More than a dozen 蜜桃传媒 students of varying backgrounds and majors perform the 1970鈥檚 rock musical 鈥淕odspell鈥� Friday, Jan. 29 - Saturday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 31, at 3 p.m. in the gym at Montecito Covenant Church. The show is a fundraiser for the 蜜桃传媒 Choir鈥檚 tour in May, which will take the group through California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for students and faculty, and can be purchased in the 蜜桃传媒 Dining Commons Jan. 25-28 from 6-7 p.m. or at the door 30 minutes before each performance.
At the performance, students will be selling flowers donated by Flora鈥檚 Flowers in Monterey to raise money for the Dream Foundation鈥檚 Flower Empower, which delivers flowers to the terminally ill in the Santa Barbara area.
鈥淕odspell鈥� follows the life and teachings of Jesus set in a contemporary landscape. It was one of the longest-running off-Broadway musicals before making it on Broadway in 1976. A movie version of the play, set in modern New York, was released in 1973.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a great opportunity not only for fundraising but to showcase a wonderful and relatable telling of the Gospel according to Matthew,鈥� says senior Celestina Ripley, who directs the performance. 鈥淭he dedicated cast has really brought the show alive with their energy.鈥�
The project includes four student musicians and a cast headed by seniors Jay Visbal as Jesus and Bryan Lane as Judas.
鈥淭his is another facet of the varied repertoire of the 蜜桃传媒 Music Department,鈥� Ripley says. 鈥淭he show offers a unique opportunity for students to get involved and express themselves in ways they may not have considered before.鈥�