Faces and Places Ministries is currently seeking 30 singers/actors, dancers both male and female for the upcoming production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.
They are also seeking 20 children under the age of 13 for the children’s chorus.
Auditions will be held July 9 at 3 p.m. at the Community Worship Center.
Interested individuals are asked to come prepared to sing several measures of a song of their choice. An accompanist will be available.
There is no dialogue in this show, so participants will not be asked to read, however they will be taught a small dance step will be taught and asked to dance with a group.
Production dates are October 20-22 and 27-29. Rehearsals begin in mid August.
In the biblical land of Caanan, Joseph is the favorite son of Jacob. 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 household, where he falls foul of his master who is jealous of his wife\’s partiality for Joseph. Cast into jail, Joseph puts his interpretation of dreams to use. He sees death ahead for a baker, and Pharaoh\’s butler will be restored to his master\’s side. Both dreams come true.
Pharaoh 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, and 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!\”
Anyone with questions can call the Director, Drew M. Baker at 814-932-4085.
