I remember doing this play last year, It was fun and I made 3 close friends. And We Beseech Thee was my favorite song in all of GodSpell. Oh and interesting fact, My friend Robin who was casted as Jeffrey, Robin couden't sing, so we casted Racheal Goff to do the whole song as a character who wasn't in the plot of the play. But I enjoyed it and watching this really brings back memories. Thank you:)
Nicely done........but to many people to execute the song. The main singer should have been the focus....and the other main characters.....but I understand trying to add everyone in......I just think it would have been more powerful with the main cast and not the extras.......if done right.
I think the choreography solved a major problem that plagues many productions. In this number, the key is to keep the movements simple but active. I've seen it done with non-dancers being stiff and directed...but not exhuberant.
The huge cast is questionable, but I understand why they did this.
As it should be done. Sher if it were a local Thaetre, this is ahigh school you cant really do that to all of those kids who have a heart to be there.
Oh, this is so good. I saw this over the summer and it BOMBED!(not good)The tickets were 10 bucks, and it turns out the kids didn't even try out! They PAID to get in! Like 200 bucks! And the show isn't good because the good kids don't get a chance to shine! Is that what theater is about? I think not! I praise this group extremely! I support shool productions and say bravo!
I don't like this, as I feel God Spell only suits with an average sized cast where you get to know each character. The amount of people on stage is bad as their are hardly any connections with the characters. Over riffed also. Energy is nice but its FAR too predictable due to how safe they have played it.
This play was written for around 10 people. Not for a cast of 50. And from hearing most of the songs that have been posted, it seems like one person has been singing all of the songs. Has the director of this show completely re-wrote the show himself/herself?
Yeah, that happens sometimes. It's a high school show, you know... And by the way, music, plays, poetry, etc., were never written to be performed the same way twice. It's called artistic license. I think they did a fantastic job.
for high school it's fine. it gives kids more of a chance to enjoy the benefits of being in theatre. in a school of 5200 kids it's not fair to only include 10 in a play. they could of had a couple out in the audience getting them into it. anyway, they look great and energetic!! :) very nice
Well, theatre doesn't work in the way everyone gets a part. Especially with this show where there is only 10 parts, expanding can and cannot work. I've seen performances of this show where there was a cast of 28 with 10 principles and 18 in the chorus and the show was amazing. I've seen a cast of 32 where everyone got a chance to shine and it was terrible. Better to stick with the script.
In my school, you have to actually sign a contract before you audition saying that not everyone is going to get a part. This year, we are performing "The Producers", and about only 45 kids were needed. 80 auditioned. Our directors can't be bothered with giving every student a role. They want the show to be fabulous and letting kids in without any acting, singing, or dancing talents would make it a mess.
[So yeah, I think Godspell is best with only about 20 people or less.]
Its high school. What may I ask are you really wanting to see? If its a broadway show please go there. They get paid to stick to the script. There is no need in breaking kids hearts by not putting them in a dance and giving them chance to be on stage. If your a performer and you have a need to been on stage you have to experience it first to know the need. To know the feeling, the rush. Why rob the kids of their chance to discover what performing is about?
well i was in this musical several years ago and yes there is only 10 main parts BUT what we did,to include the rest of the stage school was to have children dancing in most of the songs and it worked very well and it was a big sucess,i have vid if u want to see what i mean but its really bad quility:(
We're working on it right now in my school...we have a main cast of 10, a cast of 8 philosophers, and then a number of extra chorus members that I'm unsure of...10-20 more, probably. But the philosophers and chorus members only come out during songs.
Why do you need so many people? That seems slightly overboard to me. Second, this guy who sang this song has an amazing voice & sounds like he could sing in Rent. That being said, he made this song sound like an Elderly Gospel Choir Song, and it seems so much more like a party to me. He had no facial expressions until the end where it changed key. That was the only part I REALLY liked how he did it.
i did this song in my dance recital last year. it was really fun. we made it really crazy and added all of these theatrical moves. our costumes were crazyer then the ones in the video.
we are doing a sports themed version of Godspell...go figure...
nah, it's really good, and we have some amazing talent in our prod., we have a small cast of 12 and almost everybody gets their own song. I got lucky with this one, I love it. Good luck to all who perform this in the future!
that's a LOT of people! This looks really well putten together. It's heard to direct something that has a lot of people in it, and they did really well! (don't care for main singer though)
this song as not written for lots of runs in the vocals, that being said, he did very well. When I sang this song in a touring version a couple years ago it always was like the last really exciting upbeat song before everything got emotional. Great job, great production
I remember doing this play last year, It was fun and I made 3 close friends. And We Beseech Thee was my favorite song in all of GodSpell. Oh and interesting fact, My friend Robin who was casted as Jeffrey, Robin couden't sing, so we casted Racheal Goff to do the whole song as a character who wasn't in the plot of the play. But I enjoyed it and watching this really brings back memories. Thank you:)
LGW1234159 2 weeks ago
pretty good... would be better without all the vibrato.......
twilightchik11 11 months ago 2
I miss big Chris.. I miss doing the musical it was a BLAST! thanks for posting.. And thank you Mr. manley!
babygirlsquee88 1 year ago
Wow :) After doing a production with 13 people in the cast I am very very happy to say that this is an amazing job well done. I loved it entirely.
mandapanda1093 1 year ago
Nicely done........but to many people to execute the song. The main singer should have been the focus....and the other main characters.....but I understand trying to add everyone in......I just think it would have been more powerful with the main cast and not the extras.......if done right.
shikkadance 1 year ago
I think the choreography solved a major problem that plagues many productions. In this number, the key is to keep the movements simple but active. I've seen it done with non-dancers being stiff and directed...but not exhuberant.
The huge cast is questionable, but I understand why they did this.
bravo.
rmutt4 1 year ago
Too big of a cast!
MotownConnoisseur30 2 years ago
Too big of a cast! It's a intended for 10 people, not 100
MotownConnoisseur30 2 years ago
Well we're sorry that 120 tried out for the musical. Don't know about your high school, but we actually try to get everyone in the show!
qtpipes504 1 year ago
WORST COREOGRAPHY EVER!!!!
emmaxluvsxu 2 years ago
Love this guys voice! Such a great soulful rendition!
claireHAPA 2 years ago
gotta say... ours was wayyy better. go listen to savannah christian church's version of it on here! its pretty good.
pillsburry101 2 years ago
Freakin' love the background.
OxenfreePoetry 2 years ago
It's no worse then the High School Musical series!
MondoBeno 2 years ago
aint being awful or anyhtin but my school did this play back in march and we did it way better than this !
Disneycrazyx 2 years ago
yay another large cast similar to the cast I saw at my local theatre.
DeathGodRiku 2 years ago
loving the energy!!
Rinnow2 2 years ago 2
There are a lot of BAD high school videos... but this is not one of them. Great soloist, good energy and very clean movements. Good job!
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Fiyero918 2 years ago
very good!!!:)
boowah5 2 years ago 2
my school is doing this and im a main character but we're only using 10 ppl
chicky989 3 years ago
as it should be done
Fiyero918 2 years ago
As it should be done. Sher if it were a local Thaetre, this is ahigh school you cant really do that to all of those kids who have a heart to be there.
mrsholland14 2 years ago
my mom is the assistant principal at Xenia! She loves it there! Great number!
dancinkarl 3 years ago
Oh it's soo bouncy and energetic!Put me a good mood excellent!
XXXgraXXX 3 years ago
Oh, this is so good. I saw this over the summer and it BOMBED!(not good)The tickets were 10 bucks, and it turns out the kids didn't even try out! They PAID to get in! Like 200 bucks! And the show isn't good because the good kids don't get a chance to shine! Is that what theater is about? I think not! I praise this group extremely! I support shool productions and say bravo!
homerjsimpson215 3 years ago
Awesome voice!!! In high school? Man!!
katilak4 3 years ago 2
Omg i love Godspell! im on the crew on it at my school! this has to be the best song in it!
shift9988 3 years ago
sing it boi!
shorterac989 3 years ago
I love this song my company that does plays did Godspell and it was hliarious ill see if i can get the vid if i do look it up!
xteencyxtinax 3 years ago
dude has an incredible voice!!! <33
1234567890whatever 3 years ago
This is a nicely-executed version of "We Beseech Thee"! Bravo!
hermesx1 3 years ago 7
the lead vocalist is great
olliecapehorn 3 years ago 7
I don't like this, as I feel God Spell only suits with an average sized cast where you get to know each character. The amount of people on stage is bad as their are hardly any connections with the characters. Over riffed also. Energy is nice but its FAR too predictable due to how safe they have played it.
Seathos 3 years ago
over riffed in my opinion.
BUT
LOVE the energy!
thejaystar 3 years ago
killer singing, dude!
CathyAndJeff 3 years ago
The cast is just too damn big!
There's like 50 people!
My school is doing it and we've only got like 15 people...that's the way it was meant to be.
PolkaDottedHearts 3 years ago
actually it was meant for 10
:P
Fiyero918 3 years ago
Whatever.
We did it with 15 and we kicked ass!
PolkaDottedHearts 3 years ago
it's not about kicking ass...
ugh never mind
Fiyero918 3 years ago
Well, I know that's not the REASON.
I was excited, leave me alone.
PolkaDottedHearts 3 years ago
haha we did with 40. lmao.. with like 15 little kids. it was godspell junior. so that's why. i was 14 at the time.
Chrisssi 3 years ago
Well, as long as you and your cast did it fabulously, it's cool.
♥
PolkaDottedHearts 3 years ago
it was a bit fabulously done lol.. it wouldve been a tiny bit better w/o some ppl
Chrisssi 3 years ago
it doesnt matter the number, the writer of godspell says you should use your own names and use as few or many as needed
horsluver28 3 years ago 2
Too BIG of a cast!! Should not be this big!
And once again, is the lead vocalist getting tickled?
supremeking1230 4 years ago
actually, a big cast isnt necessarily bad...it just makes it a little more difficult
namindie18 4 years ago
This play was written for around 10 people. Not for a cast of 50. And from hearing most of the songs that have been posted, it seems like one person has been singing all of the songs. Has the director of this show completely re-wrote the show himself/herself?
supremeking1230 4 years ago
Yeah, that happens sometimes. It's a high school show, you know... And by the way, music, plays, poetry, etc., were never written to be performed the same way twice. It's called artistic license. I think they did a fantastic job.
flatt1942 3 years ago
i know a 5th and 6th grade that is doing it
kitcatbar95 3 years ago
for high school it's fine. it gives kids more of a chance to enjoy the benefits of being in theatre. in a school of 5200 kids it's not fair to only include 10 in a play. they could of had a couple out in the audience getting them into it. anyway, they look great and energetic!! :) very nice
gshock15 3 years ago
Well, theatre doesn't work in the way everyone gets a part. Especially with this show where there is only 10 parts, expanding can and cannot work. I've seen performances of this show where there was a cast of 28 with 10 principles and 18 in the chorus and the show was amazing. I've seen a cast of 32 where everyone got a chance to shine and it was terrible. Better to stick with the script.
supremeking1230 3 years ago
Keep in mind a high school director's job is to include.
All it takes is one disgruntled student who complains to the parent who complains to the school.
I agree to sticking to the script.
I think they shoulda just picked a different script
Fiyero918 3 years ago
In my school, you have to actually sign a contract before you audition saying that not everyone is going to get a part. This year, we are performing "The Producers", and about only 45 kids were needed. 80 auditioned. Our directors can't be bothered with giving every student a role. They want the show to be fabulous and letting kids in without any acting, singing, or dancing talents would make it a mess.
[So yeah, I think Godspell is best with only about 20 people or less.]
musicfreak32993 3 years ago
wow. you guys get paid too?
star2b2k6 3 years ago
no, only the stage crew gets paid.
musicfreak32993 3 years ago
Its high school. What may I ask are you really wanting to see? If its a broadway show please go there. They get paid to stick to the script. There is no need in breaking kids hearts by not putting them in a dance and giving them chance to be on stage. If your a performer and you have a need to been on stage you have to experience it first to know the need. To know the feeling, the rush. Why rob the kids of their chance to discover what performing is about?
star2b2k6 3 years ago 2
well i was in this musical several years ago and yes there is only 10 main parts BUT what we did,to include the rest of the stage school was to have children dancing in most of the songs and it worked very well and it was a big sucess,i have vid if u want to see what i mean but its really bad quility:(
silverfangmeteor 3 years ago
the accompaniment is too bouncy. its gospel, not childrens music. but all of the voices and choreography are amazing. (it could pass as college)
flipkid814 4 years ago
why did that girl sit down at the end ?(she sits down at 3:20 and stays down till the end.)
jaytee192 4 years ago
my i think my school casted over 100....
Crazytalker13 4 years ago
We're working on it right now in my school...we have a main cast of 10, a cast of 8 philosophers, and then a number of extra chorus members that I'm unsure of...10-20 more, probably. But the philosophers and chorus members only come out during songs.
ladybuggcla 4 years ago
WAY WAY TO MANY PEOPLE!!!!
jaypkatl 4 years ago
I agree!!
MotownConnoisseur30 2 years ago
our school is doing godspell now ! great job!
jchamps 4 years ago
AWESOME!
mgraham21 4 years ago
Huge cast? My school will have from 50-90 ppl on the stage at any given time for godspell
Priest2607 4 years ago
really? my school only cast 18 people.
lovingtheredsox09 4 years ago
Beautiful set, beautiful music, beautiful expression. Well done.
fragleshmit 4 years ago
Our skool is doin Godspell too right now;
yall did a good job
javaboy281 4 years ago
lmao our school is doing godspell the now too it is going to crash and burn and go weee CRACH lmao yaaay !
gemsstarz 4 years ago
You guys are all so crazy over his voice.
I thought it was kinda flat.
Better than I could do, and still quite good.
It just seems that everyone else is a bit more exicted about it than I.
RachaelsSoRad 4 years ago 2
Agreed...He's a tenor, should be sung by a baritone
uExist 4 years ago
he is an incredible singer, i dont know about being good enough to match up to rent though. RENT is INCREDIBLE.
wolverboy2 4 years ago
this is really fantastic. You have an amazing voice.
cinnam0n20 4 years ago
the vocals are excellent.
monkkclassique 4 years ago
Why do you need so many people? That seems slightly overboard to me. Second, this guy who sang this song has an amazing voice & sounds like he could sing in Rent. That being said, he made this song sound like an Elderly Gospel Choir Song, and it seems so much more like a party to me. He had no facial expressions until the end where it changed key. That was the only part I REALLY liked how he did it.
adambencomo 4 years ago
I agree about too many people. The skat-ish part was kinda messy. I liked the rest though.
sodizzy 4 years ago
i did this song in my dance recital last year. it was really fun. we made it really crazy and added all of these theatrical moves. our costumes were crazyer then the ones in the video.
ghgirl1793 4 years ago
I hope i can do this song justice... im jeff in our production...
donny0man 4 years ago
i get to do this song in our production!
we are doing a sports themed version of Godspell...go figure...
nah, it's really good, and we have some amazing talent in our prod., we have a small cast of 12 and almost everybody gets their own song. I got lucky with this one, I love it. Good luck to all who perform this in the future!
jlandz09 4 years ago
DAMN YOU ALL ARE AMZING
NoOnesBussiness 4 years ago
this is great!!! arms must be tired tho LOL
tonyoutterside 4 years ago
Can you tell me how big of a part is jeffery?
Russie49 4 years ago
It's about the same size as all the others (Jesus aside.) But he gets this ace song.
RowanWilliams 4 years ago
i am so thrilled to be doing this song i have loved it all my life, such a great show stealing number
Russie49 4 years ago
There all about the same size... 'cept Jesus & Judas/David... Its not that many lines....
donny0man 4 years ago
its Judas/John
and in original productions the cast was ten, but any number of people can really be used
ASVocals1 4 years ago
THATS AWESOME! Reallly different from ours but I really like yours! ours is on the steps of the Chicago Art Institute (the setting for the whole show)
Our dance is a different style to but I really like this interpretation! Nice job!
Improvnewsie35 4 years ago
wow... the choreographys great. mine sucks
dillo1313 4 years ago
now thats a cast - great job
nationofsize 4 years ago
that's a LOT of people! This looks really well putten together. It's heard to direct something that has a lot of people in it, and they did really well! (don't care for main singer though)
AnimeMichelle 4 years ago
His voice is good- not for this song. I'm singing Learn Your Lessons Well
Iamdancerhearmeroar 4 years ago
this song as not written for lots of runs in the vocals, that being said, he did very well. When I sang this song in a touring version a couple years ago it always was like the last really exciting upbeat song before everything got emotional. Great job, great production
ASVocals1 4 years ago
I miss this so much *crys* I mss you Xenia Love Taby
babygirlsquee88 5 years ago
we beesseegee thee, hereee uss ! *slap knee*
GeTxCrUnkEed 5 years ago
so slooow.
FAULTYFAME 5 years ago
We had someone who WAY overdid his voice when we did Godspell, they sound similiar. The voice is great, just not for the part. Love the video though!
lzeje657 5 years ago
I agreee...he has a great voice but too operatic for what it is.
carleeeee 5 years ago
I'm playing jeffrey!!!
howardd 5 years ago
I love to see how different directors interepret this. Your version has to be the best one on the website. I still love my version though!
Stollhofen 5 years ago
Wow, that looks like a really good production Godspell.
Enjoras 5 years ago
i didint like the voice.
WalidC 5 years ago
Wow! That guy has a great voice.
polarqueen 5 years ago