From the streets of Broadway to our very own Guadalupe center, Godspell is the musical of choice for this fall. Godspell has been on Broadway with different themes. There is an apocalyptic theme, a circus theme, and a school theme. In the CCHS drama version openings on Friday, November 8th, Ms. Katie Wilson, the drama director, has decided to do the school theme, which she said seems fitting considering students will be able to relate to this play more easily.
When this reporter inquired what this play is about Ms. Katie Wilson stumbled, looking for the words to describe this very reputable play without giving away the ending when junior Adam Neff, who is a part of the play, chimed in sayin, ” The play is hard to explain without giving away the ending”. So together, Ms. Wilson, and Adam, along with senior Lana Picciano looked for ways to describe this play.
One way they explained the play was saying that it was basically a group of people who do not get along, something any high schooler can relate to.
In this play there is a person, a modern day Jesus in a way, (played by junior Justin Haupt) who is a teacher that shows the students how to get along for the common good. The teacher shows them how to get along through the parables of Jesus in the New Testament. However, the parables are modernized in order to fit the theme of the play. The two most commonly known parables that will be in this play are the parable of the sower and the seed, and the parable of the prodigal son, which Ms. Wilson promises will be portrayed in a very unique way.
Even though the name may seem like this play is simply religious, it isn’t. It incorporates everything that high schoolers can relate to. There will be portrayals of the nerd, the jock, the teachers’ pet, and the bad girl. “It’s like the Breakfast Club meets the Bible,” said Senior Lana Picciano.
This play will give people endearing lessons that will not only open their eyes to how challenging high school can be, but also how easy it is for everyone to get along.
Tickets go on sale Monday, October 28th. Another attraction is a chance to see the up-and-coming stars of CCHS drama. According to Ms. Wilson, there are four freshmen that are really “killing it.” Those four freshmen are Natalie Hynes, Shane Tuller, Henry Pedersen, and Julia Steele. So don’t miss out on the chance to see these stars, and put the rumors to rest that only seniors play leads.
