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1 Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre presents S S St t tu u ud d de e en

1 Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre presents S S St t tu u ud d de e en n nt t t E E En n nr r ri i ic c ch h hm m me e en n nt t t G G Gu u ui i id d de e e 280 Miracle Mile Coral Gables, FL 33134 www.actorsplayhouse.org Barbara S. Stein David Arisco Earl Maulding Executive Producing Director Artistic Director Children’s Theatre Director 2 W W We e el l lc c co o om m me e e t t to o o t t th h he e e T T Th h he e ea a at t tr r re e e ! ! ! Welcome to the Actors’ Playhouse production of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. We hope that you will enjoy the show and that attendance at live theatre will become a regular part of your entertainment and educational activities. Live theatre demands your participation. This does not mean that you have to learn lines or move scenery. What we mean is that your attendance is not passive, as it would be if you were watching television at home. At the theatre you must actively allow yourself to suspend your disbelief by forgetting that you are watching a play and allow yourself to become part of the story. Let yourself cry, laugh or gasp in response to what you see. Applaud at the end of scenes, songs and dances to show your appreciation of the talent and entertainment you experienced. As an audience member you must supply your creativity and treat yourself to the luxury of imagination. We hope you use this Student Enrichment guide to further your understanding and appreciation of our show. Please make as many copies as necessary to allow everyone the opportunity to further understand the show. We encourage you to discuss the main themes and motifs in JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT prior to your attendance at the performance and tackle the discussion questions afterward. We look forward to having you experience JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. If you have any further questions regarding this, or any future Actors’ Playhouse productions, please do not hesitate to call. Enjoy the Show!!! TABLE OF CONTENTS THEATRE ETIQUETTE ………………………………….3 SHOW SYNOPSIS………………………………………...3-4 CHARACTERS…………………………………………….4-5 MUSICAL NUMBERS…………………………………….5-7 BIBLE VERSES…………………………………………….7 AUTHOR/COMPOSER BIOGRAPHIES……………...…..8-11 TIVIA AND COLORS OF THE COAT…………………...11 WEBSITES OF INTEREST………………………………...12 DISCUSSION TOPICS…………………………………….13-14 ACTIVITIES………………………………………………..14 SUNSHINE STANDARD RELATED ACTIVITIES……..15-18 3 T T Th h he e ea a at t tr r re e e E E Et t ti i iq q qu u ue e et t tt t te e e Discuss proper audience behavior with your students. While applause, laughter, and reaction, when appropriate, are appreciated and anticipated, unnecessary noise or movement can distract the actors and audience members, while also affecting the quality of the performance. It is very important that students understand how their behavior can affect a live performance. You, the teacher, and other adult chaperones for your group are responsible for your student’s behavior. We ask that the chaperones sit among the students rather than together in a group behind the students. Photography and recording of any kind are strictly forbidden. The use of cell phones for calls, texting or photography during the performance will not be tolerated. Ushers will react to disruptions and attempt to quell them. We reserve the right to remove any student causing a distraction from the theatre. S S Sh h ho o ow w w S S Sy y yn n no o op p ps s si i is s s Act I - The story is based on the Biblical story of Joseph, found in the book of Genesis. It is set in a frame in which a narrator is telling a story to children, encouraging them to dream. She then tells the story of Joseph, another dreamer ("Prologue"). In the beginning of the main story Jacob and his 12 sons are introduced ("Jacob and Sons"). Joseph's brothers are jealous of him for his coat, a symbol of their father's preference of him ("Joseph's Coat"). It is clear from Joseph's dreams that he is destined to rule over them ("Joseph's Dreams"). To get rid of him and make the dreams not come true, they sell him as a slave to some passing Ishmaelites ("Poor, Poor Joseph"), who in turn take him to Egypt. Back home, his brothers, accompanied by their wives, break the news to Jacob that Joseph has been killed; they show his tattered coat smeared with his blood – it is really goat blood – as proof that what they say is true ("One More Angel in Heaven"). In most productions, one brother, Reuben, usually sings the solo; the song often segues into a celebratory hoedown after the bereft Jacob has tottered off the stage. In Egypt, Joseph is the slave of Egyptian millionaire Potiphar. He rises through the ranks of slaves and servants until he is running Potiphar's house. When his master's wife makes advances, Joseph spurns her. Potiphar overhears, barges in, sees the two together – and jumps to conclusions. He jails Joseph ("Potiphar"). Depressed, Joseph sings “Close Every Door” – but his spirits rise when he helps two prisoners put in his cell. Both are former servants of the Pharaoh and both have had bizarre dreams. Joseph interprets them. One cellmate, the Baker, will be executed, but the other, the Butler, will be returned to service ("Go, Go, Go Joseph"). 4 Act II - The Narrator talks about impending changes in Joseph's fortunes ("A Pharaoh Story") because the Pharaoh is having dreams that no one can interpret. Now freed, the Butler tells Pharaoh (acted in the style of Elvis Presley) of Joseph and his dream interpretation skills ("Poor, Poor Pharaoh"). Pharaoh orders Joseph to be brought in and the king tells him his dream involving seven fat cows, seven skinny cows, seven healthy ears of corn, and seven dead ears of corn ("Song of the King"). Joseph interprets the dream as seven plentiful years followed by seven years of famine ("Pharaoh's Dreams Explained"). An astonished Pharaoh puts Joseph in charge of carrying out the preparations needed to endure the impending famine, and Joseph becomes the most powerful man in Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh("Stone the Crows"). Back home, the famine had caught up with Joseph's brothers, who, led by the brother Simeon, express regret at selling him and deceiving their father ("Those Canaan Days"). They hear Egypt has food and decide to go there to beg for food and mercy, not realizing whom they will be dealing with ("The Brothers Come to Egypt"). Joseph gives them food and sends them on their way, but plants a golden cup into the sack of his brother Benjamin ("Grovel, Grovel"). When the brothers try to leave, Joseph stops them, asking about the "stolen cup." Each brother empties his sack, and it is revealed that Benjamin has the cup. Joseph then accuses Benjamin of robbery ("Who's the Thief?"). The other brothers, though, beg for mercy for Benjamin, imploring that Joseph take them prisoner and set Benjamin free ("Benjamin Calypso"). Seeing their unselfishness and penitence Joseph reveals himself ("Joseph All the Time") and sends for his father. The two are reunited ("Jacob in Egypt") for a happy conclusion. The show ends with two songs ("Finale: Any Dream Will Do (Reprise)/Give Me My Coloured Coat"), and for curtain call in some big productions, a rock/disco medley of most of the musical's major numbers ("Joseph Megamix"). C C CH H HA A AR R RA A AC C CT T TE E ER R RS S S • Narrator: A woman, not of the time or place of the action, the Narrator tells the story through word and song, guiding the audience gently through the story of Joseph and his brothers. • Joseph: Obviously his father’s favorite, Joseph early on shows a talent for interpreting dreams and telling the future. This gets him into trouble with his brothers when he predicts his future will include ruling over the other eleven. However, it saves his life when in Egypt he correctly interprets Pharaoh’s dreams. In the end he has risen to a great position of power, but he still forgives his brothers and brings his family to Egypt to partake of the bounty he has accumulated there. • Jacob: The father of the twelve sons, Jacob definitely favors Joseph. At times he may appear unfair and shallow, but he is, more importantly, the prophet who recognizes the future and the calling of Joseph, thus saving the House of Israel. • The Brothers: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Naphtali, Issachar, Asher, Dan, Zebulun, Gad, Benjamin, Judah. Although acting usually as a group, they have their own different personalities, talents, and flaw. As a group they sell Joseph into slavery, but as individuals they deal with the following years and how they can make amends. 5 • Potiphar: A uploads/S4/ joseph-study-guide.pdf