Welcome to our production of Joseph and the Amazing

Technicolor Dreamcoat. We are very excited to perform this for

you today! I am excited to introduce to you a pre teen/teen cast

who will be performing this play for you and have been able to

put this together in just 2 months!

This is our 7th show with this leadership team, past shows

include: GUYS AND DOLLS, THE MUSIC MAN, ANNIE, WIZARD

OF OZ, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, & ANNIE GET YOUR GUN! On

May 28-30 we will be doing “You Are A Good Man, Charlie

Brown”, please come back and see this all time Classic!

Thank you to our directors, Dane Morris (Director/Musical

Director) and Jessica Ordaz (Choreographer) for all your amazing

work and dedication to the cast! These 2 have worked with me

on all the VTA youth shows and were in my SCYT & Biola Youth

Theater shows as they were growing up. I am very proud!

Watch our website and emails for upcoming future productions!

Thanks for supporting our youth theater today!

DANA MORRIS

Producer

"Southern California Youth Theaters" youth production

of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR

DREAMCOAT is in cooperation with the Rodgers and

Hammerstein Publishing Company. Lyrics and Music

by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the second British musical theatre show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Its predecessor, The Likes of Us, was not performed until 2005. Based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis, this light-hearted show was first presented as a 15-minute pop cantata at Colet Court School in London in 1968. After many transformations and expansions, and West End and Broadway productions, it was adapted as a straight-to-video film, starring Donny Osmond, in 1999. Joseph is one of the few major British musical theatre shows with hardly any spoken dialogue, being sung-through almost completely. The entire show runs under two hours and is occasionally performed without intermission. Its family-friendly storyline, universal themes, and catchy music have made Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat one of the most dependably profitable titles in musical theatre, particularly when producers cast a headlining star — and, according to the Really Useful Group, more than 20,000 schools and amateur theatre groups have successfully put on productions.

History

Short school and church musical; first album

Alan Doggett, head of the Colet Court's music department, commissioned the 15-minute piece from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for Colet Court's first school musical. Doggett conducted the performance with an orchestra, a rock group called the Mixed Bag, and singers from Colet Court, the preparatory school for St Paul's School. This first performance was given in March 1968. Lloyd Webber's father, William, felt the show had the seeds of greatness. He encouraged and arranged for a second performance — at his church, Westminster Central Hall — with a revised and expanded format. The boys of Colet Court sang at this performance in May 1968, which also included the Mixed Bag. It received positive reviews: London's Sunday Times said it was a new pop oratorio. By its third performance at St Paul's Cathedral in November 1968, it had been expanded to 35 minutes and included songs such as "Potiphar". Novello agreed to publish the work, and Decca Records recorded it in 1969 as a concept album. David Daltrey, front man of British psychedelic band Tales of Justine, played the role of Joseph; and Tim Rice was the Narrator. Other vocalists included Terry Saunders and Malcolm Parry of the Mixed Bag.

Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Weyhrich Narrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachel Kanter

Reuben. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zach Relock Simeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aaron Griffin Levi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryce Abernathy Naphtali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spencer Cordes Issachar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zechariah Kanter Asher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonny Vasquez Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veronica Ornelas Zebulun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kayla Samuelson Gad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linsey Urrea Benjamin. . . . . . . . . Abel Ornelas Judah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noah Urrea

Heather Chaplene Claire LaFont Selena Ornelas Brooke Fettig Jessikah Lara Cassidy Samuelson Chloe Husain Cristal Ornelas Riley Stanton Holly Kanter Flora Ornelas

Chloe Husain Flora Ornelas Selena Ornelas

Pharaoh Aaron Griffin “Those Canaan Days” BRO solo Jonny Vasquez

“Benjamin Calypso” BRO Solo Noah Urrea “One More Angel” BRO Solo Zach Relock Jacob: (Joseph’s Father) Olivia Wagner Potiphar: Zechariah Kanter Mrs. Potiphar: Linsey Urrea Baker: (Solo) Jessikah Lara Butler: (Solo) Claire LaFont Guards / Ishmalites / Mrs. Potiphars Fanning Servants: Featured Dancer :

Garrett Atwater Lucas Lara Olivia Wagner

Prologue - Narrator

Any Dream Will Do - Joseph & Children

Jacob and Sons - Narrator, Brothers, Wives, Children, & Ensemble

Joseph's Coat - Jacob, Narrator, Brothers, Wives, Children, & Ensemble

Joseph's Dreams - Narrator, Brothers, & Joseph

Poor, Poor Joseph - Narrator, Brothers, Children, & Ensemble

One More Angel in Heaven - Solo Brother (usually Reuben), Brothers, Jacob, Napthali, & Wives.

Potiphar - Narrator, Potiphar, Mrs. Potiphar, Joseph, Children, & Ensemble

Close Every Door - Joseph, Children, & Ensemble

Go, Go, Go Joseph - Narrator, Baker, Butler, Joseph, & Ensemble

Pharaoh's Story - Narrator, Children, & Ensemble

Poor, Poor Pharaoh - Narrator, Butler, Pharaoh, Joseph, & Ensemble

Song of the King (Seven Fat Cows) - Pharaoh & Ensemble

Pharaoh's Dreams Explained - Joseph, Children, & Ensemble

Stone the Crows - Narrator, Pharaoh, Joseph, & Ensemble

King of My Heart - Pharaoh (included in the 2007 revival)

Those Canaan Days - Solo Brother (usually Simeon), Jacob, & Brothers

The Brothers Come To Egypt - Narrator, Reuben, Brothers, & Joseph

Grovel, Grovel - Joseph, Narrator, Brothers, Children, & Ensemble

Who's the Thief? - Joseph, Narrator, Brothers, & Children

Benjamin Calypso - Brothers, Solo Brother (usually Judah), & Ensemble

Joseph All the Time - Narrator, Joseph, & Children

Jacob in Egypt - Full Company

Finale: Any Dream Will Do / Give Me My Coloured Coat - Full Company

Joseph Megamix (curtain call) - Full Company

Bryce is an enthusiastic and energetic 10 year old who embraces life with passion. He loves to read a great adventure story, play baseball and basketball, and jam on his electric guitar. This is his second production with SCYT. He had so much fun as Friedrick Von Trapp in the Sound of Music that he couldn't wait to return for Joseph as Levi, one of Joseph's brothers. His family is very proud of his hard work.

Garrett is 6 years old and attends Kindergarten at Linda Vista Elementary in Orange. This is Garrett's second stage performance. His debut musical performance was in The Sound Of Music last January. Garrett has definitely found his passion at an early age, he loves the stage! He also found several young performers to follow in the Southern California Youth Theater. Garrett also enjoys singing, dancing, art, music, and cooking. He thanks all his family & friends for supporting him during this performance, enjoy the show! Love GG

Heather preformed in Guys & Dolls last November, making Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat her second show with SCYT. Heather, an 8th grade student at Calvary Chapel Junior High School enjoys drawing, photography, writing prose, listening to music, and of course drama. She also enjoys reading books, especially those of a medical nature; and is currently writing her own novel which she hopes to publish someday. She has enjoyed her time with SCYT and looks forward to more shows in the future.

Spencer is in fifth grade at LaVeta. This is his first production ever, and he is having a blast! He is making new friends and learning so much, and appreciates the opportunity to be with SCYT. Spencer wants to thank everyone for coming out to see him perform. Please enjoy the show!

Brooke is in the 7th grade at Corona Fundamental Intermediate. This will be her first production with SCYT and she is very excited to be in the show. When not acting with SCYT or her church, Brooke enjoys swimming, Girl Scouts, school leadership, and cooking. Brooke wants to send her love and thanks to everyone for coming to see the show!

Aaron is in 7th grade at RSM. This will be his fourth production with SCYT and absolutely loves it. He has made the best of friends with this organization and thanks everyone for giving him support & this opportunity from Dana, Dane, Jessica, his friends, and family. He has had the time of his life with this journey and is so happy that this all started because he wanted to fly. He went from being Wizard of Oz to Tommy to a crap shooter now to a Pharaoh all in a years’ time. Aaron also thanks everyone for coming and watching to support him.

Chloe Husain is in 5th grade at Linda Vista Elementary in Orange. She enjoys reading, singing, drama and shopping, She is in the Villa Park chapter of Cotillion, Indian Princesses and plays the clarinet, she was in The Wizard of Oz and The Sound of Music productions through The Village Theatre. She has 2 brothers, 1 sister and a dog named Princess. Chloe is a great student, is very outgoing and loves her family and friends.

Rachel is a homeschooled 8th grader, she is very excited to be playing the Narrator in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". This is her 5th production with Mr. Morris, Dane and Jessica. Some of Rachel's previous roles include: "Dolly" in Annie Get Your Gun and "Adelaide" in Guys and Dolls. Rachel would like to thank all of her friends in the cast for helping and supporting her, her family for encouraging her, Mr. Morris, Dane and Jessica and her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Holly is a homeschooled 6th grader and this is her 5th production with Mr. Morris, Dane and Jessica. Holly is very excited to be performing in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". She has played the "Munchkin Coroner" in The Wizard of Oz and "Frau Schmidt" in The Sound of Music. Holly would like to thank her friends and family and everyone that has helped or encouraged her. She hopes you enjoy the Show!!!

Zechariah is a homeschooled 5th grader and he is very excited to be playing Potiphar and Issachar in SCYT's production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". Some of his previous roles include: "Uncle Henry/Emerald City Guard" in The Wizard of Oz, "Pawnee Bill" in Annie Get Your Gun and "Big Jule" in Guys and Dolls. Zechariah would like to thank his friends and family for helping him with his lines and songs. He hopes you enjoy the show!!!

Claire is a 3rd grader at St. Norbert Parish School in Orange. She’s an excellent student and is always ready to have some fun with friends. This is her second production and she was very happy to get the part of the Butler since he doesn't die. She loves Jesus, her family, singing, dancing, school, video games and reading. Her latest interest is in Greek Mythology and is enjoying the Percy Jackson series of books. A big Thank you to Dana, Dane and Jessica who make this opportunity possible.

Jessikah Lara is 16 years old and homeschooled. This is her 4th production with SCYT. Rehearsal with SCYT and going to congregation are the highlights of her week. She loves drawing – her sketch book is her constant companion. She also enjoys singing, dancing and reading, especially Anime and riling up the youngest of her 6 siblings to make them run around like crazy people.

Lucas Lara is 7 years old and homeschooled. He is very excited to be a part of “Joseph”, his first production with SCYT. He has been looking forward to rehearsal every week. When he is not at rehearsal or practicing at home, he loves to sing, read, worship Yahweh, go to Bible study and play with his 6 brothers and sisters.

Veronica is 15 & homeschooled in 9th grade. She is the second oldest of 5. This is her 6th production with SCYT and has loved every moment of it. She has also done two other outside productions. "V" loves singing, dancing, acting, art, Taekwondo, & cheetahs. She wants to be an actress or zoologist. She thanks her first drama teachers Mary and Mary Elizabeth Hering for getting her started in theater, Dana & Dane Morris, & Jessica Ordaz for their hard work, her family & friends for all of their support, and most of all God for His many blessings.

Cristal is 16 and homeschooled in the 11th grade. She is the oldest of 5 kids. She is making her first debut with SCYT, or anywhere else for that matter. Cristal loves Taekwondo, reading, art, & bowling. She loves her new guinea pig "Twinkie". Cristal would like to be either a teacher or a social worker. She would like to thank Judi for tricking her into doing this....hehe, her Mom & Dad, but most importantly she would like to thank God for all He has given her.

Selena is 11 and homeschooled in the 6th grade. She is the amazing middle child of 5. This is her 2nd production with SCYT, but she has done two productions through her charter school. She is enjoying this experience with her siblings. Selena loves dancing, singing, acting, & Taekwondo. When she grows up she wants to be a professional dancer. Selena would like to thank her family for always being there, Dana & Dane Morris & Jessica Ordaz for putting this on, & God for all His love.

Flora is 9 and homeschooled in the 4th grade. She is the youngest girl and the fourth of 5 children. This is her 3rd production with SCYT and is enjoying it very much. She has done two other productions through her charter school. She is so happy to be doing this alongside of her three older sisters and little brother. She loves playing with her dolls, art, singing, & Taekwondo. Flora would love to be an artist when she grows up. She wants to thank her family, Dana & Dane Morris and Jessica Ordaz for their time and hard work, and especially God.

Abel is 8 and homeschooled in the 2nd grade. He is the youngest and only boy of 5. This is his 2nd production with SCYT, but has done Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with his charter school. He is having a blast working with his older sisters. Abel loves Taekwondo, basketball, football, playing video games with his dad, and dancing. He wants to play basketball for the LA Lakers when he grows up. Abel thanks his family for all they do, Dana & Dane Morris and Jessica Ordaz, and of course, God.

Zach Relock is 14 and lives in Orange, CA. He is in the 8th grade at Calvary Christian School in Santa Ana, CA. Zach has always had interest in acting. He loves to act and does plays for his school. This is his fifth SCYT/VTA show and was most recently Captain Von Trapp in “The Sound of Music”. In his free time he like to hang out with his friends and go to Disneyland. He loves working with SCYT and hopes to do many more shows with them in the future.

Kayla is thrilled to be part of another production with Dane, Jessica and Dana. She is thankful for the opportunity to do what she loves while spending time with her friends. Kayla's previous productions include Annie, Wizard of Oz, Annie Get Your Gun and The Sound of Music. Kayla is a 7th grader at Valley Christian Middle School in Cerritos.

Cassidy loves to entertain and is happy to be part of Joseph after appearing previously in Annie Get Your Gun (Jessie) and The Sound of Music (Ensemble). Cassidy wants to thank Mom and Dad for letting her participate in this production and her grandparents for helping to get her to rehearsals. Cassidy is a 2nd grader at Valley Christian Elementary School in Bellflower.

Riley Stanton – Riley is a 7th grader from Trabuco Canyon. This is Riley’s 4th production with SCYT and she’s loved every one! She has performed in Annie Get Your Gun, Guys & Dolls and Sound of Music. Riley loves acting, singing, playing with her dogs and cats and hanging out with her friends! She treasures the friends she has made through SCYT and looks forward to performing in many more productions!

Linsey Urrea is 11 and attends Independence Christian School in Orange. This is Linsey's 4th production w/ SCYT. She was the Mayor of Muchkinland in the "Wizard of Oz", Winnie Tate in "Annie Get your Gun", and was Sister Margarita in "The Sound of Music. Linsey has learned so much from being a part of this theatre group and most importantly has made amazing life long friends. She wishes all her friends in the cast a great show and wants to thank Dana, Dane and Jessica for their hard work and for their love and support.

Noah Urrea - Age 9 - Attends Independence Christian School In Orange. This is Noah's 3rd production. His most recent role was Kurt in "The Sound of Music". He loves performing and hanging out with his friends from Theater. Noah also plays Baseball for Villa Park Little League and plays football for his school. Theater is what he loves most and looks forward to many more performances with his friends.

Jonny is very excited to return with his friends at SCYT as Asher - the Parisian, Tango Dancing Brother of Joseph! You might know this 9 year old as the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of OZ, or Chief Sitting Bull in Annie Get Your Gun. He also performed in Oliver, Willy Wonka, Honk Jr., Pied Piper, Tiny Thumbelina, and many more. Jonny is truly blessed to be part of such a wonderful group of talented young actors and their families at SCYT. He wants to especially thank Dana, Dane and Jessica and all of the parents for their support! Jonny hopes "zat you eenjoy zee show"!

Olivia is a 7th grader at RSM Intermediate School. This is her fourth show with VTA. She has previously performed in "Annie get your Gun", "Guys and Dolls", and "The Sound of Music". She loves dancing. singing, and acting. When she's not performing she loves to hang out with friends and family and learn new skills...most recently, snowboarding and sewing. She feels very blessed for the opportunities to do what she loves and to have made such great friends through VTA! Thanks for all the love and support!.

As a sophomore at Orange Lutheran High, Nate Weyhrich enjoys being in Concert Choir, Drama 2 and Comedy Sportz!!! SCYT has been a great experience: "The Sound of Music"as Rolf & "The Music Man" as Tommy. Blessed with years of musicals at St John's Lutheran KMT, CYT & Lu HS. Nate would like to thank his friends, family, teachers, and Dana, Jessica, Dane for this incredible opportunity. Romans 12:2 "Be transformed by the renewing of your mind."

For more information please email Dana at:

dana_vta@yahoo.com

or

check us out online at:

southerncaliforniayouththeater.com

Dana grew up in South Dakota and graduated from Concordia College in Minnesota

with a Bachelors degree in Music with emphasis in Piano. He was the Minister of Music

for 12 years at Eastside Christian Church in Fullerton; Director and Founder of Biola

Youth Arts and Biola Youth Theater for 4 years at Biola University; Founder and owner

of the Southern California Youth Theater since 2000 and started the youth theater at

The Village Theater in 2007; Dana has played piano professionally at Disneyland,

Knotts Berry Farm, and various theater companies throughout Southern California. But

his greatest accomplishment in life is to be the proud father of Dane, Jordan, Parker, Harrison and Meredith.

Dane is excited to be directing “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” which

is his seventh show with SCYT! He is currently a double Music Major at Chapman

University in Orange, in Vocal Production and Music Education. He is a graduate of

Fullerton High School Academy of the Arts where he was leads in several musical

theater productions including “Little Women”(Laurie), “Into the Woods”(Jack) and

“Evita” (Magaldi) and won Macys Awards for his performances. He played the lead role

of Alex in “Steps in Time” at the 2000 seat Hyperion Theater at Disney’s California Adventure at age 11 with

Eden Espinoza and 30 backup dancers. He was also the lead in a “Nintendo” industrial show at the Kodak

Theater in Hollywood. He was in California All State Choir and California Honors Choir all 4 years of High

School, and won the Orange County Rotary Young Singer of the Year Award his freshman year of high school. His

TV/Film credits include “Master of Disguise” (Young Dana Carvey), “A Vow To Cherish (Keith), “Beautiful”,

“Judging Amy”, “and the featured lead actor in commercials: “Little Debbie”, “T-Mobile”, “Universal Studios”

and others.

Jessica is thrilled to be choreographing her 7th

Southern California Youth Theatre Arts

Production, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”! Having a passion for

performing, she has been blessed with the opportunity to be in over 50 productions.

Some of her favorite roles include Belle, Peter Pan, Dorothy, The Narrator

(Joseph…), Maria (Sound of Music), Lead Dancer/Dance Captain (42nd

Street & West

Side Story), Little Red (Into the Woods), and Annie (Annie) for which she received the

“Best Actress” award for Whittier Community Theatre’s Academy Awards. When not

performing, Jessica teaches at Claylee’s Dance Academy and choreographs for special events at church, school, &

summer camps, and works as a background actor in various TV shows. Her TV credits include Southland, Heroes,

The Middle, Bones, NCIS, and Saving Grace. She recently completed her junior year at Cal State Fullerton where

she is majoring in Theatre, and plans to transfer to Biola University, where she hopes to major in Film. Her goal

is to someday make it to Broadway, film, or television. Jessica thanks Dana for giving her this opportunity and

for allowing her to use the gifts God has given her to share with others!!

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Dearest Brooke-We are so proud of you! Love, Dad, Mom, & Jake “We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose”

Romans 8:28 NKJV

Cristal, Thanks for saving me sweetheart.

Love, You Know Who…

Cassidy, we love watching you on stage? You’re a great entertainer! Be the best corn you can be! Love, Mom and Dad

Kayla, it's so fun to watch you do what you love - even if you're playing a guy! Knock 'em dead! We love you, Mom and Dad

Heather - You're destined for GREAT THINGS.... YOU ARE SUCH A BLESSING! I Love You.....Mom

Olivia – Jellyfish, love Uncle & Auntie

Guhetan

Zach we are so proud of you!!! Break a leg..(not really)

xoxoxo Mom & Dad

Rachel, sing and give glory to God! We are so proud of you

Aaron, You continue to prove to us and everyone who loves you that there is nothing you can’t accomplish. Keep striving for what you want and stay true to

who you are. We are so proud of you and love you very much,

Mom, Dad, GG & Tyler

Spencer we love you, great job! Mom & Dad

Claire, your "butlering" was stupendous!!!

Love, Mom & Dad

“Olivia, you are AMAZING!!!” Love,

Mom, Harrison, Abby, Nannie, and Papa

Chloe you are Amazing, we are so proud of you!!!

Love all of us....

Holly, keep shining for Jesus! We are so proud of you.

Zech, stand tall and strong for Jesus! We are so proud of you.

We tip our berets to you Jonny! We are so proud of you

for being part of zee show! Love and Blessings,

Mom and Dad

ALSO

“JOSEPH” will be at THE ROCK in Anaheim Registration mid May, performances late July