Superstar: An Actor’s Perspective

April 29, 2009 • written by Kevin Walker

Jesus Christ Super Star, Park High School’s 2009 Spring Musical rocked both school and the community hard! With over 2100 tickets sold, students, family members, and community members, all came to see the famous rock-opera written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. This Musical was so much different than previous PHS musical. One major difference being there was no dialogue and the entire performance was sung by the actors. It took a ton work to get this play ready for performance. Albert Conteh, a senior who played as a Jesus follower and a tormentor, described JCSS as “the most intense play out of all the musicals seen at PHS”. The huge cast, which consisted of more than 40 students, put in more than 150 hours, including multiple 2:30 to 9:30 practices to get ready for the performance, but it was defiantly worth it. “I’ll never get sick of the feeling of putting on a great show like Jesus Christ Super Star” says senior actor Elizabeth Graves who plays the role of Mary Mandolin, “This is my favorite musical. It was a dream to perform it night after night”. The community gave rave reviews on the show. Some loved it so much that it wasn’t surprising to see them at every one of the seven showings, and who blames them! Much like what was said by Bri Heu, the sophomore who played King Herod, “Jesus Christ Super Star makes you laugh, cry, and feel amazed, simple as that!” This show has left a powerful impression on the cast as well. “The best part about this play is the power and emotion it brings. It’s an amazing feeling as an actor and as the actor portraying Jesus to see the audience leave the theatre with the feelings and emotions they have. It’s so remarkable” states Justin Cooke, senior and Actor of Jesus. It would not have been as remarkable if PHS Drama didn’t have such an amazing and dedicated theatre director, Tim Hoffman. “Although it seems that Mr. Hoffman has sometimes lost his marbles, I look up to him as an amazing leader and motivator who enables every cast member learn life lessons and grow into their full potential as a successful Individual”, says Kevin Walker, senior and actor of Pontius Pilate. This cast worked so hard on this show, and now as the year of theatre comes to a close, its time for the cast of Jesus Christ Super Star to kick back and relax.

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