God With Us
Johnson City Arts Center 2023
Digital Program (Extended Edition)
Director
Kathryn Price
Stage Manager
Chloe Garbe
Costume Design
Christina Ward
Lighting and Sound
Calvin Price
Cast
Mary...................................................................................................................Emma Grace Stewart
Angel Gabriel............................................................................................................Abby Woodbury
Eastern Star..................................................................................................................Analia Malcolm
Joseph................................................................................................................................Eli Simpson
Elizabeth...................................................................................................................Geneva Schepers
King Herod......................................................................................................................Karsyn Potter
Wise Men..............................................................................Lilly Anglin, Esther Knopp, Abbie Ryan
Shepherds..............................................Greta Anglin, Lucy Harman, Holly Herndon, Aidyn Patton
Angels of the Lord.......................................................................Reese Campbell, Estella Schepers
"Light Has Come" Trio................................................Caroline Anglin, Callie Athon, Henlee Dean
Act I
A World Without Christ; Worldly Kings
1. "O Come O Come Emmanuel"
Artist: Tommee Profitt
Performers: Jazz 6 & 7
Choreography: Christina Ward
2. "Gloria Regali"
Artist: Tommee Profitt, Fleurie
Performers: Herod, Modern 3, Modern 4, Modern 5
Choreography: Eden Huhn
The Angel Visits Mary
3. "Gabriel's Oboe"
Artist: Ennio Morricone
Performers: Angel Gabriel
Choreography: Mia Garbe
Luke 1: 26-35 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
4. "Be Born in Me"
Artist: Francesca Battistelli
Performers: Angel Gabriel, Mary
Choreography: Mia Garbe
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” - Luke 1:38
Mary Rejected; Joseph's Vision
5. "Your Peace Will Make Us One"
Artist: Audrey Assad, Urban Doxology
Performers: Mary, Joseph, Angel Gabriel, Ballet 4
Choreography: Mia Garbe
Matthew 1:19-24 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him
Mary Visits Elizabeth
6. "Joy (Elizabeth)"
Artist: Poor Bishop Hooper
Performers: Mary, Elizabeth
Choreography: Kathryn Price
Luke 1:39-45 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
Journey to Bethlehem
7. "The Prayer"
Artist: Céline Dion, Andrea Bocelli
Performers: Mary, Joseph, Ballet 3
Choreography: Chloe Garbe
Luke 2:1-6 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
The Night of Jesus' Birth
8. "O Holy Night"
Artist: Mickey Guyton
Performers: Eastern Star, Ballet 5, Jazz 1&2
Choreography: Chloe Garbe
Act II
The Night of Jesus' Birth
9. "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
Artist: Adelmar Borrego
Performers: Eastern Star, Ballet Basics
Choreography: Lilly and Greta Anglin
Wise Men Follow
the Star
10. "We Three Kings"
Artist: Alexander Jean, Casey Abrams
Performers: Wise Men, Eastern Star
Choreography: Kathryn Price
Matthew 2:1-2
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
Arrival in Bethlehem
11. "Find Your Rest Here"
Artist: Olivia Georgia
Performers: Mary, Joseph, Ballet 3
Choreography: Chloe Garbe
Luke 2:6-7
While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
Angels Visit the Shepherds
12. "The First Noel"
Artist: Carrie Underwood
Performers: Angel Gabriel, Lead Angels, Shepherds, Pre-ballet
Choreography: Chloe Garbe; Lilly and Greta Anglin
Luke 2:8-12, 15 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
Bringing Gifts to Jesus
13. "Away in a Manger (Forever Amen)"
Artist: Phil Wickham
Performers: Ballet 1
Choreography: Makaila Wooten
14. "Little Drummer Boy"
Artist: Leslie Odom Jr., Mzansi Youth Choir
Performers: Beginner Tap, Wise Men, Shepherds
Choreography: Grayson Buchannon, Kathryn Price
Luke 2:16-19; Matthew 2:11 So [the shepherds] hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. And going into the house, [the wise men] saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Angels Rejoice
15. "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"
Artist: Tommee Profitt, brooke
Performers: Angel Gabriel, Pointe 6&7, Ballet 2
Choreography: Chloe Garbe, Mia Garbe, Makaila Wooten
Luke 2:13-14
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
Herod's Rage;
Flight to Egypt
16. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
Artist: Steve Mazzaro, London Music Works
Performers: Herod, Modern 6&7
Choreography: Katie Greene
Matthew 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.
17. "Hiding Place"
Artist: Selah
Performers: Angel Gabriel, Mary, Joseph, Jazz 5
Choreography: Christina Ward
Matthew 2:13-14 . . . behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt
New Hope
18. "My Deliverer"
Artist: Rick Elias
Performers: Mary, Joseph, Ballet 6&7
Choreography: originally by Tamara Bracken; adapted by Eden Huhn
19. "Light Has Come"
Artist: Future of Forestry
Performers: Selected Trio, Mary, Eastern Star, Angel Gabriel
Choreography: Kathryn Price
John 1:4-5
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
20. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Artist: Céline Dion
Performers: Jazz 3&4, Advanced Tap
Choreography: Christina Ward, Grayson Buchannon
