As forewarned, here is the (hopefully eagerly awaited) post about our musical.

We are about 2 scenes from finishing, and have found a theatre in St. Jacobs to perform it in. We are hoping to have it performed in spring or summer of next year. Some of the proceeds will go towards our expenses, and some will go towards an organization, like MCC (Mennonite Central Committee)

Many of you have been following along, but for those who haven’t, or who have forgotten, or who are new to this blog, I will explain the musical a bit: “The Shadows of Grossmunster” is about Anabaptist history, focusing on the original Anabaptist leaders; Felix Manz, Conrad Grebel, George Blaurock, Ulrich Zwingli, etc. All the beginnings took place in Zurich, and the Grossmunster is the big cathedral that all the meetings and debates took place at. We also focus on how things changed with the invention of the printing press, the corruption of the early church, from the perspective of Martin Luther, how the group was formed and persecuted, right to the execution of Felix Manz…and yes, there is even comedy and romance (believe it or not). Also, the script and music is all original, script and lyrics written by Will, and music all composed by me.

It is now time to find people to make the musical possible:
-We need actors (most of whom can sing), about 15, although, that number may change.
-We need musicians; I am hoping for a cellist, a guitarist, a banjo player, maybe a violin, or whatever I can find and I will then write musical parts to accomodate that instrument. I will be the one playing the piano
-We need a producer, or at least someone to help us do that
-We need people to help us sell tickets, advertise, put posters up, spread the word, etc.

If you are interested in any of that, or just in coming to see it, OR if you know of someone who might be interested, please contact us by e-mail or by phone: (519) 655-6882
Soon, we will be updating our website, or creating a new one specifically for the musical, where you can go to get more information. We will let you know when that happens.

Hope this is intriquing to some of you, and that we get some responses. We are very excited about this project.