Godspell

Music Composed by Stephen Schwartz with the Book by John-Michael Tebelak

Learning and knowledge are useless in a world in which people are not willing to self-reflect and seek common ground. - Director, Marc Williams

Our goal was to build community among the cast, crew, and audience by breaking down the audience/performer division and getting the audience involved. The audience played charades and Pictionary, acted, blew bubbles, threw confetti, graffitied the stage, changed the columns from grey to a rainbow, played with beach balls, and drank grape juice. The audience was not only in the house but on the stage. The performers have integrated into the audience areas also.

The environment is not a recreation of a specific location, but instead is a space created for Jesus to teach and bring together a group of disparate individuals. It is an urban-influenced environment that becomes more colorful as the show proceeds.

While the play could be set in a real time and place, it is impossible to pin down precisely when or where Godspell must occur. The play is not realistic. It is the play’s presentation of the failures of educational dogma that form its world. In this regard, Godspell takes place in a broken American school in April 2019. - Director, Marc Williams

Production Photos

All photos were taken during the final dress rehearsal.

Ground Plan and Rendering

All renderings for this production were done digitally. First, the scenery was drafted three-dimensionally in Vectorworks. Then a .jpg was exported into Adobe Sketch for the iPad. From there it was colored and rendered. Finally, it was exported to Adobe Photoshop and finishing touches were added.

Artistic and Production Team

Director Marc Williams

Scenic Design & Technical Direction Jeff McLaughlin

Costume Design & Costume Shop Manager Claire Abernathy

Lighting and Sound Design Caisa Sanburg

Hair and Makeup Designer Amy Faughn

Associate Director Brianna Larson

Assistant Director Katelyn Stanton & Precious McCullough

Stage Manager Claire Thomas

Assistant Stage Managers Michaela Partridge & Reilly Heffer

Assistant Costume Designer Hannah Martin

Props Master Bryce Moore

Sound Board Operator Elizabeth Escobedo

Audio Technician Clay Bures

Light Board Operator Grace Dial

Spotlight Operators - Cody Preston & Jacey Washington

Wardrobe Crew - Leah Brown, Abigail Gray, Carson Horton, and Yousef Sheroubi

House Managers Lauren Wilcox

Publicist David Norris

Electricians: Elizabeth Escobedo, Precious McCullough, Michaela Partridge

Carpenters: Hayden Boles, Abbey Cooper, Caelon Colbert, Abbey Cooper, Courtney Light, Hannah Martin, Bryce Moore, Michaela Partridge, Deronai Sims, Katelyn Stanton

Stitcher: Davis Campbell, Amy Faughn, Courtney Light, Reilly Heffer, Shauna Holt, Carson Horton, Courtney Light, Joshua Pryor, Kassidy Ratz, Sam Scott, Jade Sneed

Musicians: Emily Trapp Jenkins - Piano/Conductor, Alex Ditto - Guitar, Wes Parker - Guitar, Jeremiah Page - Bass, Alex Washam - Drums/Percussion