1 00:00:02,730 --> 00:00:03,690 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:04,690 --> 00:00:05,670 Speaker 2: Hey, Hope, thanks for joining me. 3 00:00:06,170 --> 00:00:07,130 Speaker 1: Thank you for having me. 4 00:00:07,690 --> 00:00:11,290 Speaker 2: Hope Klesik, who portrays Rahab in the sight and sound 5 00:00:11,340 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 2: musical Joshua, which is coming to theaters. I'm excited about this. 6 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:16,700 Speaker 2: It's called Joshua Live. It's coming to the big screen 7 00:00:16,780 --> 00:00:20,940 Speaker 2: October the 30th. Hope, you portray Rahab in this, and 8 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 2: you really got into sight and sound, I guess, when 9 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,580 Speaker 2: you went to Noah, I believe, as a little girl. 10 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,340 Speaker 2: You went with your family, I believe. Take us back 11 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:32,870 Speaker 2: to that visit. and maybe help people understand what Sight & 12 00:00:32,870 --> 00:00:34,790 Speaker 2: Sound is, because that was kind of your first experience. 13 00:00:34,830 --> 00:00:37,170 Speaker 2: What stirred your heart about Sight & Sound when you 14 00:00:37,210 --> 00:00:39,350 Speaker 2: visited as a little girl? I think that was in Branson. 15 00:00:39,979 --> 00:00:42,170 Speaker 2: And how did that dream eventually lead to where you 16 00:00:42,220 --> 00:00:42,700 Speaker 2: are right now? 17 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, so Sight & Sound is a theater and a 18 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:51,700 Speaker 1: ministry that brings live Bible productions and the stories of 19 00:00:51,740 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: the Bible to life. So right now we're in the 20 00:00:53,700 --> 00:00:56,420 Speaker 1: middle of Joshua, as you said, and I get to 21 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: play Rahab. But if we take it back to third 22 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: grade hope, I traveled to Branson, Missouri with my family 23 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,700 Speaker 1: where we have a sister theater out there. And I 24 00:01:06,780 --> 00:01:10,260 Speaker 1: saw Noah and I remember just being enamored. There were 25 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,500 Speaker 1: live animals. The second act opens up and there's animals 26 00:01:13,620 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: all around you. And I was like, this is the 27 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,220 Speaker 1: coolest thing ever. And I was so grateful my parents 28 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,950 Speaker 1: brought me there. So fast forward, that's maybe where my 29 00:01:22,010 --> 00:01:25,970 Speaker 1: love for theater began. Fast forward, I started doing a 30 00:01:26,010 --> 00:01:29,910 Speaker 1: lot of different theatrical productions. I saw Sight and Sound 31 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:34,010 Speaker 1: again in Branson. I saw Moses in 2016, I believe. 32 00:01:34,450 --> 00:01:36,750 Speaker 1: Now I was studying musical theater in college at the 33 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,380 Speaker 1: time in Illinois. So I went back there with my 34 00:01:39,420 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: parents and I remember thinking, I think I could do this. Like, 35 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: I think I could perform here. And I was just like, 36 00:01:46,540 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: I want to audition so bad, but I have to 37 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:50,670 Speaker 1: graduate first. I have to get through school first and 38 00:01:50,690 --> 00:01:52,810 Speaker 1: I have to learn more. And so come 2020, I 39 00:01:52,810 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: graduated into 2020. And I auditioned in the spring at 40 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,550 Speaker 1: basically a big audition conference, later was called back for 41 00:02:05,970 --> 00:02:09,970 Speaker 1: the Lancaster location, came here, drove 14 hours from Wisconsin, 42 00:02:10,030 --> 00:02:12,470 Speaker 1: as we talked about, I'm from Wisconsin. So we drove 43 00:02:12,570 --> 00:02:15,310 Speaker 1: all the way out here, had my audition, drove all 44 00:02:15,350 --> 00:02:19,370 Speaker 1: the way back, prayed and hoped that I would be 45 00:02:19,410 --> 00:02:22,030 Speaker 1: able to make my dream come true and perform here. 46 00:02:22,250 --> 00:02:26,380 Speaker 1: And that was the fall of 2020. And in A 47 00:02:26,470 --> 00:02:28,869 Speaker 1: couple months later, I found out that I got a contract, 48 00:02:28,970 --> 00:02:31,970 Speaker 1: and I moved out here in 2021, and I've been 49 00:02:32,030 --> 00:02:33,070 Speaker 1: in Lancaster ever since. 50 00:02:33,810 --> 00:02:34,970 Speaker 2: Amen to that. I want to circle back to that 51 00:02:35,010 --> 00:02:36,350 Speaker 2: in a moment, if we remember to, but I want 52 00:02:36,389 --> 00:02:39,489 Speaker 2: to talk about Joshua for a moment, because for someone 53 00:02:39,510 --> 00:02:42,380 Speaker 2: who hasn't thought about Rahab since Sunday school, I want 54 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 2: you to help us to remember who Rahab is. Who 55 00:02:45,380 --> 00:02:47,460 Speaker 2: is Rahab, and what have you discovered about her that 56 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: kind of makes her more than a supporting character in 57 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 2: Joshua's life? 58 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,190 Speaker 1: Yes, I think When people first think of Rahab, they're 59 00:02:55,210 --> 00:02:58,030 Speaker 1: going to think about Rahab was the prostitute in the 60 00:02:58,090 --> 00:03:01,609 Speaker 1: Old Testament, right? And while that is true, she's a 61 00:03:01,630 --> 00:03:05,170 Speaker 1: Canaanite prostitute, she is so much more than that. And 62 00:03:05,230 --> 00:03:08,209 Speaker 1: our show expands upon that. And you get to see 63 00:03:08,290 --> 00:03:12,750 Speaker 1: the world that she was in, in Jericho, and the 64 00:03:13,510 --> 00:03:16,170 Speaker 1: courage that it takes for her to hang the scarlet 65 00:03:16,190 --> 00:03:19,510 Speaker 1: cord in the window and swear an oath with the 66 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:23,430 Speaker 1: two Hebrew spies that come to her. And that ultimately 67 00:03:23,490 --> 00:03:28,530 Speaker 1: saves her and her family from destruction when God brings 68 00:03:28,570 --> 00:03:29,650 Speaker 1: down the walls of Jericho. 69 00:03:30,210 --> 00:03:31,970 Speaker 2: And I believe she's mentioned, I believe, in the Hall 70 00:03:32,010 --> 00:03:35,210 Speaker 2: of Faith at Nebra, if I remember. Because this is 71 00:03:35,250 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: not someone who was just a supporting character. This is 72 00:03:37,700 --> 00:03:42,460 Speaker 2: somebody who's very important. The lineage of Jesus. Yeah, Jesus. Absolutely. 73 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,980 Speaker 2: What do you think the lessons are here in this 74 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 2: show for, you know, not only from Rahab's life, but 75 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:49,430 Speaker 2: from the show itself? 76 00:03:50,460 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think there's a lot of lessons you can take. 77 00:03:52,540 --> 00:03:56,220 Speaker 1: Probably the one that affects Rahab's story most is that 78 00:03:56,360 --> 00:04:00,040 Speaker 1: God can redeem anyone's story. Doesn't matter your background, doesn't 79 00:04:00,090 --> 00:04:03,630 Speaker 1: matter what you've done. He will redeem anyone's story who's 80 00:04:03,690 --> 00:04:07,810 Speaker 1: willing to surrender to him and to be rescued by him. 81 00:04:08,090 --> 00:04:09,950 Speaker 1: And that's what we see in Rahab's story. And I 82 00:04:09,990 --> 00:04:10,410 Speaker 1: love that. 83 00:04:11,810 --> 00:04:13,150 Speaker 2: One thing that I like about what you guys are 84 00:04:13,170 --> 00:04:16,890 Speaker 2: doing with these, I guess, theatrical productions is that, you know, 85 00:04:16,930 --> 00:04:21,250 Speaker 2: Lancaster and Branson are kind of far away from most 86 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,060 Speaker 2: of America. And so for those who don't get to 87 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 2: see it, you can go to the theater, October the 30th. 88 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 2: And they also have streaming episodes of all the other 89 00:04:29,339 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 2: shows as well, but you can check it out. And 90 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,380 Speaker 2: it's so well done. It's not like, I remember I 91 00:04:34,420 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 2: used to record my church's productions when I was in 92 00:04:36,900 --> 00:04:39,570 Speaker 2: high school and we would just set up a camera 93 00:04:39,589 --> 00:04:42,070 Speaker 2: and it's one angle. Like this is really well done. 94 00:04:42,110 --> 00:04:44,909 Speaker 2: You guys have multiple angles. You really feel like you're there. 95 00:04:45,510 --> 00:04:47,430 Speaker 2: And I was gonna ask you about that. So when 96 00:04:47,450 --> 00:04:50,620 Speaker 2: they do record the shows, Do you know ahead of 97 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:54,539 Speaker 2: time that this is the one that's going to be 98 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 2: shown in theaters? Or maybe it's multiple shows they recorded. 99 00:04:57,740 --> 00:05:00,040 Speaker 2: I don't know how that works. But do you know 100 00:05:00,060 --> 00:05:01,460 Speaker 2: ahead of time that they're going to record it and 101 00:05:01,500 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 2: it's going to be shown later? 102 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:05,940 Speaker 1: Yes. So we actually have a full week of filming 103 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,540 Speaker 1: where on Monday we come in, we have a rehearsal. 104 00:05:08,940 --> 00:05:11,380 Speaker 1: So we kind of get used to having a steady 105 00:05:11,420 --> 00:05:14,460 Speaker 1: cam on stage with us, kind of really following our 106 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,280 Speaker 1: every move. It's like having another actor on stage with us. 107 00:05:17,830 --> 00:05:20,630 Speaker 1: And so we film all week, but mostly we use 108 00:05:21,050 --> 00:05:24,110 Speaker 1: the live performance, which is done, all of the shows 109 00:05:24,170 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: are live. They all have live audiences, but we're filming 110 00:05:26,620 --> 00:05:30,940 Speaker 1: multiple of them. And so they use the Friday night 111 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: live most of it. And so we get all week 112 00:05:34,060 --> 00:05:36,260 Speaker 1: to kind of rehearse and get used to the cameras, 113 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: try not to look at the cameras, all of those things. 114 00:05:40,380 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 2: Yes, yes. I imagine that can be difficult because you're 115 00:05:43,020 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 2: not typically used to having cameras on stage. 116 00:05:46,290 --> 00:05:46,380 Speaker 1: Right. 117 00:05:46,779 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 2: You've been in several of these. You've been in Noah, 118 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 2: Miracle of Christmas, Daniel, David, Moses, Queen Esther, and now Joshua. 119 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:56,930 Speaker 2: Let me ask you this. For Joshua, how many times 120 00:05:56,990 --> 00:06:00,990 Speaker 2: would you be on stage during a given year performing that? 121 00:06:01,890 --> 00:06:02,450 Speaker 1: So we do. 122 00:06:03,710 --> 00:06:04,330 Speaker 2: Is it dozens? 123 00:06:05,850 --> 00:06:09,450 Speaker 1: We do like over 400 shows of Joshua a year. 124 00:06:10,010 --> 00:06:11,310 Speaker 2: Oh my goodness. 125 00:06:11,370 --> 00:06:12,350 Speaker 1: Yes, so 12 shows a week. 126 00:06:13,110 --> 00:06:14,030 Speaker 2: That's unbelievable. 127 00:06:14,670 --> 00:06:15,750 Speaker 1: How do you remember. 128 00:06:16,390 --> 00:06:18,670 Speaker 2: I guess after 300 shows, you remember your lines, but 129 00:06:18,710 --> 00:06:20,669 Speaker 2: the first 10 shows or whatever, it's kind of hard. 130 00:06:21,890 --> 00:06:25,830 Speaker 2: What's it like to practice for that, to remember lines? 131 00:06:26,630 --> 00:06:28,690 Speaker 2: Do you guys have somebody offstage that kind of cues 132 00:06:28,710 --> 00:06:30,450 Speaker 2: you in on a line if you can't remember? How 133 00:06:30,490 --> 00:06:31,870 Speaker 2: does that work practically? 134 00:06:32,430 --> 00:06:35,310 Speaker 1: Yeah, we start rehearsals in middle of January for all 135 00:06:35,330 --> 00:06:37,500 Speaker 1: of our shows, and then we open middle of March. 136 00:06:37,580 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: So we actually have two months of rehearsal, learning the script, 137 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,790 Speaker 1: learning the blocking, learning the choreography, rehearsing. And getting used 138 00:06:44,810 --> 00:06:47,050 Speaker 1: to the costumes and the live animals, all of those 139 00:06:47,110 --> 00:06:50,310 Speaker 1: things are integrated slowly through the rehearsal process so that 140 00:06:50,350 --> 00:06:52,870 Speaker 1: by the time we open, we're ready to go. Of course, 141 00:06:52,910 --> 00:06:55,510 Speaker 1: there's nerves and like, oh, my goodness, this is our 142 00:06:55,550 --> 00:06:57,489 Speaker 1: first time doing it in front of a huge audience. 143 00:06:57,970 --> 00:07:00,570 Speaker 1: But the Lord helps us through that. Yeah. 144 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 2: And I guess there's somebody else. I mean, there are 145 00:07:02,460 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 2: sometimes sometimes people do forget their lines or forget something. 146 00:07:04,980 --> 00:07:07,140 Speaker 2: So there's somebody, I guess, right out stage or whatever. 147 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 2: Of course, there's lines. 148 00:07:08,810 --> 00:07:12,150 Speaker 1: Live theater. So anything can happen. But usually if somebody 149 00:07:12,190 --> 00:07:14,420 Speaker 1: were to forget a line, the other actor is going 150 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: to cover them. We're going to just make it work. 151 00:07:17,180 --> 00:07:17,460 Speaker 2: Yes. 152 00:07:17,540 --> 00:07:17,780 Speaker 1: Yes. 153 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 2: And most people in the audience don't even know what's 154 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,380 Speaker 2: going on anyway. So it doesn't matter. Okay. So you 155 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 2: guys have live animals. Animals don't obey all the time. 156 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 2: Give me a story about that because you've been in 157 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:33,100 Speaker 2: so many of these. Certainly you've had something that hasn't 158 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:34,540 Speaker 2: worked properly. 159 00:07:35,220 --> 00:07:38,060 Speaker 1: Well, Something that was fun with animals was when I 160 00:07:38,100 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: played Mary in Miracle of Christmas, I got to ride 161 00:07:41,020 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: a donkey. Now, how many people get to say that 162 00:07:42,740 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: they've ridden a donkey on stage? Isn't that insane? 163 00:07:46,460 --> 00:07:47,580 Speaker 2: It's frightening, but go ahead. 164 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:49,830 Speaker 1: It was very fun. And I actually wasn't too scared, 165 00:07:49,890 --> 00:07:52,870 Speaker 1: but I did have the pregnant belly and everything. We 166 00:07:52,890 --> 00:07:56,050 Speaker 1: were balancing. It was really a joy. But I will 167 00:07:56,090 --> 00:07:58,530 Speaker 1: say the donkeys are my favorite animals at the theater. 168 00:07:58,650 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: I really do. We have some of the sweetest animals. 169 00:08:01,710 --> 00:08:04,510 Speaker 1: And so that's always fun. But of course, Things go 170 00:08:04,550 --> 00:08:07,110 Speaker 1: wrong with animals. Sometimes they have to go to the 171 00:08:07,150 --> 00:08:10,230 Speaker 1: bathroom and sometimes it has to be on stage. So 172 00:08:10,310 --> 00:08:12,770 Speaker 1: we deal with that. Actors at Sight & Sound have 173 00:08:12,810 --> 00:08:16,690 Speaker 1: gotten really good at keeping their, you know, the senses 174 00:08:16,890 --> 00:08:21,790 Speaker 1: always ready. We have to dodge animal stuff sometimes. Yeah. 175 00:08:22,190 --> 00:08:24,810 Speaker 2: Oh, my goodness. I've never thought of that. And yeah, 176 00:08:24,890 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 2: that's bound to happen. Sometimes there's horses and stuff. Go ahead. 177 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: Of course, our team does a great job of cleaning 178 00:08:31,300 --> 00:08:34,189 Speaker 1: it up as quick as we can, but we just 179 00:08:34,230 --> 00:08:36,450 Speaker 1: have gotten used to it as sight and sound performers. 180 00:08:37,190 --> 00:08:40,410 Speaker 1: It's really alive. It's sight and sounds and sometimes smells, 181 00:08:40,710 --> 00:08:43,610 Speaker 1: you know? Yeah. 182 00:08:43,770 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 2: For those who haven't been there, it's the stage. It's 183 00:08:45,910 --> 00:08:49,340 Speaker 2: a wraparound stage. I think it's advertised as being the 184 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,300 Speaker 2: width of the length. 185 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:51,699 Speaker 1: Of a football field. 186 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 2: I think that's right. And go ahead. I don't know 187 00:08:54,340 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 2: if you have anything to add to that, but it's... 188 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,060 Speaker 2: it's beyond what you can imagine. I remember the first 189 00:09:00,100 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 2: time I remember there was a company trying to bring 190 00:09:02,620 --> 00:09:04,239 Speaker 2: me up there one time and I just thought it's a, 191 00:09:04,710 --> 00:09:06,730 Speaker 2: it's a Broadway play. I don't care. Just, you know, 192 00:09:06,750 --> 00:09:09,450 Speaker 2: it's whatever I can see it on TV, but when 193 00:09:09,470 --> 00:09:13,590 Speaker 2: you experience it though, it really, I think transforms your 194 00:09:13,630 --> 00:09:17,100 Speaker 2: perspective of what is possible on the stage. Um, and, uh, 195 00:09:17,210 --> 00:09:18,830 Speaker 2: and so I would encourage anybody to check it out, 196 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,540 Speaker 2: to go check it out. Did you grow up wanting 197 00:09:21,580 --> 00:09:24,540 Speaker 2: to be in theater? How did you develop this interest? 198 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,980 Speaker 1: Yeah, I actually thought I wanted to be a news 199 00:09:37,059 --> 00:09:40,580 Speaker 1: anchor for a long time. All of the things that 200 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,179 Speaker 1: I filled out in school, we would take like occupational quizzes. 201 00:09:43,540 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 1: And it was always like communications, news anchors. So in 202 00:09:46,820 --> 00:09:50,100 Speaker 1: a way, I'm doing something with communications, but I never 203 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:52,610 Speaker 1: thought that I would study musical theater until I was 204 00:09:52,620 --> 00:09:55,220 Speaker 1: a kid. I was in high school, and a mentor 205 00:09:55,260 --> 00:09:57,790 Speaker 1: kind of really spoke into me. And because of that conversation, 206 00:09:57,830 --> 00:09:59,969 Speaker 1: I went on to pursue it. And my family was 207 00:10:00,110 --> 00:10:02,210 Speaker 1: very supportive of it. And now I get to do 208 00:10:02,250 --> 00:10:04,510 Speaker 1: what I love and glorify God at the same time. 209 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: And it's really awesome. 210 00:10:06,780 --> 00:10:08,540 Speaker 2: There are all sorts of theatrical productions is what I'm 211 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 2: trying to say. Of course, this is very unique. It's 212 00:10:10,980 --> 00:10:15,059 Speaker 2: like using your gifts to glorify God. Like you said, 213 00:10:15,700 --> 00:10:19,140 Speaker 2: were there moments where you thought that you would have 214 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 2: to try to go mainstream with your talent. I mean, 215 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:26,060 Speaker 2: there's not everybody who has your talent and your faith 216 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 2: can do something in this space. So how did that 217 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:29,990 Speaker 2: work out in your mind when you were trying to 218 00:10:30,030 --> 00:10:31,330 Speaker 2: figure out what you're going to do with your life? 219 00:10:31,970 --> 00:10:34,610 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is definitely an honor and a gift to 220 00:10:34,650 --> 00:10:37,410 Speaker 1: be able to work at a theater that I never 221 00:10:37,450 --> 00:10:40,740 Speaker 1: have to question if what I'm using my talents for 222 00:10:40,750 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: is glorifying God. That's definitely an honor. And it hasn't 223 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:49,670 Speaker 1: always been that coming through college and doing non-Christian productions, 224 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:53,100 Speaker 1: of course, that is a hard balance to teeter on 225 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: in the theater world. So it's been really, like I said, 226 00:10:57,179 --> 00:10:59,740 Speaker 1: just great to know that I am glorifying God with 227 00:10:59,780 --> 00:11:03,110 Speaker 1: my gifts and that the stories we're telling are more 228 00:11:03,150 --> 00:11:06,170 Speaker 1: than just about us and how we're doing it. It's 229 00:11:06,290 --> 00:11:09,810 Speaker 1: about reaching more people and telling them about the love 230 00:11:09,850 --> 00:11:10,450 Speaker 1: of God. 231 00:11:10,270 --> 00:11:13,950 Speaker 2: And of Jesus. And every production ends with the gospel 232 00:11:13,970 --> 00:11:16,100 Speaker 2: presentation for those who haven't been there. That's really cool. 233 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 2: So even though it's an Old Testament story, You're going 234 00:11:18,140 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 2: to hear about Jesus. 235 00:11:19,340 --> 00:11:20,390 Speaker 1: I love that about it. 236 00:11:21,110 --> 00:11:23,690 Speaker 2: Before I let you go, what does a day look like, 237 00:11:23,710 --> 00:11:26,610 Speaker 2: a production day for you guys? Not a production day, 238 00:11:26,650 --> 00:11:28,630 Speaker 2: but a day when you're on stage. What does that 239 00:11:28,690 --> 00:11:30,910 Speaker 2: look like? How many hours before the show do you 240 00:11:30,929 --> 00:11:31,429 Speaker 2: have to get there? 241 00:11:32,070 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: Yes. So we have cast meeting every morning at 10.05. 242 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:38,780 Speaker 1: And that's when we do vocal warmups, sometimes stretches. And 243 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: that's the time we go over cover sheets. So because 244 00:11:41,820 --> 00:11:45,339 Speaker 1: we do over 400 shows There is PTO involved. So 245 00:11:45,380 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: sometimes people are out. So we have different coverage. Each 246 00:11:48,700 --> 00:11:51,239 Speaker 1: of the big roles is cast for three to four 247 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:55,250 Speaker 1: people deep. So we have a primary, an understudy, a backup, 248 00:11:55,350 --> 00:11:57,190 Speaker 1: and then sometimes an emergency backup. 249 00:11:57,890 --> 00:11:58,170 Speaker 2: Yeah. 250 00:11:58,230 --> 00:12:01,550 Speaker 1: So sometimes like if I'm out, my amazing understudy will 251 00:12:01,570 --> 00:12:04,390 Speaker 1: pop in and there's a trickle down effect and our 252 00:12:04,429 --> 00:12:07,190 Speaker 1: stage managers do a great job of filling in all 253 00:12:07,230 --> 00:12:09,630 Speaker 1: the gaps. And we have swings that do an amazing 254 00:12:09,670 --> 00:12:12,300 Speaker 1: job too and are hopping into new roles every day. 255 00:12:13,179 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: And so that's what we go over cover sheet in 256 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: the morning. Then we always, always, always pray together if 257 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: anyone has specific prayer requests or we just pray over 258 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: the day. And then we have, that's usually till 10, 20-ish. 259 00:12:29,210 --> 00:12:31,270 Speaker 1: And then we'll have fight call. There's some fights in 260 00:12:31,309 --> 00:12:34,490 Speaker 1: the show. And so those need to be safe. So 261 00:12:34,530 --> 00:12:36,930 Speaker 1: we have a fight call. And then we have about 262 00:12:36,929 --> 00:12:40,410 Speaker 1: 30 minutes to get into our makeup and costume. And 263 00:12:40,429 --> 00:12:43,929 Speaker 1: then the first show starts at 11. So that lasts until, 264 00:12:43,950 --> 00:12:48,650 Speaker 1: let me think, about 1.35, 1.40. Then we have an 265 00:12:48,710 --> 00:12:51,850 Speaker 1: hour and 20 minute break between shows. And then we 266 00:12:51,870 --> 00:12:54,050 Speaker 1: do it all again at three o'clock. And then, so 267 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:57,460 Speaker 1: we usually end the workday around 5.40-ish. 268 00:12:58,270 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 2: This is incredible. So how many different positions on the 269 00:13:01,500 --> 00:13:03,620 Speaker 2: stage go four deep then? 270 00:13:04,580 --> 00:13:07,300 Speaker 1: Usually a lot of the bigger roles have four people 271 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:11,770 Speaker 1: cast in them. And then most Even smaller ensemble roles 272 00:13:12,350 --> 00:13:13,689 Speaker 1: have three people cast in them. 273 00:13:14,410 --> 00:13:16,910 Speaker 2: And so during the year, does the third person get 274 00:13:16,950 --> 00:13:18,270 Speaker 2: to do it or the fourth person get to do 275 00:13:18,309 --> 00:13:19,810 Speaker 2: it in a couple of shows? I mean, how does 276 00:13:19,830 --> 00:13:22,989 Speaker 2: that even work? Like rotating or all that? 277 00:13:23,170 --> 00:13:27,870 Speaker 1: Exactly. Rotation. So we have people go in. The backup 278 00:13:27,910 --> 00:13:30,550 Speaker 1: rehab gets to go in once a week. And the 279 00:13:30,670 --> 00:13:35,150 Speaker 1: emergency rehab rotates, I think, once every other week. So 280 00:13:35,230 --> 00:13:37,990 Speaker 1: they get to go in and rotate. Especially if they 281 00:13:38,010 --> 00:13:40,910 Speaker 1: have people here they can request in, which is awesome. 282 00:13:41,390 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: But the show is always in good hands. Like even 283 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:47,599 Speaker 1: if it's emergency backup, they're phenomenal. And the audience is 284 00:13:47,620 --> 00:13:49,210 Speaker 1: going to see an awesome show because of it. 285 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 2: Are they there during the show as well? 286 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:52,340 Speaker 1: Yes. 287 00:13:52,500 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 2: Yeah. 288 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:57,230 Speaker 1: They're usually... So an emergency backup or a backup or 289 00:13:57,270 --> 00:14:00,390 Speaker 1: the understudy often has a whole other track that they're 290 00:14:00,410 --> 00:14:02,850 Speaker 1: doing as well. So they know two or sometimes three 291 00:14:03,150 --> 00:14:04,750 Speaker 1: or sometimes four different tracks. 292 00:14:05,670 --> 00:14:05,790 Speaker 2: Okay. 293 00:14:05,809 --> 00:14:05,890 Speaker 1: Okay. 294 00:14:06,550 --> 00:14:08,839 Speaker 2: During a show, if somebody gets sick, that can happen. 295 00:14:08,860 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 2: You know, you're just like, I can't go back on. 296 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:15,180 Speaker 2: Does that occasionally happen where the second stringer has. 297 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 1: To go in? Yes, not often, but it definitely has 298 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: happened because like I said, live theater, anything can happen. 299 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,380 Speaker 1: And we do a lot of shows a year. So 300 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 1: sometimes if it's a bigger role that there needs to 301 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,620 Speaker 1: be a change, the host will make an announcement and 302 00:14:28,660 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: say something has happened with our primary character and this 303 00:14:32,780 --> 00:14:34,700 Speaker 1: person is going to step on and fill the role. 304 00:14:35,100 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 2: Let me ask you this. I know you had a 305 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,250 Speaker 2: role last year, or I don't know when you guys 306 00:14:39,290 --> 00:14:41,690 Speaker 2: filmed it, but you were in A Great Awakening. And 307 00:14:41,710 --> 00:14:45,010 Speaker 2: you've been on the camera and some other stuff as well. 308 00:14:45,770 --> 00:14:49,710 Speaker 2: What do you like about being on stage? And what 309 00:14:49,730 --> 00:14:52,130 Speaker 2: do you like about being on camera? I mean, are 310 00:14:52,150 --> 00:14:54,260 Speaker 2: there pluses and minuses with each one? 311 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:59,100 Speaker 1: Yes, they're definitely different. I definitely am more so trained 312 00:14:59,380 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: in musical theater, but I do enjoy acting in film 313 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: as well. And I think the differences are, like I said, 314 00:15:06,260 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: with live theater, anything can happen. And at the end 315 00:15:09,740 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: of the day, it's not going to be filmed and 316 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: nobody's going to remember exactly how she said that line 317 00:15:15,370 --> 00:15:17,810 Speaker 1: or they said that line or you saying that note. 318 00:15:18,070 --> 00:15:21,550 Speaker 1: So with film, it's a little more copy print. It's 319 00:15:21,570 --> 00:15:24,610 Speaker 1: got to be the same way each time and it's 320 00:15:24,750 --> 00:15:27,450 Speaker 1: out there for forever. So In some ways, there was 321 00:15:27,470 --> 00:15:29,810 Speaker 1: felt like a little more pressure with the film, but 322 00:15:29,850 --> 00:15:31,950 Speaker 1: I had to keep reminding myself it's not about me. 323 00:15:31,970 --> 00:15:34,510 Speaker 1: It's not about me. And God's story will be told 324 00:15:34,610 --> 00:15:37,070 Speaker 1: regardless of how well I sing a certain note. 325 00:15:37,670 --> 00:15:39,220 Speaker 2: Amen to that. I think live theater is kind of 326 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 2: like a sunset or a sunrise. Everyone's a little bit different, 327 00:15:41,620 --> 00:15:43,900 Speaker 2: but they're all beautiful. Maybe that's a good way to 328 00:15:43,940 --> 00:15:48,380 Speaker 2: put it. 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