Illinois State University ISU ReD: Research and eData School of Theatre and Dance Programs Theatre and Dance Spring 1996 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat School of Theatre and Dance Illinois State University School of Music Illinois State University Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/sotdp Part of the Music Performance Commons, and the Theatre and Performance Studies Commons Recommended Citation School of Theatre and Dance and School of Music, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" (1996). School of Theatre and Dance Programs. 128. https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/sotdp/128 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Theatre and Dance at ISU ReD: Research and eData. It has been accepted for inclusion in School of Theatre and Dance Programs by an authorized administrator of ISU ReD: Research and eData. For more information, please contact [email protected]. proudly present 7 3 y EA RS OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT May 17, 1996 Dear Community Players Audience: Thank you for attending our final production of the season, ·•Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'". We are very excited to be presenting this well received musical and your ticket response has been overwhelming. Community Players is an all-volunteer organiz.ation. We ask you to come join us during our future productions either onstage, backstage or in the audience. Please call our Scene shop number, 662-5113, for instructions on how to become involved. As we close this season we are preparing for the next one. A children·s production ot "Wiz.ard of Oz'". sponsored through Community Players Theatre for Young People, will be auditioning on May 11 and 18. We will be casting 85 children plus developing a working crew for the show. --wiz.ard'' will be performed on July 12-14 and rehearsals will be held in June. All cast and crew will be charged a $25 participation fee and will receive a souvenir T-shirt. Season tickets sales are beginning this week.for Players· 74th season which includes "A Little Night Music", "I Hate Hamlet", "A Chorus Line", "Wait Until Dark", and "Kiss Me Kate". There will be staff in the lobby to assist you. Tickets purchased during •'Joseph'' will receive a discount and we will be able to accept VISA and MASTERCARD. We always encourage our audience to look beyond just a ticket purchase and include a donation at Community Players. During the production of·"Winnie the Pooh .. we had to do an emergency roof repair. The required roof replacement is getting closer and closer. The price tag for that will be between $35 - $40,000 so we need your help. In addition to private donations, we are asking employers to provide scholarships to allow children in economic need to attend our performances and workshops. It takes ticket sales and donations to keep us going and we appreciate all of your continued support and assistance. Every person who purchases a season ticket is a ··member" of Community Players as set forth in our Constitution and Bylaws. Our annual meeting and election of officers on Tuesday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the theatre. Please make plans to attend as we discuss the future of the organiz.ation. Again, we urge you to purchase tickets for the 1996-97 season and urge you to tell your family, friends and neighbors about Community Players. And, last but not least, thank you for being in the audience this season. See you next year! Sincerely, Kathleen Parrish, President Board of Governors COMMUNITY PLAYERS PRESENTS JOSEPH AND THE AMAZIN6 TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Book and Music by Andrew Lloyd Weber Lyrics by Tim Rice Directed and Choreographed by L. Jane Thomley Co-Producers Music Directors Penny Wilson Sally Hoffman Theresa Kerber Adria Schumann Costume Designer Lighting Designer Susan Thetard David Flanders Scenic Designer Jeremy R. Stiller Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is performed by special arrangement with Music Theatre International, New York, New York. Technicolor® is the registered trademark ofthe Technicolor group of companies. May 17-19,23-26; May 30-June I, 1996 ACT ONE Prologue Narrator Any Dream Will Do Joseph, Narrator, Choir Jacob & Sons/Joseph's Coat Narrator, Brothers, Choir, Jacob Joseph, Wives Joseph's Dreams Narrator, Joseph, Brothers Poor, Poor Joseph Narrator, Brothers, Choir One More Angel in Heaven Narrator, Brothers, Wives Potiphar Narrator, Potiphar Slaves, Mrs. Potiphar, Joseph, Potiphar Close Every Door Joseph, Choir Go, Go, Go Joseph Narrator, Butler, Baker, Choir, Joseph, Wives, Guru, Brothers, Male Ensemble ACT TWO Pharaoh Story Narrator, Choir Poor, Poor Pharaoh/Song of the King Narrator, Pharaoh, Choir, Pharaoh Slaves, Adoring Girls Pharaoh's Dreams Explained Joseph, Choir, Slaves, Adoring Girls, Stone The Crows Narrator, Pharaoh, Choir, Adoring Girls, Joseph, Slaves Those Canaan Days Reuben, Brothers (adagio dance couple) The Brothers Come to Egypt/ Narrator, Choir, Brothers, Joseph, Grovel, Grovel Adoring Girls, Slaves Who's the Thief? Narrator, Choir, Brothers, Joseph Benjamin Calypso Dan, Brothers, Choir, Adoring Girls, Slaves Joseph All the Time Narrator, Joseph, Choir, Brothers, Adoring Girls, Slaves Jacob in Egypt Narrator, Choir, Adoring Girls, Slaves, Brothers Any Dream Will Do Joseph, Narrator, Choir, All Finale All THE COMPANY Narrator Jenifer Bratcher Narrator Understudy Julie McCoy Jacob/Potiphar/Guru Dave Schick Jacob/Potiphar/Guru Understudy Scott Heap Reuben (One More Angel in Heaven) Chris Fuller Simeone (Canaan Days) Pat Gaik Levi Kent Layton Napthali Ronnie Jones lssacar/Butler Andrew Kiper Asher Tim Petersen Dan (Benjamin Calypso, Canaan Days Adagio) Eric Wallace Zebulun Jason Wiggins Gad/Baker Chris Terven Benjamin Tim Holbrook Judah Zack Shaw Joseph Kerry Myers Pharaoh John Bowen Potiphar & Pharoah Slaves Phil Hoffinan Brandon Albee Quincy Marr Wives/Potiphar Slaves/lshmalites/Pharaoh Slaves/Sheaves of Wheat and Com Mrs. Potiphar Christie Hursey Reuben's Wife Julie McCoy Simeon's Wife Christie Hursey Levi's Wife Annette Martinez Naphali's Wife Sarah Caudle Issacar's Wife Heather Kennel Asher's Wife Monica Hesse Dan's Wife Bridget Pleines Zebulun's Wife Tiffany Thetard Gad's Wife Sharon Mindock Benjamin's Wife Wendy Baugh Judah's Wife Heidi Lott "One More Angel" Soloists Annette Martinez Heather Kennel "Cannan Days"Adaio Dancers Eric Wallace Bridget Pleines Co-Dance Captains Bridget Pleines Wendy Baugh DIRECTOR'S NOTES "May I return to the beginning... " As the coat in its story, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAM COAT is a work of many colors. Written in I 967 as a "pop contata" for the school at St. Paul's Junior School, JOSEPH was the first collaborative work between Andrew Lloyd Webber (JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, EVITA, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA) and Tim Rice (JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, EVITA, Disney's THE LION KING). At its first performance it lasted only fifteen minutes. Following nine revisions JOSEPH received its Broadway debut on January 17, 1982. This was a work originally written for children so it is interesting to note that by the 1982 production the children's choir had been omitted entirely. Ten years later a new production featuring a fifty voice children's choir premiered at the newly restored state theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Taken from the smash production at the London Palladium, this was the first professional production to include the children' choir. When the curtain rises on each performance of this production of JOSEPH, most of the audience will be unaware of the contributions and labor of the many people who have worked behind-the-scenes to make it possible. The taste of the director, choreographer, the musical director, and the designer is to tell you a story. Their role is to move you and transport you back to Egypt 1759 BC (by way of Carnaby Street 1968, and later to a mega-party in the present.). This is the story of a child who grows to be a man, told to the audience through sight and sound. An ancient tale is made enthralling by Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Tim Rice's brilliant musical score, the designer's and choreographer's formidable talents to create magic and color in a theatrical setting, and a dream cast who bring it to glorious life. Sets. Costumes. Lights. Sound. People. Each of these set the whole thing in motion. Join us as we "draw back the curtain" and ''return to the beginning." L. Jane Thomley, Director/Choreographer STAFF Director/Choreographer L. Jane Thomley Co- Producers Penny Wilson, Theresa Kerber Music Director (adults) Sally Hoffinan Music Director (children) Adria Schumann Conductor Sally Hoffinan Scenic Design Jeremy Stiller Costume Design Susan Thetard Lighting Design David Flanders Sound Design David Davenport Stage Managers Doug Hesse, Dan Virtue Property Master Marcia Basolo Master Builders Bruce Parrish, Terry Dawson Asst. Costume Designer Tiffany Thetard Asst. Lighting Designer Brad Streigal Asst. Stage Manager Cathy Holbrook Wardrobe Coordinator Carolyn Beyer Rehearsal Pianists Kim Snyder, Elaine Buland Construction Crew Jeremy Stiller, Bruce Parrish, Jessica Stiller, Tricia Stiller, Terry Dawson, Paul Dillow Dressers Jennifer Geisler, Angie Mentzer, Jasmine Hunt, Gina Lamonica, Anna Chiodo. Jodi Naffziger, Jessica Livingston, Kate Meghji, Heather Virtue, Amy Gannaway, Kuo Hsin Lian. Tricia Basolo, Angie Fulton. Jennie Dawson, Jessica Moody Deck Crew Tom Holbrook, Jasmine Hunt Prop Crew Marie Dawson, Donna Anhalt Tie-Dye Creations Norma West Sound Crew Adrian Skiles, David Davenport, Dave Shields, Theresa Kerber, Dave Fryer, Steve Crutcher Follow Spot Operators Jennie Dawson, Justin Kelley. Matt Anhalt House Managers Nancy Niebur, Marsha Cremeens, Gayle Plumadore Box Office Staff Tony Holloway, Nancy Thomley, Glen Beaman Program Photographers L. Jane Thomley, Terry Dawson Audio Visual Design/Engineer Paul Dillow Program Cover Design Gary Schwartz THE CAST Brandon Albee - Potiphar Slave/Tailor/Pharoah Slave - Brandon, a freshman at U-High, sing in the chorus and court singers.