Warren Johnson, a veteran, enjoys his solitude and secrets. When a reporter shows up on Warren's doorstep with a photograph of two coal miners, his old wounds open. It forces him to confront the deep dark secret he thought he buried in the old mining town he used to live in. As the journalist investigates further, the story unravels revealing Mr. Johnson's tales of war, death, dreams, and above all love. Opening up about his wartime past we fall into a time where some social issues are still too taboo to whisper about and happiness has an outline for success. Connecting with past relationships and great loves, we see Warren following his dreams, soaring around the world to fight for his heart. At the conclusion of the war Warren returns home to find that time doesn't stand still and life forces people to abandon what they believe to survive. As Warren's story is being recorded, the journalist finds what honest sacrifice and pure love mean, especially if that story ends in a coal mine alone...

Cast:

Present Day Characters:
RICHARD HANKS - 32 - Baritone - Any ethnicity - is a journalist who actively longs for better stories than the ones he is forced to write. He keeps himself preoccupied, which closes himself off from his relationships.

KRISTY- 32- Alto- Any ethnicity - RICHARD's boss and friend to his girlfriend. Strong, independent, unafraid to tell it like it is. ​

OLD WARREN - 55+- Non-singing role - Caucasian - An elderly man not concerned with the troubles of the world, he is reclusive, but exudes wisdom. He has long put away the memories of his past. Wartime

Past:
WARREN JOHNSON- 25- Tenor-Caucasian - A reserved and conservative individual, Growing up in a small mining town as the all-American athlete. He is a loyal and trustworthy man who fights for what he believes in and leads with his heart.

DANIEL SANDERSON- 25- Tenor-Caucasian- A man who is not afraid to say what is on his mind. He has been WARREN's close friend his entire life. He is a dreamer, and he pictures himself far away from this small town. He puts forth a confident front but inside he is emotionally fragile.

ELIZABETH MORRIS- 25- Soprano-Caucasian- A childhood friend of Warren and Daniel, She is a hopeless romantic that craves a white picket fence, a family, and love.

LUKE SANDERSON- 25- Baritone-Caucasian- DANIEL's younger brother and WARREN's good friend. He never leaves the small town and works in the local coal mines. He has always loved ELIZABETH but the feelings have never been reciprocated.

VIRGINIA CLARECE- 26- Alto-Caucasian- A struggling performer in New York. She is a gregarious woman who lives for the dramatics both on and off stage. She has no desire to fill the normal expectations of a lady. She has been in a publicly taboo relationship with an African American soldier, THOMAS.

THOMAS JONES- 25- Baritone-African American- An African American enlisted soldier, fighting discrimination on and off the battlefield he strives to win for his country and come home. Where society will accept his relationship and Virginia will finally say yes to his proposal.

GEORGE- 24- Baritone-Caucasian - A US soldier

FRANKIE- 24- Tenor-Caucasian - A US soldier

JACOB- 25- Baritone-Caucasian - A US soldier