Ages 14-18*
Camp Dates: July 11 from 2 to 10 p.m. at the CYT Studios, June 12-16 and 18-22 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the CYT KC Studios & July 23 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at MidAmerica Nazarene University
Performances: July 23 at 7 p.m. and July 24 at 2 & 7 p.m. at MidAmerica Nazarene University
Auditions: Videos due by noon on June 4 to auditions@cytkc.org
Callbacks: June 5 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the CYT Studios
Read Through & Costume Parade: June 27 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the CYT Studios
*Campers may be 19 if they have just graduated high school in the spring of 2021.
John-Michael Tebelak originally conceived of
Godspell as his Master's Thesis project at Carnegie-Mellon University in 1970 when he was only 22 years old. Stephen Schwartz, who had just written
Pippin at his college, joined Tebelak to write the music for
Godspell.
Godspell was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz (
Wicked,
Pippin,
Children of Eden), and it took the world by storm. Led by the international hit, "Day by Day," Godspell is based on The Gospel of Matthew and features a parade of beloved songs, including "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord," "Learn Your Lessons Well," "All for the Best," "All Good Gifts," "Turn Back, O Man" and "By My Side."
Here is an excerpt from an interview with Tebelak in
Dramatics Magazine, January 1975: “‘Gospel” is translated to mean ‘Good News.’ I turned toward the Gospels and sat one afternoon and read the whole thing through. Afterwards, I became terribly excited because I found what I wanted to portray on stage: Joy! I found a great joy, a simplicity—some rather comforting words in the Gospel itself—in these four books. I wanted to make it the simple, joyful message that I felt the first time I read them and recreate the sense of community.”
One parent (or adult family representative) of each camper is required to volunteer as part of a Production Team.
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