Friday 28 October 2005—Sunday 30 October 2005
A narrator relates a story of a young dreamer, a man named Joseph—the same Joseph whose story is told in the Book of Genesis.
Joseph, as you may remember, was born into a family of twelve boys, all the sons of Jacob. Joseph is Jacob’s favourite son and to show everyone that he is pleased with him, Jacob gives Joseph a splendid multi-coloured coat. However, this coat, along with Joseph’s talk of dreams he has had showing he will be the ruler of his brothers, arouses the jealousy of the other eleven. They decide to kill him, but before they get the chance, they meet up with the group of Ishmaelites travelling to Egypt. A plan is hatched, and they sell their brother as a slave instead.
So Joseph is taken off to Egypt and his brothers return to tell their father that his favourite son is dead, producing his wonderful coat—which they have stained with the blood of a goat—as proof.
Potiphar, a powerful man in Egypt, takes Joseph into his household as a slave. While there Joseph works so hard and is so honest, that Potiphar begins to admire him greatly. Unfortunately, he also catches the eye of his master’s wife, who tries to seduce him. When Potiphar catches them together, he assumes the worst (even though Joseph is innocent) and sends Joseph to prison. While there Joseph meets two of Pharaoh’s servants, a butler and a baker, both of whom have had strange dreams. Joseph interprets their dreams, correctly telling their future.
In the meantime, Pharaoh, the most powerful man in Egypt, has also been having unusual dreams. No one can interpret these dreams, so Pharaoh is intrigued when he hears of the young slave’s ability. He immediately has Joseph brought before him to interpret his dreams.
Joseph offers his interpretation, that seven years of bounty will be followed by seven years of famine, and Pharaoh is so impressed that he appoints Joseph to a post in the government. He will be in charge of storing food for the upcoming hard times.
When the famine does hit, Joseph’s father and brothers in Canaan are ill-prepared. They hear that there is food available in Egypt, so the brothers travel there to beg for assistance. Once there, they are brought before Joseph who recognizes them immediately even though they do not know him. He tests their honesty and humility by planting a golden chalice in the sack of his brother, Benjamin, to see what they will say. When confronted with the supposed evidence of theft, the brothers maintain the boy’s innocence and offer to let themselves be taken prisoner instead.
Joseph sees that his brothers have changed, so, to everyone’s great joy, he reveals his true identity. Finally, Jacob is brought to Egypt to join his family and to again see his beloved son.
Principal Cast
- Joseph
- Mark Long
- Narrator
- Kelly-Anne Reilly
- Narrator
- Stephanie Burns
- Rueben
- Martin Whitehead
- Issachar/Pharaoh
- Kevin Scullion
- Simeon/Baker
- Craig Grant
- Benjamin
- Amie Louden
- Levi
- Catherine Gahagan
- Asher/Mrs Potiphar
- Rosalind Ayre
- Napthali
- Jennifer Reilly
- Gad
- Stephanie Burns
- Dan/Potiphar
- Michael Reilly
- Zebulun
- Emma Scullion
- Judah/Butler
- Jack McDade
- Jacob
- Scott Davidson
- Judah
- Louise Lawlor
- Headmistress
- Marie-Louise Monaghan
- Apache Dancer
- Rosalind Ayre
Chorus
Choir
Production Staff
- Director
- Stewart Scott
- Musical Director
- Neil Shaw
- Choreographer
- Rowan MacGregor
- Wardrobe
- Margaret Coates
- Wardrobe
- Susan Stewart
- Wardrobe
- Margaret Yuill
- Makeup
- Nancy Clark
- Lighting
- Moray Coull
- Sound
- Grant Coull
- Programme Compilation
- Anne Shaw
- Programme Compilation
- Irene Muirhead
- Typesetting
- Carla Valentini
- Programme Designs
- Margaret Yuill
- Front of House Manager
- Anne Shaw
Crew
- Stage Manager
- Carla Valentini
- Crew
- Jennifer Douglas
- Crew
- Neil Grant
- Crew
- Gary Knox
- Crew
- Eddie McCann
- Crew
- Gordon McKerracher
- Crew
- Ashley Neilan
- Crew
- Jamie Stewart
- Crew
- Alan Third
- Crew
- James Ward
- Follow Spot
- David Wilson
- Follow Spot
- Stuart Douglas