WAR ROOM actress Karen Abercrombie is taking her message of hope to a new stage, joining the music- and faith-driven drama GOD’S NOT DONE YET.
“They’re to bring hope, and that is what I want to do, period,” the actress told Movieguide® in a 2024 interview about using her God-given gifts to bring light to others.
Many viewers know Abercrombie as Miss Clara, the prayer warrior in WAR ROOM. She also reprised that role in THE FORGE, returning to the Kendrick brothers’ storytelling about prayer, faith and the people who help others grow.
Her next announced role puts her in the middle of a community that could use some of that light. According to the press release provided to Movieguide®, Abercrombie will play Frankie, the owner of the historic Granbury Live Theater, who is trying to keep the struggling venue alive.
Writer-director and actor Bill McAdams Jr. stars as Happy McDoogle, a janitor who dreams of performing. His unlikely musical partner is Lucy, a 12-year-old foster child whose impressive voice and lively imagination hide a much simpler wish: a family of her own.
Newcomer Audrey Howe plays Lucy in her feature debut, while singer-songwriter Sarah Reeves portrays Hope, a local shopkeeper who becomes Happy’s romantic interest. Actress Mary Jean Bentley plays Mary Fox, Lucy’s foster mother, whose painful past makes opening her heart difficult.
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As their town rallies around the theater, those separate struggles come together in a story about forgiveness, second chances and belonging. Music brings Happy and Lucy together, but the announcement places their search for love and family at the center of the drama.
For Abercrombie, the foster-care connection reaches beyond a character description. In a July 2023 interview with The Christian Post about ELEANOR’S BENCH, the actress and former foster parent discussed what welcoming children into her home had taught her.
“We learned these things that we would not have had we not opened up our door to being a foster family,” she said, describing how she learned patience and asked God to help her love children outside her own family unit.
GOD’S NOT DONE YET also gives Reeves more to do than step in front of the camera. The announcement said she and McAdams co-wrote the screenplay, composed the original score and co-wrote seven original songs, with Reeves making her producing debut.
That combination builds on experience she already brings to the partnership. Curb Records confirmed in an April 2025 announcement that Reeves wrote and performed original music for GOD’S HERE, which also marked her acting debut.
McAdams, who wrote and directed GOD’S HERE, has spoken about wanting Christian storytelling to grow naturally from the people on screen. In a March 2026 interview with The Christian Post about that earlier drama, he explained how he approaches faith in his work, saying, “You let the faith come out through the characters’ humanity.”
A release date for GOD’S NOT DONE YET hasn’t been announced yet.
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