This new Easter musical from Kathie Hill is 33 minutes long and is subtitled, an Easter Celebration for Kids.
It has a straight forward salvation message focusing on God's grace. A group of church kids go to Good News Memorial Gardens, the local cemetery, to help tidy-up the place in preparation for the Easter sunrise service.
Denver, the caretaker, is on crutches from his recent knee surgery so they go to help him.
There are nine speaking parts: one man, one woman, and seven kids (3 boys and 4 girls). The song titles are:
Songbook contains the song lyrics, simple melody piano line, printed script, and activities for the children.
Listening CD is a recording of the complete musical, including
all the music, drama, solo, and choir singing voices. If you are performing totally with puppets, without any live parts, this is the only CD you need.
Preview Pack contains a Listening CD and Songbook. Limit one per organization
Director's Aide with Video* is an oversized notebook including a choral book and recording, a 30-45 minute video with professional choreography demonstrations, costume, prop and set examples. In addition, the notebook includes over 100 reproducible pages of musical and spiritual actvities for each song, attendance, outreach and enrollment forms, vocabulary cards, rehearsal plans, scripture memory cards, children's devotional booklet, kickoff party plans and audition and casting instructions.
Instructional DVD* contains choreography instructions and sample performance.
Split track accompaniment CD* has the instruments only on one track of the CD, and the vocals only (dialog and singing) on the other track.
It must be played on a system that has "left and right" individual stereo controls or a "balance" knob. This makes it possible
to remove the vocals and have just the music, to remove the music and have just the vocals, or to adjust the levels anywhere in between.