Cotton patch gospel entertains throughout richmond. This award winning musical drama is a legslappin, toe tappin, hand clappin hoedown of a story that retells the gospels of matthew and john translated into present day southern vernacular. A visionary during the struggle for the civil rights of all gods children, he founded an interracial community called koinonia. Based on the book the cotton patch version of matthew and john by clarence jordan, the story retells the life of jesus as if. Read more in this modern day translation of paul message, his letters are taken out of the study and stainedglass sanctuary and placed under gods skies where people toil, laugh, cry and wonder.
The limelight theatre presents the musical, cotton patch gospel, on select dates from december 2 to 31, 2016. Essentially a one man show with a cast of four musicians fleshing out many of the biblical characters. Written by the oneofakind singersongwriter here are some excerpts from harry chapins cotton patch gospel. The cotton patch gospel by koinonia farm founder clarence jordan, recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language and culture of the mid20th century south. It ran offbroadway at the lambs theatre for 193 performances beginning in october 21, 1981. Guerra costume design bruce richard coleman properties master monika zimmermann stage manager sally soldo cast. I like the way clarence jordan ends a note on the cotton patch gospelmatthew and john. The offbroadway musical, the cotton patch gospel is coming to st. Tickets are available at the huron country playhouse box office. Jordan wanted to transport jesus and firstcentury christians to where they were living where we live, talking as we talk, working, hurting, praying, bleeding. The parable of the good samaritan, cotton patch version luke 10. Gainsville, selma, birmingham, atlanta, washington, d.
It brings the far away places of nazareth, jerum and bethlehem closer to home. A filmed stageplay recounting the story of jesus as set in modern day georgia with music and reverent humor added. The cotton patch version is a very colloquial, southern translation. This awardwinning musical drama is alegslappin, toetappin, handclappin hoedown of a storythe retells the gospels of matthew and john translatedinto present day southern vernacular. Rosebud theatre, chemainus theatre festival, prime stock theatre and new west theatre. He was also instrumental in the founding of habitat for humanity.
It brings the far awayplaces of nazareth, jerusalem, and bethlehem closer to home atlanta and valdosta, georgia. The music and lyrics were completed by folk singer harry chapin shortly before. If our esword and mysword modules have blessed you, please consider a small donation. Lewis on stage when he spotted a postcard advertising british actor, alec mcgowens presentation of saint marks gospel. The cotton patch gospel hebrews and the general epistles.
Cotton patch cafe products, calories and nutritional. Cotton patch gospel is an accessible and thought provoking variation of the life of jesus from birth to death, complete with the now popularpassion part of the story, but told with the important details of the week leading up to that event. Harry chapin cotton patch gospel album lyrics letssingit. Not your average musical theatre fare, cotton patch gospel is a refreshing change and a reminder of why the literature of the new testament has endured. There were two managers that interviewed me and it was a good experience, they talked a lot about my goals and experiences with the company thus far. From those first days in the cotton patch kitchen, weve always understood that good flavor takes hard work. The cotton patch version of pauls epistles, the cotton patch version of luke and acts. Cotton patch gospel is a musical by tom key and russell treyz with music and lyrics written by harry chapin and produced by philip m. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing cotton patch gospel near you. Andrew legg is a multidisciplinary artist in the fields of visual art, music and drama.
I have been having an intriguing time this winter studying the commercial versions, from an early 1950s release called day of triumph to jesus of montreal as part of my doctor of ministry study of images of. His nephew, hamilton jordan, served as white house chief of staff. But youre on the showboat majestic this month, so its cotton patch gospel, which transplants jesus and his disciples to the american south in the early 1970s with music by the late singer. Jordan gave the gospels a downhome vernacular rhythm. Cotton patch gospel story by tom key and russell treyz, music and lyrics by harry chapin theatre too.
Cotton patch gospel originator of cotton patch gospel recreates beginning as solo performance in 1979, tom key was wondering what he would do next after a successful national tour of his oneman play c. The cotton patch version of pauls epistles by clarence. The oneman show, performed by phillip kaufmann, will raise money for programs that help fight hunger. Jordan also founded the christian community koinonia farm, in sumter county, near americus. The joyful play is based on the cotton patch version of matthew and john, by biblical scholar clarence. The last few sentences he jesus may let us sit at his feet and wash them with our tears. Cotton patch gospel, a new musical with songs by the late harry chapin, is a downhome retelling of the new testament, a kind of crackerbarrel turnabout of. The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the apostolic letters into the language and culture of the mid20th century south. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Between 1968 and 1973 jordan published four cotton patch volumes. With tom key, scott ainslie, pete corum, jim lauderdale. Bear in mind that this resource is not a biblical translation, but a creative paraphrase.
Your donation pays only for dedicated server hosting, bandwidth, software licenses, and capital equipment scanners, ocr equipment, etc. I interviewed at cotton patch cafe grapevine, tx in february 2017. Cotton patch gospel will close on saturday, april 25. Clarence jordan july 29, 1912 october 29, 1969, a farmer and new testament greek scholar, was the founder of koinonia farm, a small but influential religious community in southwest georgia and the author of the cotton patch paraphrase of the new testament. Cotton patch gospel is a colloquial translation of most of the new testament by southern baptist minister clarence jordan.
Cotton patch gospel does not preach fire and brimstone. His work has been seen across western canada stages including. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic paraphrases of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scripture closer to home. Good samaritan story from the cotton patch gospel youtube. Cotton patch gospel is a highly acclaimed musical that humorously brings the gospels of matthew and john to the stage. The parable of the good samaritan, cotton patch version. But it is a witness to the integrity, enthusiasm, and wit of both clarence jordan and tom key. Both a biblical scholar and a prophetic man of action, clarence jordan lived out the new testament in the soil of rural georgia. Calorie and nutrition information for popular products from cotton patch cafe. Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of north texas. Chicken, french fries, salads, shrimp, sides, steak, vegetables. Shortly afterwards a white gospel song leader came down the road, and when he saw what had happened, he too stepped on the gas. Rights and availability this title can be licensed and sold throughout the world. Cotton patch gospel continues until july 1 at huron country playhouse, grand bend.
The cotton patch gospel recasts the stories of jesus and the letters of paul and peter into the language and culture of the mid20th century united states south. Kris kristofferson, lyle lovett, emmylou harris johnny cash tribute 1996 kennedy center honors duration. Cotton patch gospel has been highly acclaimed by criticsand public alike. This awardwinning musical drama is a legslappin, toetappin, handclappin hoedown of a story that retells the gospels of matthew and john translated into present day southern vernacular. Cotton patch gospel entertains throughout february 11, 20. With music composed by harry chapin cats in the cradle and taxi, this colorful story brings the far away places of nazareth, jerusalem, and bethlehem into the. Make classic texas recipes from scratch and serve them with the kind of hospitality that you can only find in texas. Tracklist with lyrics of the album cotton patch gospel 2011 from harry chapin. Born out of the civil rights struggle, these now classic translations of much of the new testament bring the faraway places of scripture closer to home. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow. The cotton patch is an upright goose with tail in line with back and wings, giving it a clean wedge shape without a prick tail. Cotton patch would be fun for a church or youth group to see as part of a lenten or summer series of films on the life of christ. Virginia repertory theatre is taking a toetapping approach to the annual acts of faith festival with its barksdale season production of cotton patch gospel at hanover tavern. Something brewing in gainesville i did itmama is here it isnt easy.
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