The Nativity: A Live Musical Production at St. Domininc Church Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 6:30 pm
A Gift to the Greater Southington Community
As published in the Southington Citizen December 7, 2012
by E. Richard Fortunato
Photographs by Margaret Waage
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| Kelly Nowik as Mary - Nativity 2011 |
A
one-evening performance of the inspiring story of “The Nativity: Birth of Jesus, King and Savior” will be presented in a
live musical production at 6:30 pm on Sunday, December 9th at
St. Dominic Church in Southington. All
are invited to enjoy this 2,000 year-old story of hope, love, peace and joy and
the miracle of Christmas. The script is a
musical adaptation of the Nativity as written in the Gospel, with the story
alternating between live action scenes and narration, all visible on the
church’s large screens. The music was selected
for the script by the production’s director, Lisa Carroll, who is well known locally
for her years of theatrical talent and experience. Carroll is also the director of the St. Dominic
H.I.S. Contemporary Choir, a
dedicated group of accomplished vocal and instrumental talent who also take
part in the production.
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| Craig Simms as Joseph, Kelly Nowik as Mary and Child |
For
years I had thought about the idea of producing a live musical for the season
of Advent. Finally, in the spring of
2010, I took the idea to Lisa Carroll whom I knew well for her extensive local
theatrical experience. I would need
someone like Lisa to direct such a production.
Lisa
liked the idea and suggested we work on a simple production given the very
limited resources we had. By September, I had the first draft of a script. Lisa and I worked on it together, fine-tuning
it for smooth scene transitions, inserting appropriate musical selections as we
developed it, always striving to keep it simple. Lisa handled the multiple tasks of a
director, casting, rehearsals, costume needs, etc. while I worked out some large
screen shots for the narrated portions of the story.
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| Maggie Carroll as Angel Announcing Good News to Shepherds |
We
did a one night gig in December 2010 which seemed to please a small audience of
about 300. Last year we added a scene
and presented it to a 50% larger audience and we are now ready for our third
annual presentation Sunday evening, December 9th at 6:30 pm at St.
Dominic Church.
There is no charge for admission. A brief
reception and refreshments will follow in the Geraghty Parish Center. We are inspired by the hope that this
production will be a worthwhile gift of the season to you. Come and bring a
group with you. It’ll take only an hour of your busy time including parking to be
moved by the story of the Nativity and the true spirit of Christmas. We’ll be pleased
to see you Sunday evening
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