THE OBSERVER
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011 Page 11
The ObserverENTERTAINMENT
More than ‘Jesus and his zany friends’ The Brockville community will have a chance to see one of Broadway’s most highly successful productions, when the students of Thousand Islands Secondary School and Brockville Collegiate Institute present John-Michael Tebelak and Stephan Schwartz’s ground-breaking rock- opera, ‘Godspell’. Loosely based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew, ‘Godspell’, an archaic spelling of the word ‘Gospel’, breaks new ground in its unique and contemporary stage treatment of Jesus, his followers, and his disciples. “Because the material is based on parables from the bible, the play is has two elements,” said BCI student, Lucas Denneboom, 16, who portrays Jesus. ”There are several individual stories but there is also an underlying story and it all sort of ties together, which is appropriate because our characters start out as individuals but by the end have formed a community, which is what the story is really about.” Castmate and fellow BCI student, Emily Townsend, 17, who portrays Gilmer, echoed Denneboom, adding that the combination of well known theatrical devices such as pantomime, vaudeville, and improvisation and energetic choreography as well as Stephen Schwartz’s energetic Grammy-winning score, makes the potentially overwhelming material more accessible. “As the daughter of an Anglican priest, I can definitely relate to the material in its initial form,” explained Townsend. “But there’s an interesting spin on it opens it up to everyone, whether they know the Bible or not. I found a suitable quote about ‘Godspell’ from Stephan Schwartz, he said that “It’s very easy for the play to deteriorate into Jesus and his zany friends. But if that happens, you’ve missed the point.” quoted Townsend. “And I think that sums it up perfectly.” Tickets for ‘Godspell’ are currently available for $10 (adult) and $7 (seniors and students), at the main offices of BCI and TISS between 7:30 a.m and 3:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. The show will be presented in the main auditorium at BCI on Thursday, January 13th and runs until Saturday, January 15th. ERIN CHRISTIE PHOTO
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