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 MCMTC Chairman - Jacqui Burgess
Hello and a very warm welcome to the Grange Theatre and the
Mid Cheshire Youth Theatre’s production of Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat. MCYT are the youth section of the Mid
Cheshire Musical Theatre Company and as chairwoman of MCMTC,
I recently had the pleasure of attending one of their rehearsals. The
energy and enthusiasm in the room absolutely bowled me over!
Every member of this wonderful cast was focused and determined,
the discipline was fantastic and they were all clearly having a
fabulous time doing what they enjoy. That’s what MCYT is all about.
It’s not just about putting a show together; it’s about learning to be
part of a team, social skills, confidence building, taking responsibility
and personal development. Under the expert training and guidance
of the fabulous production team – Sarah & Ian Sherwood, Jenna
Finnigan and a network of helpers and supporters, these youth
members have grown into the incredibly talented performers you are
about to see. So sit back, enjoy and prepare to be amazed.

Youth Leader - Sarah Sherwood

If anyone had asked me when I took over running the Mid Cheshire Youth Theatre
many years ago, that we would be performing Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour
Dreamcoat at the Grange Theatre, I would have thought they were mad…. But here
we are and I sometimes have to pinch myself to believe it.
Having said that, it is nothing less that the cast and crew deserve. We have worked tire-
lessly on each show and over the past years have seen some wonderful productions,
and I can assure you that tonight you will not be disappointed.
Each rehearsal is a pleasure—the members are dedicated and come to each rehearsal
with enthusiasm and laughter, making the task for us older members who run the Youth
Theatre, at joy.
There are too many people to thank individually, but they can all be seen on page 5—
and to them all, I send my sincere thanks….
 Synopsis
In the biblical land of Caanan, Joseph is the favourite son of Jacob. As such,
he encounters the jealousy of his brothers who object to his dreams in
which he is the hero and the brothers have to pay homage to him. They
arrange to have him killed and to prove his death, show their father the
multicoloured coat smeared with blood. In fact, Joseph has been sold in
slavery to the household of Potiphar who has him thrown in jail as he
objects to the attraction between his wife and Joseph. Joseph's ability to
interpret dreams is relayed to Pharaoh who has started to have a series of
dreams. Joseph foresees seven years of full harvests and this to be
followed by seven years of famine. Joseph is put in charge of preparing for
the years of famine and, just as prophesied, the dreams came true.

Back in Caanan, the famine affected Joseph's family. The brothers travel to
Egypt and go to Joseph who recognises them but they don't recognise him.
They bow down before him (just as foretold in a dream). Joseph has a score
to settle though and after giving his brothers grain, he hides a goblet in
Benjamin's sack. The brothers plead for Benjamin's release from
custody and Joseph relents and then reveals himself as their brother.

Make your own Pyramid and make Potiphar’s Riches!

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Step 2 - Fold along all the lines
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 *UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES RELEASE
THESE PERSONS FROM PHAROAH’S JAIL*
Co Director and Producer - Sarah Sherwood
Musical Director - Ian Sherwood
Choreographer and Co Director - Jenna Finnigan
Assistant Musical Director - Caitlin Sherwood
Costumes - Sue Hancock
Stage Manager - Victoria Davies
Assistant - Karis Finnigan
Stage Crew - Elaine Jones
Lighting - Craig Poole
Sound - Bailey Audio
Theatre Manager - Paul Edwards and Johnni Papworth
Make up - Elva Parkes and Anna Johnson
Publicity - Caitlin Sherwood and MCYT Youth Committee
Front of House—Friends of MCMTC/MCYT
Programme and Website - Caitlin Sherwood
Car Park Stewards - Hartford Scouts

Potiphar’s Servants - aka The Band

Violin 1 - Caitlin Sherwood
Violin 2 - Harriet Waters
Guitar - Ian Sherwood
Bass - Mike Jones
Reeds - Kathy Clarke/ Peter
Heath
Piano - Emily Winsor
Keyboard 1 - Graham Sherwood
Keyboard 2 - El McCormick
Drums - Penny Murison
Percussion - Matthew Dawson
Joseph - Marcus Dolman
Marcus first joined MCYT during their performance of Seussical and has loved
it ever since, MCYT has given him an appreciation of drama and theatre.
Having joined the youth theatre he has filmed in several TV shows as an extra,
including Four O'clock Club and Cold Feet. Marcus has just enrolled in a
performing arts College in Liverpool hoping to fulfil his ambitions to become a
professional actor. He has thoroughly loved every part of this show.

Narrator - Daisy Dorsch

Daisy is 14, and this is her first musical at MCYT. She enjoys singing, acting and
playing music. Her favorite show is Everybody’s talking about Jamie because of
its originality and songs she loves. Her favorite part about Joseph is its range of
parts and how you can make the part you play your own.

Narrator – Jemma Iveson

Jemma has been in many MCYT performances, her favourite being Thoroughly
Modern Millie in which she played Mrs Dorothy, she has been performing
since she was three and joined MCYT in year 6. She loves MCYT and has made
some of her closest friends there, she loves performing and wants to have an
acting career in the future. She thinks Joseph has been a challenging yet great
show and she loves developing her singing acting and dancing.

Narrator – Jess Luty

Jess is 16 and has been at MCYT for 2 and a half years and has loved every
minute of it! Her favorite role was in her second show where she played Tiffany
in Back to the 80s because she got to sing some brilliant songs and play such a
fun character. Outside of MCYT she loves music and plays the piano, guitar and
sings. Jess also loves dance and learns ballet, tap and modern. She loves going
to the theatre and her favorite shows include Waitress, Miss Saigon, Rent,
Anastasia and The Last 5 Years. She hopes you all love the show!

Narrator - Phoebe Robinson

This is Phoebe’s 8th show with MCYT, her favorite show being Thoroughly
Modern Millie, in which she played the role of Millie Dilmount. Phoebe joined
MCYT when she was 10 years old and since then has progressed in dance,
acting and singing as well as confidence. Her favorite thing about Joseph is
getting the opportunity to perform amazing songs alongside some of her
closest friends. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Narrator – Zoe Murison

Zoe enjoys dancing, singing, acting and music. Her A level subjects are maths,
chemistry and music, Zoe has grade 6 on the B b cornet and grade 5 in music
theory. She has been at MCYT for six and a half years and enjoys being there
because of the range of shows that they perform and the different activities
during rehearsals.
Pharaoh/Gad - Jordan Parker
As a member of the MCYT cast for the past 7 years, Jordan has played a
number of interesting and unique characters (from Prince Charming to the
king of rock’s clear inspiration, Pharaoh) but none have come close for Jordan
to his N.O.D.A district 8 winning performance of Chief Weasel. Alongside
performing he has a keen interest in woodworking and creative writing and in
future strives to takes his passion as far as he can in the TV/Film industry.

Butler - Becky Seymour

This is Becky’s 4th show at MCYT. She loves youth theatre because of the
amazing friends she has made there. Her favourite show so far was Thoroughly
Modern Millie where she played Mrs Meers, it was her favourite show because
she loved playing the baddie! In her spare time she enjoys Skateboarding,
eating biscuits and avoiding homework. Becky’s 17 years old and can’t wait to
be 18 because her pay will increase at the golf club where she works.

Baker/Issachar – Toby Bowcock

Toby is 17 and a long serving member of MCYT and loves the friendly
atmosphere. This is his 9th show with MCYT, with his first show, Seussical
being his favorite. Outside of MCYT he likes playing table tennis and
badminton as well as doing lifesaving and other theatre performances. In this
production he is the baker and the brother Issachar. He hopes you enjoy the
show.

Potiphar - Max Houghton

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat will be Max’s first show with
MCYT. Max enjoys directing and being a part of many different kinds of show.
He was also nominated for the most promising young male actor in one of his
latest shows, his favourite part of the show is working together to put on a
fantastic show. Max is currently studying Drama and Music at school and hopes
to become a director and musician. He hopes you all enjoy your evening.

Jacob – Josh Freestone

Josh is 16 and first joined MCYT in their show of Dracula Spectualar back in
2013 and has loved it ever since. He enjoys ever part of the shows from the
people in them to the atmosphere around them. Josh is now starting his
A-Levels, he is doing History, Law and Philosophy. He's a fan of socialism and
The Smiths, and he loves debate. Josh especially wants to say thank you to
everyone coming to watch the show and hopes you enjoy ever bit of it.

Reuben – Noah Petts

Noah, 14, loves MCYT as he has met many new friends there. His favourite
show in MCYT was Back To The 80’s where he played Huey. His hobbies and
interests include playing the saxophone and piano in ensembles. He also
enjoys playing games on his computer such as Flight Simulator and War
Thunder. In the future Noah wants to be either a pilot or a musician but has
not yet decided. He hopes you enjoy the show and says he loves being part of
something amazing!
 Simeon – Sean Foster
Joseph is Sean's 9th show with MCYT. He has enjoyed his productions with the
company and looks forward to those yet to come. In his free time he likes to do
maths, computing and to play the guitar (much to the distaste of his family!).
Sean hopes that everyone enjoys the show as much as he enjoyed being in it.

Zebulun – Cain Ashbrook

17 year old Cain is the longest serving member of MCYT as he joined
back in 2010 with his first production being Olivia. Of all the shows he
has been in back to the 80's has been his favourite. For Cain, MCYT is
about working together to make a good production.

Dan – Jake Grayson

Jake is 18 and has been with MCYT for just over 5 years, ‘Joseph’ will be his
last show with MCYT. Some of Jakes favourite previous characters to play
include Thing 1 in Seussical, Milky-White in Into the Woods and Lionel Astley
in Back to the 80’s. Jake studied Media, Photography and English Language at
college. His favourite thing about MCYT is how you’re able to learn new skills,
meet new people and have fun all at the same time.

Levi – Ben Davies

Ben has thoroughly enjoyed every minute at MCYT and hopes to pursue drama
and showbiz as a career and if not, a hobby alongside his pilot career which he
is currently studying for at 146 Northwich Squadron Air Cadets. He’s always
held the passion for song, dance and drama, and has been involved in MCMTC
before he knew about the Youth Theatre, doing front of house, props etc. He
hopes the show will give you a memory never to forget. Enjoy!

Asher – Tom White

Tom has been a member of MCYT for three years now. His favourite show was
‘Back to the 80’s’ in which he had the part ‘Alf’. He has made some great
friendships during his time in MCYT and has just gone into his final year of high
school.

Benjamin – Albie Gatiss

Albie enjoys gaming and playing guitar his favourite subject is computing. His
favourite show with MCYT was Thoroughly Modern Millie. Albie has made
some close friends called Marcus, Kiaran, Josh and Jemma .MCYT has given him
the confidence to make new friends.
 Napthali Act 2 – Ash Rose
This is Ash’s debut with MCYT. Having successfully played Lysander in his yr6
production ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ he was keen to pursue acting
further. Following his Mums steps MCYT was the natural choice. When not on
Stage, Ash can be found on the Rugby pitch, kayaking down the River Weaver,
or on his scooter or skateboard at various skate parks. Any other time (when
not doing homework – of course!) is usually spent gaming.

Napthali Act 1– Ben Johnson Judah – David Elliott

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 Musical Numbers
Act 1
Prologue - Narrator
Any Dream Will Do - Joseph and Chorus
Jacob and Sons - Narrator, Brothers and Chorus
Joseph’s Coat - Jacob, Narrator, Joseph, Brothers, Wives and Chorus
Joseph’s Dreams - Narrator, Brothers and Joseph
Poor Poor Joseph - Narrator, Brothers and Joseph
One More Angel in Heaven - Reuben, Brothers, Wives, Jacob and Chorus
Potiphar - Narrator, Potiphar, Mrs Potiphar, Joseph and Chorus
Close Every Door - Joseph and Chorus
Go Go Go Joseph - Narrator, Joseph, Butler, Baker and Chorus

Canaan -
500 mils Act 2
Pharaoh's Story - Narrator and Chorus
Poor Poor Pharaoh - Narrator, Butler, Pharaoh and Chorus
Song of the King - Pharaoh and Chorus
Pharaoh’s Dream Explained - Joseph and Chorus
Stone the Crows - Narrator, Pharaoh, Joseph and Chorus
Those Canaan Days - Simeon, Jacob and Brothers
The Brothers Come to Egypt/Grovel Grovel - Narrator, Brothers, Joseph and
Chorus
Who’s the Thief? - Narrator, Joseph and Chorus
Benjamin Calypso - Judah, Brothers and Chorus
Joseph All the Time - Narrator, Joseph, Brothers and Chorus
Jacob in Egypt - Chorus
Any Dream Will Do (Reprise) - Joseph, Narrator and Chorus
 Jacob’s Flock (The Company)
Joseph - Marcus Dolman
Narrators - Daisy Dorsch, Jemma Iveson, Jess Luty,
Phoebe Robinson and Zoe Murison
Pharaoh - Jordan Parker
Butler - Becky Seymour
Baker - Toby Bowcock
Potiphar - Max Houghton
Mrs Potiphar - Emily Calloway
Jacob - Josh Freestone
Reuben - Noah Petts Napthali - Ben Johnson/
Simeon - Sean Foster Ash Rose

Judah - David Elliott Isaachar - Toby Bowcock

Benjamin - Albie Gatiss Asher - Tom White

Levi - Ben Davies Dan - Jake Grayson

Zebulum - Cain Ashbrook Gad - Jordan Parker

Tango Dancers - Eleanor Neary and Jake Grayson

Chorus - Katy Davies, Bridie Watterson, Izzy Ennis, Eleanor Neary, Tasha Carr,
Emily Murison, Kirsten Webb, Daisy Trainor, Ash Rose, Eva Foster,
Lauren Milton and Imogen Davies
 Chorus– Katy Davies
This is Katy's 8th show with MCYT, Her favourite show was Back to the 80's. In
her spare time she enjoys eating, watching Netflix and occasional hobbies ,
she plays the flute and piano and has done since Primary school. The way to
Katy's heart is definitely through blankets and pillows and does appreciate a
cheeky snack on a daily basis. She has attended concert's of the following: AJR,
Nothing but Thieves, Redfaces and will see Yungblud and TØP in March.

Chorus – Imogen Davies

Imogen is 11 years old and this is her first production with MCYT. She loves
acting, singing and modern dance. Her favorite thing about MCYT is getting
to know the brand new dances for the upcoming show.

Chorus – Emily Murison

Emily is 11 and this is her fourth show with MCYT. Her favourite subject is
drama because she likes performing and she would like to be an actress in the
future. Emily enjoys Gymnastics and Circus Aerial because she enjoys the
challenge of it and building her strength and flexibility. Emily has also got
grade 1 on the Clarinet.

Chorus – Kirsten Webb

Kirsten joined MCYT during Step in Time in 2016 and her favourite show was
Back the 80’s. She enjoys reading as well as watching and performing in
musicals. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Izzy Ennis Bridie Watterson Eleanor Neary Emily Calloway

Tasha Carr Eva Foster Daisy Trainor Lauren Milton

 Joseph Trivia!
Sting began his musical career by playing bass for a production of
Joseph in his hometown of Newcastle in Northern England

Joseph was first performed in 1968 as a 15 minute pop up at a

school in London. It wasn't until Rice and Webber produced Jesus
Christ Superstar that Joseph was offered a real chance on stage in
1970
Any dream will do was voted Broadway song of the year in 1981 and
was awarded an Ivor Novello award in 1991
Joseph has played in 13 different countries
There are nearly 500 school or amateur productions of Joseph
each year in the UK
The whole show contains no dialogue - It is completely sung
throughout!
Joseph was sold by Andrew and Tim to Novello & Co for 50 Guineas
each...
Donny Osmond says his most embarrassing moment was when his
loincloth fell off during a production of joseph

Can you find the names of

Joseph and his brothers in the
word search?
Joseph Asher
Reuben Dan
Simeon Zebulun
Levi Gad
Napthali Benjamin
Issachar Judah
20%
 Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer and impresario
of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in
the West End and on Broadway. He composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of
variations, two film scores, and a Latin Requiem Mass. Many of his songs have been
widely recorded and were hits outside of their parent musicals. In 2001 The New
York Times referred to him as "the most commercially successful composer in
history". Ranked the "fifth most powerful person in British culture" by The Daily
Telegraph in 2008, the lyricist Don Black stated "Andrew more or less
single-handedly reinvented the musical."

Tim Rice
Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice is an English author and Academy Award,
Golden Globe Award, Tony Award, and Grammy Award-winning lyricist.
He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with
whom he wrote Joseph, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita; with Björn
Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA, with whom he wrote Chess; for
additional songs for the 2011 West End revival of The Wizard of Oz; and
his work with Alan Menken on Disney's Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast,
and the musical King David. He also worked with Elton John on Disney's
The Lion King, the musical Aida, and DreamWorks Animation's The Road

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 Farewell to...

Jordan Parker Cain Ashbrook

Jake Grayson

Do You Know a child between the ages of 10 and 18 that has an

interest in Musical Theatre that wants to gain experience from
working in a successful theatre company? Then contact Sarah
Sherwood our Youth Leader. MCYT meet every Thursday from 7-9pm
at University Primary Academy Weaverham. Email
mcytinfo@gmail.com for more information.

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