Children of Eden

Back in their old home after its period as a vaccine hub, ROS chose Stephen Schwartz's adaptation of parts of the Book of Genesis with 40 musical numbers to learn and a huge chorus of Storytellers responsible for narrating the Beginning of the World (Act 1) and The Flood (Act 2), with no let-up for either set of Principals since they were chorus in the alternate Acts. Only God the Father was exempt since he needed to appear in both Acts. Happily, memories proved equal to both occasions and the familiar stories and unfamiliar songs were each put over clearly, with Noah's hard-won forgiveness of Yonah (a descendant of Cain) ensuring a happy ending, an example to us all.

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