Photo: High School to Present 'Joseph'

A special thanks to Loretta Stenger, Yorkville Music Boosters publicity coordinator, for providing the following news release, cutline and photograph.

Reserved seating tickets are available now for the Spring Musical production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” The event will be presented on the Auditorium stage four times May 11-13.

Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, May 11; at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 12; and at 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 13.

To order tickets visit www.showtix4u.com or contact Ken Wayne at Yorkville High School at 630-553-4380.  Tickets are $10 each.

Yorkville High School’s family-friendly spring musical will feature contemporary dress and set to reveal the story of this stage favorite inspired by the Biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors.

The musical features Joseph, a dreamer, his father Jacob, who favors him, and his 11 brothers who grow jealous of special attention paid to Joseph by Jacob.  The brothers sell Joseph as a slave, but his dreams help him rise to become the most powerful man in Egypt before he meets his family again.

The roles of Joseph and Jacob will be played by Matt Weaver and Steven Yu.  Three narrators who tell the story of Joseph will be played by Laurel Forlano, Lesley Shanks, and Alma Ramos.  Other key characters include Pharoah (Dan Rega); Potiphar (Steven Yu); and Joseph’s brothers played by Matt Dabbs, Alex Dewane, Payton Gammicchia, Vince Pizzo, John Pletka, Terry Pletka, Matt Quanstrom, Tyler Riederer, Jake Smith, Ryan Smith, and Jake Teeling.

 Additional cast members include:  Jess Agama, Danielle Alicz, Bobby Allen, Amanda Armitage, Ryan Barkauskas, Will Belles, Zach Belles, Katie Caldwell, Noelle Daggett, Rob Delgado, Malia Dunn-Reier, Rachel Eaton, Emily Hanson, Isaiah Jackson, Meggie Kesselring, Summer Lara, Kaitlin Miller, Maddie Mormino, Wendy Myers, Katie Pasternak, Rachel Plasch, Rikiyah Pryor, Mason Ridenour, Sydney Seeman, Jenna Shanks, Monica Sleezer, Carly Teeling, Nick Terrell, Jessica Vacha, and Joyce Yu.

The production is directed by Ken Wayne, YHS chorus director.  A children’s chorus composed of 4^th, 5^th and 6^th graders from the Yorkville area will perform along with a YHS pit orchestra.

Children’s Chorus members include: Sydnei Avery, Cody Bradford, Regan Buck, Cameron Caldwell, Bryanna Camper, Grace Camphausen, Michael Cinnamon, Camryn Collins, Victoria Crawford, MacKenzie Fox, Allie Fule, Camden Gammicchia, Sammy Godwin, Sam Golinski, Molly Green, Serena Harn, Claire Jonke, Maddy King, Madysen Klebenow, Delanie Krantz, Maggie Krider, Allison Lockhart, Rocco Morelli, Ethan Murphy, Myah Nodal, Tara Nortman, Olivia Novak, Curtis Pilotte, Cassie Pomierski, Jacob Quanstrom, Jessica Race, Marisa Raduenzel, Haylee Reyes, Brett Rhodes, Anna Rios, Caitlyn Roe, Brielle Sanders, Hannah Schafermeyer, Delaney Seeman, Gretchen Speckman, Rex Staudacher, Evan Stoneberg, Mackenzie Ward, Jason Wilcox, Cameron Wiley, Madison Woods, and Tegan Zoephel.

Music was written by Andrew Lloyd Weber; lyrics were composed by Tim Rice.  The musical was first produced in 1973 and opened on Broadway in 1982.  Actors such as David Cassidy and Donny Osmond have played the role of Joseph.  The production earned Tony Award nominations including Best Musical and Best Original score in the 1980s.

Yorkville Middle School is located at 920 Prairie Crossing Drive in Yorkville.