Framingham Artists Collaborate to Bring Children of Eden to the Stage
“This musical takes the oldest story ever told and gives it a new life, and this wonderful cast is going to bring that energy to audiences, said director Chris Brindley, a Framingham native.
The Wellesley Players will perform the family-friendly and touching Stephen Schwartz musical Children of Eden in the Charles Mosesian Theater at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown this weekend. Children of Eden, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by John Caird, tells two stories from the Book of Genesis with a dramatic and clever flair. In the first act, Father creates the world, the animal kingdom, and humanity in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve explore the garden before stumbling upon the Tree of Life. What happens next to Adam and his family is the stuff of legend, and is creatively set to music by Schwartz, a master of his craft. Act two focuses on the story of Noah’s Ark, with Noah (portrayed by Framingham High …
