To commemorate the 10th anniversary of summer youth theater, the Prairie Arts Council will produce Godspell, directed by Pete Hamilton, who has performed in many youth and adult PAC productions over the years.Godspell is a musical based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew with music and book by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. This musical is structured by the parables and sermons of Jesus Christ interspersed with contemporary music set to the lyrics of traditional hymns.The cast honors the call of the Lord and is baptized at the beginning, proceeding then to act out the aforementioned parables and sermons of Jesus while Jesus provides the lessons of each. The camaraderie and joy of following Jesus provides a jubilant portrayal of Jesus’s travels...all of it accented by the passion scene at the play’s closing.The only purely defined charactyers in this script are Jesus, John the Baptist, and Judas Iscariot. Everyone else’s character is referred to by the actor's first names. This makes the casting flexible. It also means that casting will be done by song rather than by spoken word. A chorus CAN exist in this show, for those who are uncomfortable with solos.Auditions are scheduled for May 15 at 7:30 PM and May 20 at 3:00 PM in the PAC theater and are open to young people from ages 13-college age. For the audition, either prepare a song that shows your range, or you may sing “America the Beautiful.” Check out the PAC website for details (www.theprairieartscouncil.org). High school and college aged actors who cannot attend the scheduled audition times are requested to email Hamilton at theater@theprairieartscouncil.org to make other audition arrangements. Performances will be August 2-5