The highly anticipated Gospel Stage Play, The Gate Called Straight, focuses on the emotional and spiritual growth of a young woman named Grace, who has yet to discover the awesome power and strength she possesses. Grace is a timid person whose mother died when she was a little girl. Her stepfather raised her, and both love each other deeply. The drama centers on the fact that like most young people, Grace must make an important decision about what she is going to do with her life. She's been accepted into a prestigious performing arts college, but she her personal insecurities supersede her abilities to feel accepted in a new world full of students of equal skills, talents, and abilities. Does she step forward and reach out for a new life, or does she allow fear and misapprehensions to hold her back?

With a star studded cast featuring the Directorial Debut of Grammy Award Winner and Broadway Royalty, Stephanie Mills, and music by three-time Emmy Award Winner, Bill Jolly, best known for his work as Musical Director for The Wiz, Leader of the Pack, and Lady Day (The Billie Holiday Story) and Grammy Award Winner BeBe Winans; along with the phenomenal cast of Philadelphian talents: Dianne Carole, Neffertari Nobels, Eric Shipman, Eric Gambrell, Michael Jenkins, Zatina Gardiner, Leanne Palmore, Janae Brown, Jaquay Lundy, Devin Floyd, Daniel Davis, Francisco Joseph, Wayne Withers, Carolyn West, Lylunette Bennett, Christopher Bennett, Jamani Shonte and TWYSE.The Gate Called Straight promises to be a one-of-a-kind musical extravaganza!