Christmas Musicals for Church
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After some songs and between the stories in the show, you may wish to add music to "cover" the movement of the cast to new positions. In most cases, if you are using the accompaniment CD, you can simply play the final track in the previous song. The Forty Minute Tour At measure 7, when the chorus sings "Our actresses are talented," a group of girls stand on blocks and pose looking glamorous. At measure 8, when the Chorus sings "our actors brave and sure," a group of boys stand on blocks and pose heroically. At measure 21, when Storyteller 1 says, "These boxes...," a number of cast members sit on the downstage boxes and mime rowing for a beat or two. Do What You Gotta Do During the introduction to the song, the Neighbors gather in a group on stage right, and Noah and his Family gather on stage left. As the Neighbors sing their parts beginning at measures 5 and 32, they advance toward Noah and his Family, who back away from them. When Noah and his Family sing their part beginning at measure 15, they advance toward the Neighbors who back away. At measure 42, when Noah and his Family sing, the Chorus members upstage pair up and link arms. (If you wish to costume your animals, this would be the place in the song for the animals to put them on.) At measure 53, as everyone sings, the Neighbors huddle fearfully on stage right, looking up at the stormy sky. At measure 60, one neighbor stands up in the middle of the huddle to deliver the line, "Uh-oh." When Life Is a Zoo The cast can sing the song as storytellers without becoming the animals. As an alternative, you might consider using a projector and screen to show slides of the appropriate cartoon animals as the song is sung. The Promise The cast settle into groups to form a stage picture with Noah and his wife featured in a central spot. No Way Not Me Jonah begins the song kneeling, but jumps up quickly as he sings with the Chorus. At measure 16, as he names the things he'd rather do, he mimes them vigorously. At the choruses (measures 32 and 68) the cast perform choreographed hand gestures emphasizing their negative words. Jonah's Prayer During the song, Jonah is downstage alone; and the rest of the cast is arranged upstage in a reflective picture. Jonah may begin the song kneeling and end standing. Nineveh Repents The Ninevites dance wildly and aggressively during the first section of the song, particularly during measures 15 to 22. At the end of the song, they dance joyfully. For Preview Only