The acting roles include the following designated parts as well as ensemble roles. The Speaking Roles are for very minimal lines and could potentially be held by actors with other roles or be held by ensemble members:
Mara (Alto, Paul’s sister, roughly his age)
Ezra (Tenor, younger male, Mara’s son)
Joanna (Soprano, middle aged female)
Chuza (Speaking role, middle-aged male, Joanna’s husband)
Paul (Tenor, adult male between 25 and 40)
Hannah (Alto, younger female)
Stephen (Tenor, younger to middle-aged male)
Stephen’s wife (Soprano, younger to middle-aged female)
Barnabas (Tenor, any aged male)
Holy Spirit (Soprano, this role could be sung by Stephen’s wife)
Mary of Bethany – (Alto, middle-aged female)
Narrator (Tenor or Baritone, adult male)
Ananias (Tenor or Baritone, adult male)
Chief Pharisee (speaking role)
Pharisee (speaking role)
Gamaliel (speaking role)
Jesus (speaking role)
Soldier (speaking role)
Ensemble (both singing and stage acting cast is needed)
The musical numbers and vocal roles associated with them are as follows:
Overture
Introduction of Paul (Introit of Christians) … Ensemble
Paul’s Declaration … Paul
Where is Love … Joanna, Ensemble
I Can Feel It … Paul, Hannah, Ezra, Joanna, Stephen, Ensemble
Help Them to Understand … Stephen
Song for Stephen … Stephen’s wife, Hannah, Ensemble
I Know the Truth … Hannah, Paul, Barnabas, Ensemble
Persecution
I Wish That I Could Go to Sleep … Paul, Stephen, Holy Spirit
Through Faith You Will Understand … Ensemble
I Love the Way He Smiles at Me … Joanna, Hannah
Day to Day … Ensemble
Everybody Left Town … Barnabas, Ensemble
Entr’acte
I Want to Live My Life (The Law) … Paul
A Love that Never Ends … Mara
In Your Heart … Ensemble
Send a Letter … Paul, Narrator
In Remembrance of Him … Ensemble
Ten Miles Outside Damascus … Paul
Can No One Else Find Time for Love … Narrator, Ensemble
Conversion (optional underscore)
Come Along to Our Town … Ananias, Ensemble
This Thing Called Love … Mary of Bethany, Paul, Ensemble
Love is Here … Paul, Ensemble
Without Love … Barnabas, Paul
Love is Patient … Ensemble
God is Love … Paul, Ensemble
Bows … Ensemble
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