BCT Presents CHILDREN OF EDEN This Weekend

CHILDREN OF EDEN is an epic musical adventure with an awe-inspiring score by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippen, Godspell) and a captivating book by John Caird. Taking traditional Biblical stories from the book of Genesis and looking at them in an entirely new way, CHILDREN OF EDENexamines the loving, and often tumultuous, relationship between parents and their children. Utilizing innovative stage craft, choreography, and design, Bayou City Theatrics brings together local professional performers and talented students from its bctEDU program in a concert-style production that is sure to delight audiences of all ages. CHILDREN OF EDEN runs this weekend, August 7 to August 9 at the Kaleidoscope.

A chorus of Storytellers, young and old, take us on a journey back to the beginning of all things, when Father (Laz Estrada) creates the heavens and the earth, as well as the first two "children," Adam (Luke Hamilton) and Eve (Hannah Morgen). He creates a beautiful paradise for them called "Eden." In Eden, Adam and Eve face temptation and begin to question Father, specifically about the forbidden tree of knowledge. After disobeying Father and eating the fruit from the tree, the pair is exiled to the wilderness, where Eve gives birth to children of their own; Cain (Colton Berry) and Abel (Ryan Frenk) and the conflict and turmoil of the second generation soon becomes insurmountable.

Generation after generation passes, and the Storytellers have another tale to tell: Noah and the Great Flood. As Noah (Hamilton) builds the ark and prepares for the flood, he and Mama Noah (Morgen) are having family troubles as well. Their youngest son, Japheth (Berry), has fallen in love and intends to marry a servant girl of undesirable lineage, Yonah (Nicole Vazquez). The troubles continue as Father sends down rain and begins the flood. Noah's family huddles together on the ark, uncertain of their future, and prays for redemption, love, acceptance, and hope.

Directed and designed by BCT Artistic Director, Colton Berry, choreographed by Luke Hamilton, and music directed by Jane Volke, CHILDREN OF EDEN also features a supporting cast of local professionals including Brennan Blankenship, Ashley Carfine, Nathan Costella, Megan Elizabeth, Tyler Galindo, Derrien Kellum, Taylor McWhorter, and Victoria Riley.

CHILDREN OF EDEN runs Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 5:00 p.m., today August 7 through August 9, at Bayou City Theatrics' downtown theatre, The Kaleidoscope (705 Main Street at Capitol, Suite B). Tickets are available at www.BayouCityTheatrics.com, through the box office line at 832.817.8656, or at the door, though BCT encourages purchasing tickets in advance to secure seating in their intimate venue. Convenient cash parking is located less than one block away at the corner of Capitol & Fannin, in the SAKS' garage.