Faces and Places Ministries proudly presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. The show will be held at the Bald Eagle Methodist Church October 20-22 and 27-29 at 7:30 p.m.
Travel back thousands of years with the Narrator (Betsy Beck and Kristen Otto) where in the biblical land of Caanan, Joseph (Josh Shaffer and Jonathan Harris) is the favorite son of Jacob (Gib Lucas).
As such, he encounters the jealousy of his brothers, who object to his dreams in which he is the hero, with the brothers paying him homage. They arrange to have him killed and show their father the multicolored coat, spattered with blood, as proof of his death. But this is not the truth. Joseph has been sold as a slave in Egypt and has entered Potiphar’s (Gib Lucas) household, where he falls foul of his master who is jealous of Potiphar\’s wife\’s (Donna Derdel) partiality for Joseph. Cast into jail, Joseph puts his interpretation of dreams to use. He sees death ahead for a Baker (RJ Beck), and Pharaoh\’s Butler (Todd Christine) will be restored to his master\’s side. Both dreams come true.
Pharaoh (Troy Christine) starts having dreams. The Butler remembers Joseph; he is hauled out of jail to interpret Pharaoh\’s dreams. Joseph foresees seven years of full harvests followed by seven of famine. This is decoded as an instruction to stock up on food. Pharaoh wastes no time in putting Joseph in charge of the whole operation. Everything prophesied comes to pass.
Back in Caanan, famine hits Jacob\’s family hard. The brothers travel to Egypt to try to find work. They go to Joseph who recognizes them, but they do not recognize him. They bow down before him (as in the earlier dreams). Joseph loads them up with grain, but it\’s also time to settle old scores. He has a precious goblet hidden in one sack and accuses Benjamin of theft (the goblet was in his sack). As they please with Joseph for Benjamin\’s freedom, the former relents and reveals himself as their brother. The ending is strong and powerful with a family coming back together, with Joseph helping to lead Egypt.
This show filled with song and dance is sure to be a memorable event! Music styles range from country and western to Elvis inspired songs to French chanson and calypso.
This show written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice has been called \”One of the most inventive pieces of art in contemporary musical theater!\”
For more information or to help with this production, contact Director Drew Baker at 932-4085.
