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 Ûklm^o^k;khZ]pZrk^oboZeh_ma^e^`^g]Zkrkh\dfnlb\ZeGodspell. :lLm^ia^gL\apZkmslZb]mhf^% Godspell is essentially about a \hffngbmrh_i^hie^\hfbg`mh`^ma^k' Mablikh]n\mbhgaZl[khn`am mh`^ma^kZgbg\k^]b[e^\hffngbmrh_\k^Zmbo^ma^Zm^kZkmblml%Zli^\mZ\neZk ^gl^f[e^%Zg]Zahlmh_]^]b\Zm^]lniihkmlmZ__'Bo^^o^ginmmh`^ma^k ma^eZk`^lm\hffngbmrh_ikh]n\^kl^o^kmhfhngmmablablmhkb\-)ma Anniversary production. By experiencing the show as an audience f^f[^k%^g`Z`bg`bg]bl\nllbhg%Zg]laZkbg`ma^p^Zemah_fZm^kbZe ZoZbeZ[e^mahn`ahnkp^[lbm^Zg]lh\bZef^]bZ%rhnee[^\hf^ZiZkmh_ hnk\hffngbmr' Godspell is one of those rare and unique breeds of shows that allows ma^\hfiZgrmhnl^bml\k^ZmbobmrZg]ngbjn^`b_mlmhfhe]Zg]laZi^bm into what they want it to be. I encourage you to use your own creativity and unique gifts to shape your experiences of Godspellbgmhg^pb]^Zl% i^klhgZe]bl\ho^kb^l%Zg]f^fhkb^lmaZmpbeeeZlmZeb_^mbf^' Ken Davenport 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 Side3<hgg^\mbg`pbmama^Godspell\hffngbmr 1 FOLLOW THEE MORE NEARLY: Learn Your Lessons Well&<eZllkhhf:\mbobmb^l Teacher Notes & Standards 9 Did You See That?! - Questions for discussion *)&** >E>F>GM:KRE>O>E All Good Gifts&<^e^[kZmbg`ma^gZmnkZephke] *+ The Good Samaritan&<hgg^\mbg`ma^iZkZ[e^mhk^Zeeb_^ 13 Light of the World &>qiehkZmbhgh_lmn]^gml\hffngbmr *- FB==E>L<AHHEE>O>E By My Side&<k^Zmbg`\hffngbmr&Z\mbg``Zf^l_hk`khni[nbe]bg` *. Light Under a Bushel&Phkdbg`pbmab]bhfl 16 We Beseech Thee&<aZkZ\m^k\hgg^\mbhglmakhn`a\hkk^lihg]^g\^ 17 AB@AL<AHHEE>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&<k^Zmbg`Z[lmkZ\mihkmkZbml ++ Good Things!&K^&inkihlbg`h[c^\mlmh\k^Zm^Zkm +, K^lhnk\^l +- M^Z\a^klZk^^g\hnkZ`^]mhnl^mabl`nb]^mh^eb\bmlmn]^gm]bl\nllbhg[^_hk^ma^lahp%`nb]^ma^fmakhn`a Zli^\mlh_ma^ikh]n\mbhg%Zg]^g`Z`^ma^fbgZ\mbobmb^lhg\^ma^rk^mnkgmhma^\eZllkhhf'Hnk`hZeblmha^ei m^Z\a^klnmbebs^ma^ikh]n\mbhgZlZ\ZmZerlm_hklmn]^gm^]n\Zmbhg%\heeZ[hkZmbhg%Zg]bglibkZmbhg' Hg^h_ma^fZgrma^f^lh_ Godspellbgoheo^li^hie^\hfbg`mh`^ma^kZlZ\hffngbmrmhe^Zkg_khf^Z\ahma^k makhn`aphk]lZg]]^^]l'P^ahi^maZmrhnklmn]^gmlZk^bglibk^][rma^ikh]n\mbhgZg]\Zge^Zkg_khfrhn% _khfma^fl^eo^l%Zg]_khf^Z\ahma^kmakhn`ama^l^Z\mbobmb^l' Ie^Zl^_^^e_k^^mh\hirma^fZm^kbZelbgmabl`nb]^mhZb]rhnbgliZkdbg`\eZllkhhfbgm^k^lmZg]]bl\nllbhg [^_hk^Zg]Z_m^kma^i^k_hkfZg\^'>gchrma^lahp Written, Edited and Designed :km;r=Zob]>]pZk];rk]+))1Iahmh3<ZkheKhl^`` show studies by Timothy Reid for: www.showstudies.com WWW.GODSPELL.COM THE STORY OF THIS IS THE BEGINNING... 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