Programme 1981 – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

THE HASTINGS OPERATIC SOCIETY

presents

Joseph
AND THE AMAZING
TECHNICOLOR
DREAMCOAT

MAY 21st – 30th 1981

Joseph

The story of Joseph, is based upon the original Joseph Chapters 37- 45 of Genesis. The “Coat of Many Colours” is given to Joseph by his father, Jacob, who looks on Joseph as his favourite son. This makes his eleven brothers jealous, and they in turn sell Joseph to a travelling band of Ishmaelites. He is taken to Egypt where his gift of interpreting dreams leads to his rise in status to the position of Prime Minister of Egypt.

Joseph’s coat represents to him the beauty of fantasy and imagination where the mind runs wild with fascinating ideas, sights and sounds. It is in this state that Joseph learns about his character, his attitudes to others, and to life in general.

The major part of the show then is a dream. Jacob is told of his son’s “death” by a chorus of cowboys (the brothers). Pharoah appears as the true “king” of rock and the brothers plead for the life of Benjamin with a calypso!

MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE

Any Dream Will Do   Joseph, Chorus, Choir
Jacob and Son /Joseph’s Coat   Narrator, Brothers, Choir, Jacob, Joseph
Joseph’s Dreams’   Narrator, Joseph, Brothers
Poor, Poor Joseph   Narrator, Brothers, Choir
One More Angel in Heaven   Narrator, Brothers, Girl
Potiphar   Choir, Narrator, Male Chorus, Mrs Potiphar, Joseph, Potiphar
Close Every Door   Joseph, Choir
Someone   Joseph
Go go, go Joseph   Narrator, Butler, Baker, Male Chorus, Joseph

ACT TWO
Pharaoh Story   Narrator, Choir
Poor, Poor Pharaoh/Song of the King   Narrator, Lively Lad, Pharaoh, Chorus
Pharaoh’s Dreams Explained   Joseph, Choir, Chorus
Stone the Crows   Narrator, Pharaoh, Choir Adoring Girls, Joseph
Those Canaan Days   Gad Brothers
The Brothers come to Egypt/Grovel, grovel   Narrator, Choir, Brothers, Joseph
Who’s the Thief?   Joseph. Choir, Brothers
Benjamin Calypso   Rueben Brothers
Joseph All The Time   Narrator, Joseph, Choir, Brothers
Jacob in Egypt   Narrator, Choir, Chorus
Any Dream Will Do   Joseph, Choir, Chorus

‘Choir’ refers to children’s voices, ‘Chorus’ to adults.

AND THE AMAZING
TECHNICOLOR
DREAMCOAT

PRODUCTION PERSONNEL:
Director:   OLIVER CHRISTOFFERSEN
Musical Director:   BOB GOWING
Choir Mistress:   BEV WARD
Choreographer:   KAREN THOMPSON

PRINCIPALS:
Narrators   Dick Puanaki, Jeannette Cresswell
Joseph   Perry Trotter
Pharaoh   Norris Power
Jacob   Ernie Stuart
Jacob’s Wife   Liz Pegg
Rueben   Sid Tawhai
Simeon   Carl Winter
Levi   Michael McCormack
Napthall   David Youngson
lsaacher   Peter Morrell
Asher   Andrew Maton
Dan   Roy Brown
Zebulum   John Hellyer
Gad   Steven Reay
Benjamin   Arie Ketel
Judah   Darryl Morley
Potiphar   Laurie O’Donoghue
Potiphar’s Wife   Judy Ferguson
Guards
Lively Lad   John Hellyer
Baker   Sid Tawhai
Butler   David Youngson
lshmelites   Greg Karena, Adrian Kurta
Guards   Greg Karena, Adrian Kurta
Incense Wafters   Tracey Lockart, Christine O’Neil

DANCERS:
Carol Shanks   Christine Gillespie
Simone Ellis   Celeste Staniforth
Kerry-Ellen Hay   Tracy Mawson
Karen Nowell-Usticke

ORCHESTRA:
Conductor   Bob Gowing
Keyboard   Sue Lusher
Flute   Mary Hodgetts
Trombone/Tuba   Wayne Myhill
Trumpet   Graeme Harrington
Clarinets   Alan Meakin, Michael Smith
Lead Guitar   Jim Baker
Rhythm Guitar   Warren Matthews
Bass Guitar   Dave Kitt
Drums   Peter Cutts
Percussion   Bev Ward

“HEAVENLY GIRLS CHOIR”
Anita Cossey,   Amanda O‘Callaghan,   Susan Armstrong,
Angela Templeton,   Leanne O’Sullivan,   Kim Wright,
Sharon Atkins,   Frances Blake,   Wanda Taylor,
Toni Nash,   Lavinia Edmonds,   Nicola Harding,
Amanda Silvester,   Nardia Whiteman,   Josephine Vaaua,
Janine Moran,   Amanda O’Donoghue,   Leanne Watt,
Alex Date,   Katrina Crawford,   Stacey Devoy,
Kate Throp,   Sarah O’Connor,   Megan Treacher,
Bronwyn Martin,   Catherine Walker,   Rani Blake,
Paula Jones,   Phillipa Rean,   Bronwyn Morgan,
Janine Fairfield,   Nicola Robertson,   Jennifer Ellingham,
Tara Fairfield,   Sarah Wallace,   Karen O’Callaghan,
Toni Huata,   Jane Hay,   Kerry Moulder,
Andrea Peart,   Leanne Fairfield,   Sheree Williams,
Anne Maree Ward,   Kim Bixley,   Lisa Taylor.

“HEAVENLY BOYS CHOIR”
Antony Maiaho,   Temple Martin,   Andrew Hill,
Julian Brown,   Damon Harvey,   Ian Mackie,
Stephen King,   Craig Dick,   Gregory Neil,
Stuart Woodham,   Andrew Syme,   Julian Ketel,
Hamish Armstrong,   David Blake,   Terry Senior,
Nigel Collins,   Owen Moore,   Matthew Date,
Stephen Taw,   David Berry,   Sean Giffney,
Kristan Jensen.

FEMALE CHORUS:
Karen Wright,   Judy Barton,   Judith Ferguson,
Eileen Murphy,   Kerry Daly,   Mandy Reinders.

MALE CHORUS:
Joe Kirk,   Geordie Burns,   Graham Hilton,
Ross Corbett.

Stage Manager:   Derek Rolls
Asst Stage Man:   Peter Plummer
Stage Crew:   Bruce Mellis, Ross Pullen, Robert Tankersley, Peter Dixon
Head Mechanist:   Lindsay Craig
Lighting Design:   David Leese, Stuart Bailey
Lighting Operator:   Peter Eade
Sound:   John Holmes
Head Flyman:   Murray Bridges
Fly Crew:   David Austin
Wardrobe Mistress:   Sybil Reay
Wardrobe Team:   Barbara Dean, Jean Campbell, Nada Broomhead, Maureen O’Donoghue, Diane Green, Elaine Treacher, Margaret Falconer, Peggy McCarthy, Barbara Jones, Jenny Williams, Sandra Apperley, Bev Nisbet, Karen Beaumont, Nancy Dunnoghue, Jill Hui, Mandy Taylor
Property Team:   Moira Reay, Staveley Tankersley, Lois Nairn, Cheryl Stephenson
Makeup Supervisor:   Minnie Wright
Makeup Team:   Trish Green, Sue French, Dawn McCowatt, Helen Jackson, Fiona Cudby, Moira Bewley, Debbie Lucas, Staveley Tankersley
Publicity Officer:   Lauri O’Donoghue
Production Secretary:   Liz Pegg
Front of House Man:   Eric Reay
Front of House Staff:   Members and friends of the society
Call Stewards:   Tracey Lockhart, Tracey Brazier, Christine O’Neil
Hairdressers:   Sue Knight, Joan Williams from La Vanity Salon and helpers
Supper Team:   Helen Date, Diana Brooker, Pat Berry
Children’s Suppers:   We are grateful for assistance from the Mums

OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY:
Patron:   Cedric Wright
President:   Oliver Christoffersen
Vice President:   Sybil Reay
Acting Secretary:   Sybil Reay
Treasurer:   Jean Campbell
Chairman:   Laurie O’Donoghue
Committee:   Barbara Dean, Ernie Stuart, Bernard Riley, Anne Wallace, Alison Closs, Lyndsay Craig, Liz Pegg

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Heretaunga Intermediate School, Mrs McNeilly for xylophone,
Hamilton Operatic Society, Christchurch Operatic Society,
H.B. Regional Orchestra for timpani,
all shops who have displayed posters

Perry Trotter sponsored by J. W. Canneries Ltd

“Someone,” – Lyrics and Music by Perry Trotter (1979)

Murray Trotter

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