OK, enough with the financial crisis, the porkulus bill, the new president, Iraq… we’re going local here.
Next weekend, Feb. 20-22, a talented troupe from my church, St. George’s Episcopal in Maplewood, NJ, will stage Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, complete with live music.
My wife, the lovely and talented Web Goddess, and I are not in the production, but we’ve been involved in helping to publicize it. By “we” I mean mostly her. Here’s the scale of our respective contributions — she conceptualized, designed and executed the colorful banner you see here, combining a stock image rainbow swirl with a coat outline she drew herself, and tweaking the words endlessly to get them to fit.
Me? I looked over her shoulder when she asked me to, talked through some ideas and made encouraging sounds. At one point near the end, I said “maybe you could put a narrow white border around the coat,” and then left her alone to figure out how to actually do it. If you look closely you can see the little white border, which really helps the coat pop out more from the rainbow background. That was my idea. I also sent a rehearsal photo, caption, and an ad to our local weekly. (The Web Goddess took the picture and designed the ad.)
Not that I’m proud of her or anything, but I actually think the poster my wife made is nicer than the official image from the London revival. It’s certainly easier to read. And the white line is a nice touch.
Oh yeah, the production itself… it’s gonna be great. There is some amazing musical talent in our parish, and a couple of the performers have done the show professionally. They’ve been preparing and rehearsing since October — our church puts on a musical show every two or three years, and it’s always fabulous. I strongly urge all of you to attend — even the 13% of you who live outside the U.S. Details on tickets and show times are here, and you can see a two-minute rehearsal teaser on YouTube.
That’s it from Maplewood — regularly scheduled political grumpiness will resume soon.
Photo of the Web Goddess by Kirk Petersen (I borrowed her other camera).
Good luck with the production – having worked in theater, I know the work involved in staging a show. If you get a chance and you enjoy Christian productions, check out the Sight & Sound Theater in Strasburg, PA – the recreate Bible stories in a 2,000 seat theater with all of the latest in lighting and special effects, a wrap around stage, live animals and casts that number in the 100s. Shows coming up are "Behold The Lamb" – Easter and "In The Begining" – Creation. Visit http://www.sight-sound.com.
I enjoy your site and visit it regularly to keep up with a conservative view of politics.
You’re right, Sis did a better job. I like the white line too, noticed it right away.
Mike,
I agree. The poster your wife did is much better than the official image.
By the way, having seen your picture and now hers, how did you ever managed to convince her to marry you?