by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice Lakewood Little Theatre, Beck Center for the Cultural Arts 1987 |
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 Michael McIntosh, Scott Rhoden & Company |
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| Excerpts from the Lorain Journal review “fashioned with utmost skill” “the proceedings glide along with ease and entertainment” |
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 Michael McIntosh, Scott Rhoden & Company |
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Cast of Characters
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Narrator
Jacob Reuben Simeon Levi Naphtali Isaacher Asher Dan Zebulon Gad Benjamin Judah Joseph Leah Bilhah Zilpah Dinah Reuben’s wife Gad’s wife Levi’s wife Judah’s wife Naphtali’s wife Photographer Garment Vendor Potiphar Potiphar’s wife The Butler The Baker Pharoah |
Tracy Colerider-Krugh Scott Rhoden Daniel Zucker James Alan Fritz Chip Laisure Michael Lowe Raun LaBondano Dennis C. McNulty Columbus Dunn Bob Stoesser Edward E. Feighan Paul Greenwell Dan Morris Michael McIntosh Mary L. Garmone Denise C. Edwards Diane Schreiber Lynley Tolls Liz Ionta Jean A. Dwyer Marilynn Garner Tara Webb Nancy Peyton Jim Levine Jim Levine Scott Rhoden Liz Ionta Raun LaBondano Bob Stoesser James Alan Fritz |
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Children’s Chorus
Brigette Bennett, Karen Good, Amy Gutheil, Trent Harris, Eve McPherson, Colin Moeller, Ryan Moeller, Sara Ninke, Katie Traynor |
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 Diane Schreiber, Lynley Tolls, Jean A. Dwyer, Scott Rhoden, Liz Ionta, Michael McIntosh, Raun LaBondano & Tracy Colerider-Krugh |
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Production Staff
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Director
Associate Director Choreographer Music Director Set Design Light Design Costume Design |
Fred Sternfeld Jerry Macek Jerry Macek Amy Goodwin Don McBride Andrew Kosiorek Marguerite Arendec |
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Orchestra
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Percussion
Synthesizer Piano / Conductor Traps Guitars Bass Guitar |
Bob Antl Joe Babin, Mike Eschhofen Amy Goodwin Darryl Mika Nick Polombo Gregg Sichner |
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 Paul Greenwell, Michael McIntosh, Tracy Colerider-Krugh & Company |
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| Recollections…
My concept for this production was “an illustrated children’s bible sprung to life as seen through the eyes of children.” I was inspired to this concept by the child-like feel of the music and the anachronistic nature of some of the writing: IE — Elvis as the Pharoah, go-go dancing, the calypso / limbo scene & the country-western number. The scenery was designed to have a similar look to an illustrated children’s bible Don McBride and I chose — a cartoon look. The show started with the narrator as a Sunday School teacher singing the prologue to the children’s chorus. She was holding a bible. In transition to “Jacob & Sons” the front cover of the children’s bible was projected on a scrim and then lights came up on Jacob and his family in a freeze. They broke out of the freeze and the story came to life. I also wanted to be true to the bible, so I cast the brothers along racial lines paying attention to the three wives of Jacob. Even with the fanciful concept I worked hard to tell the story of patriarchal favoritism, betrayal and redemption that is inherent in the bible story.
Fred Sternfeld |
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