, and head back north. But his plans change when he falls in love with a black preacher who speaks in tongues. Believing her to be suffering from epilepsy, he attempts to treat her, sparking a chain of events that affect their lives and all those who live in Saint Heaven.

A contemporary gospel/R&B score propels this intimate and heartbreaking love story.

Saint Heaven was featured in The York Theatre's 2004 reading series and at Theatre Building Chicago's Stages 2003 Festival of New Musicals. Previously, Saint Heaven had two workshops at the Miranda Theatre in New York.

Saint Heaven is based on the novel "The Gift of Tongues" by Steve Lyons.