‘Joseph
and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’
Barclay College will be presenting the
musical production of ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ April 20
and 21 at 7 p.m. and April 22 at 3 p.m. This will be the first production in
their new Ross-Ellis Center located on the Barclay campus in Haviland, Kansas.
The performance lasts approximately two hours.
Randi Shetley, director of the production says, “I am very
excited about this production. I
directed and taught drama at Barclay from 2008-2012. We were able to present several wonderful productions, but had to contend with the challenges of a
stage inside of a gymnasium. This
production of Joseph will be like nothing the college, or the surrounding area,
has ever seen. This new facility is
stunning! It feels like we are in a
professional theater. The talent helping
with this production is also incredible.
I live in Branson, Missouri and have been driving back and forth to
Haviland to direct this show. We have
professional volunteers from Branson, MO and Atlanta, GA as well as the
incredible talent of Barclay students, children, high school students and
adults from the Kiowa County area. The students are already shining
onstage. Even if you have seen a
production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamboat in the past, you
won't want to miss this. With added dance
numbers, professional music recordings, along with the talented live singing of
our actors, this looks and sounds like something you would see touring the
country. We don't want to give away any of our surprises, but I will say you
won't want to miss this!”
Tickets are free
and you can order a ticket online to reserve a seat! You can arrive at the show
without a ticket, but if the event sells out, you will not be guaranteed a seat
without a ticket. Online ticket sales will close 1 hour before the show.
The performance is
general admission seating. Seat choice is first come, first served. In the
event of a sold-out show, unclaimed tickets may be released and given to others
10 minutes before show time if you have not arrived and checked in at the front
door.
Handicap Seating
is available. Reserve a space for a wheelchair/mobility scooter.
Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is presented by arrangement with The Musical
Company, LP, 214 Sullivan Street, Ste. 4, New York, NY, 10012-1354.
www.themusicalcompany.com Phone: (212) 598-2204. Email: info@themusicalcompany.com
This irresistible
family musical is about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite
son, Joseph. Lyrics by Tim Rice; Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Celebrating its
50th anniversary in 2018, sha la la
Joseph you’re doing fine! You and your dreamcoat
ahead of your time! One of the most enduring shows of all time, Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph,
his father Jacob, eleven brothers and the coat of many colors.
Told entirely
through song with the help of a main character Narrator, the musical follows
preferred son Joseph. After being sold into slavery by his brothers, he
ingratiates himself with Egyptian noble Potiphar, but ends up in jail after refusing
the amorous advances of Potiphar’s wife. While imprisoned, Joseph discovers his
ability to interpret dreams, and he soon finds himself in front of the mighty
but troubled, Elvis-inspired, Pharaoh. Joseph’s solution to Egypt’s famine
elevates him to Pharaoh’s right-hand man and reunites him with his family.
The magical
musical is full of catchy songs in a variety of styles, from a parody of French
ballads (“Those Canaan Days”), to country-western (“One More Angel in Heaven”)
and calypso (“Benjamin Calypso”), along with the unforgettable classics “Any
Dream Will Do” and “Close Every Door.” There are a variety of different
versions of Joseph available for licensing.
‘Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ is appropriate for all audiences and groups,
Joseph is performed hundreds of times a year by schools across North America,
the U.K. and around the world.
The new Ross-Ellis
center is located at 600 N. Main St., Haviland, Kansas.The
auditorium seats 572 people, with additional space for the tech crew and space
off stage for performers. There’s a sound booth with a 64 channel Yamaha CL3
digital mixer and an ETC ION lighting console. The lighting system currently
has 45 conventional incandescent fixtures and 32 LED fixtures across the
catwalk, 3 motorized lift stage lines, and one fixed line for the cyclorama
wall. There are two 14’ wide projector screens on either side of the main
stage. There are 3 full stage width curtains and two sets of partial width legs
in between them. The second floor houses a drama office, costume storage,
mechanical areas, and two openings for theatrical spotlights and video cameras.
There is also a control booth in the second floor for controlling lighting and
the video switching system. There is a receiving area for storage with large
overhead doors accessing the stage and the two loading docks. There are
dressing rooms, several offices, a small classroom, a green room, and four
piano practice rooms, one of which has equipment for audio recording of
podcasts and music. There are two large classrooms that have moveable
partitions that allow them to be opened up to expand the permanent lobby area
for large events. There is a large black box recital hall with LED theatrical
lighting for small drama productions, band practice, and small recitals. There
is a rehearsal hall with Wenger risers for choir practice.
THE
STORY OF JOSEPH’S COAT
The coat of many
colors was a sign of favoritism. Coats of color were usually worn by nobility
and for Joseph to have been given this, meant that he was special not only in
his father's eyes, but also that he more than likely was a prince of that
tribe.
Joseph's father
Jacob (also called Israel) favored him and gave Joseph the coat as a gift; as a
result, he was envied by his brothers, who saw the special coat as an
indication that Joseph would assume family leadership. His brothers' suspicion
grew when Joseph told them of his two dreams (Genesis 37:11) in which all the
brothers bowed down to him. The narrative tells that his brothers plotted
against him when he was 17, and would have killed him
had not the eldest brother Reuben interposed. He persuaded them instead to
throw Joseph into a pit and secretly planned to rescue him later. However,
while Reuben was absent, the others planned to sell him to a company of
Ishmaelite merchants. When the passing Midianites arrived, the brothers dragged
Joseph up and sold him to the merchants for 20 pieces of silver. The brothers
then dipped Joseph's coat in goat blood and showed it to their father, saying
that Joseph had been torn apart by wild beasts.
The envy of his brothers may also have stemmed
from the fact that Joseph was the son of Rachel, Jacob's first love. However,
Joseph's brothers were the sons of Rachel's older sister Leah and the sons of
the handmaidens, who were given to Jacob during a time when Rachel could not
conceive. There was a battle between Leah and Rachel to compete for Jacob's
attention. Jacob had told Joseph, when he was seventeen years old, to go check
on his brothers. Joseph would report back to his father of their evil deeds. In
addition to this he shares his dreams of them bowing down to him. Their anger
towards him only increased.