This romantic comedy focuses on newlyweds, Corie and Paul, as they begin married life in a tiny 5th floor walkup apartment in a mid-Manhattan brownstone. Paul is a strait-laced attorney, Corie a far more spontaneous free spirit. The young couple must contend with a lack of heat, a skylight that leaks snow, several long flights of stairs, oddball neighbor Victor Velasco, and Corie's well-meaning mother. Adjusting to married life isn’t so easy! The first act of Barefoot dramatizes a making of a new life, and its second builds to a near-breakup of the marriage.
The plot revolves around Charles, who plans a séance as research for his new book. He invites the eccentric medium Madam Arcarti into his English country home intending to expose the Madam as a fraud. To witness this event, Charles and his second wife, Ruth, invite the skeptical Dr. Bradman and his anxious-to-believe wife, Violet. When, in the course of the seance, Madam Arcarti mistakenly summons Charles' first wife, Elvira, back from the beyond, things get thoroughly out of hand.
A note from the director Lisa Carman:
Welcome to the world of "Godspell", a timeless musical theater show that casts its
spell on all who experience it, whether on stage or in the audience.
Godspell was first conceived and directed in the early 1970's by John-Michael Tebelak with music and new lyrics by
Steven Schwartz. The show is currently in its first revival on Broadway since the 70s.
Godspell offers innovative entertainment through singing, acting , and dancing, all the while following one
of our oldest stories of all time, the goodness and love of Jesus Christ.
Godspell is simply to me (as a director or actor or musician) a perfect piece of musical theater.
The message is simple: pure joy.
As in the original production, the staging is simplicity.. a spare set design,bright colors of costuming to best focus on the cast
of characters as they come together as a community.
No one moment in this show is more or less important than another.
The diversity of casting the characters can be young and old, all ages come to a universal understanding inside
the teachings of Jesus.
You will be bombarded with color- the colors of life and love. You will laugh, you may cry, you will
enjoy being still, you will move to the music, you will be totally entertained and then some.
You may depart form the theater feeling lifted, and perhaps come to the show again.
Inside this presentation lies the essence of human nature.
Remembering the past , living in the present , looking to the future.
Come share and experience Godspell!
