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STUDY GUIDE Book by John-Michael Tebelak Music by Stephen Schwartz New Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

A WELCOME NOTE FROM PRODUCER KEN DAVENPORT

It is with great pleasure that I invite you to deepen your experience of the Ûklmô^k;khZ]pZrkôboZeh_maê^`^g]Zkrkh\dfnlb\ZeGodspell.

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WWW.GODSPELL.COM TABLE OF CONTENTS SEE THEE MORE CLEARLY: The story of Godspell - Beginnings and current creation + Prepare Ye3Ik^&lahp\hglb]^kZmbhgl%jn^lmbhgl%Zn]b^g\^^qi^\mZmbhgl 3 LOVE THEE MORE DEARLY: Interview with Stephen Schwartz -&. Interviews with Hunter Parrish & Anna Maria Perez de Tagle 6-7 By My Side3E>F>GM:KRE>O>E All Good Gifts&<^e^[kZmbg`ma^gZmnkZephke] *+ The Good Samaritan&qiehkZmbhgh_lmn]^gml \hffngbmr *- FB==E>LO>E By My Side&O>E Language Arts - Judge Not'''&Ma^fZmb\^llZrpkbmbg` *1 Turn Back, O Man - Poetry explication 19 Social Studies - Tower of Babble - The clash of ideas +) Save the People&>qiehkbg`anfZgbmZkbZg^__hkml +* OblnZe:kml& Man is a Complex of Patterns&

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