Location: Bloomington Jefferson High School Auditorium
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One Bethlehem Night is based on a book by Jeff Atwood. The Musical was written by Ed Kee and John Lemonis and has been nominated for a Dove Award.

The musical brings you back to a night when weary travelers arrived at a crowded inn in Bethlehem. Their frustration over the Roman taxes and oppression makes the hope of the promised Messiah seem like a distant, faded promise. The night takes a turn for the extraordinary when an exhausted young couple shows up looking for a room—only to be put out in the stable by the profit-hungry innkeeper. In his effort to find someone willing to give up a room, Joseph confides that the expected baby will be the Son of God. Talk of angels and the possibility of the arrival of the Messiah sparks some lively discussions—and nobody is more interested that the Rabbi Ezra. The Christmas story comes alive in this delightful and inspiring show.

The original score of the musical, performed by the 25-piece orchestra that accompanies the performers, add a richness and depth to the powerful story. The show will be a wonderful Christmas experience enjoyed by children and adults—at a price that allows you to bring family and friends!

A Minneapolis/St. Paul Church of Christ Production

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Church of Christ first produced this Musical in 2001 and 2002. This year’s production owes a lot to the exceptional team that worked on those two shows. We’re honored to have the talents of many people working on this production. A few of the people we’d especially like to thank are:

Director: Linda Brasaemle

Linda Brasaemle has directed and produced a variety of musical and theatre productions over the past 20 years.

Costumes: Carole Katona and Kalare Peyton

Carole Katona was trained at The Julliard School in New York City has worked with costumes for many different theatrical productions. Carole headed the costume efforts in 2001 and 2002 productions, working with a team of talented volunteers.
Kalere Payton is currently working on her Master of Fine Arts degree in Costume Design at the University of Minnesota. She has worked professionally in the cities as an Assistant Costume Designer at Penumbra Theatre in St Paul and assisted with costume design research for The Guthrie’s most recent production 1776.

Orchestra Conductor: Angela Barberg

Angela Barberg graduated from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, with a B.M. in Music Education. She has taught instrumental music in both public and private schools and music studios. Angela was a band director and conductor for Bloomington High School in Southwestern Wisconsin. She has played horn in the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, Lake Wobegon Brass Band (alto horn), Minneapolis Civic, and the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra. Angela is studying voice with Luana Mitchell and sings with the Edina Chorale. Angela is the Director of the Family Music Center which offers early-childhood music classes throughout the Twin Cities metro area.

Choreography: Myra Curry

Myra Curry received her B.F.A. in dance from North Carolina School of the Arts. She has performed professionally in Musical Theatre shows for more than 15 years and has toured nationally and internationally. In the Twin Cities area audiences have seen Myra at the Guthrie, Mixed Blood, Ordway, and Children's Theatres. Myra also choreographs shows for local business and community theatres. Myra is currently performing in Menopause: the Musical at Minneapolis's Warehouse District's LAB Theatre.

About Ed Kee

A veteran of the Christian music record and publishing industry for more than 20 years, Ed Kee is a songwriter, arranger, producer with over 200 recorded songs, 17 musicals, two gold records, four platinum videos and 7 gold videos to his credit. As Director of A&R for Brentwood Records in Nashville, Ed has overseen the creation of the multi-million selling recordings in Brentwood's Smoky Mountain Music series, Kids Sing Praise series, America's Favorite Praise & Worship series, Mother Goose Gospel series, Hymnworks and Symphony of Praise series, and Brentwood Jazz series, to mention a few. Already a familiar name to church musicians, Ed's real passion is musical theater. He longs to see quality musical theater productions developed with the church in mind.

About John Lemonis

The songs of Award-winning and multi-Dove Award nominated songwriter John Lemonis have appeared on projects by Point of Grace, Joy Williams, Scott Krippayne, Mark Harris, Palisade, Cherie Adams, Kingdom Heirs, Brian Free & Assurance, The Greenes, The Galloways, The Talley Trio, Barbara Fairchild, Young Harmony, The Dills, Cricket Lee, The Georgians Quartet, The Next Chapter Quartet, Sondra Burnette, and numerous others.

 

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