Theatre--Review

Meghan Andrepont is a new reviewer for the blog. 

CYT of Lafayette presented the musical production of Godspell on Nov. 7th and 8th at the Bayou Bijou Theater in the UL-Lafayette Student Union.


I am a 10 year old girl who went to see the 6 p.m. performance on November 7th. It was fantastic. Godspell is a re-telling of some of the parables from the Bible. The actors and actresses all had beautiful voices and could really carry a tune. Everyone dressed like they were from the 60’s. You could tell they spilled their souls on the stage. Another thing that amazed me was that there were no costume changes. So throughout the tale of Jesus’ story they had leg warmers and rainbow knee socks! Yet all the while the actors were incredibly believable as the characters they portrayed. There were no set changes, yet for me the set seemed different in every scene thanks to the great lighting and direction. The opening act had 4 girls standing behind iron gates with flashlights all speaking in unison about mankind. It was an impressive start to the show.

Jesus, as played by Brendan Carr age 13, did a wonderful job. When he died on the cross and got carried away – I really believed it. Throughout the performance, Carr wore orange Converse shoes with pom poms on top, and striped clown pants. His eyes were marked with black underneath like a football player but there never was a doubt in my mind that he was indeed Jesus. Not only did he do a great job with his own role but also the support that he gave his fellow castmates as they interacted with him was incredible. I couldn’t imagine a 13 year old staring so supportively into the eyes of a character singing “By My Side” to him. Not many 13 year olds would be up to the challenge of playing Jesus, but Brendan Carr did so inspiringly.

While some characters demonstrated great acting ability, others were yawning during important scenes. This might be expected from a play including so many young children. Although everyone did a wonderful job, the people who really made the show stand out were:
Brendan Carr, age 13 (Jesus)
Krista Corbello, age 17 (Seraphina)
Victoria Manning, age 15 (Fiona)
Shelby Matt, age 10 (Joe Ann)
Anna Sternaman, age 9 (Amy)
Amelie Desormeaux, age 14 (Helena)
Sarah Fruge, age 15 (Naomi)
And last but not least, Kathy Pooler, Director.

My mother thought the music was taped, so she was surprised when the musicians came out on stage to take their bows. That is evidence of the fine job they did.

I myself am no real critic, but I think that this play was amazing from a 10 year old`s point of view. Everyone in the audience seemed to enjoy the performance. There was a long standing ovation. Overall, it was a wonderful production. I will be looking forward to the next CYT show.
---Meghan Andrepont