by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice

Lakewood Little Theatre, Beck Center for the Cultural Arts 1987


Michael McIntosh, Scott Rhoden & Company

Excerpts from the Lorain Journal review

“fashioned with utmost skill”

“the proceedings glide along with ease and entertainment”

Howard Gollop, Lorain Journal 1987


Michael McIntosh, Scott Rhoden & Company

Cast of Characters
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
Children’s Chorus
Brigette Bennett, Karen Good, Amy Gutheil, Trent Harris, Eve McPherson,
Colin Moeller, Ryan Moeller, Sara Ninke, Katie Traynor


Diane Schreiber, Lynley Tolls, Jean A. Dwyer, Scott Rhoden, Liz Ionta, Michael McIntosh,
Raun LaBondano & Tracy Colerider-Krugh

Production Staff
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
Orchestra
Percussion
Synthesizer
Piano / Conductor
Traps
Guitars
Bass Guitar
Bob Antl
Joe Babin, Mike Eschhofen
Amy Goodwin
Darryl Mika
Nick Polombo
Gregg Sichner


Paul Greenwell, Michael McIntosh, Tracy Colerider-Krugh & Company

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