Godspell at Prologue Players

Award-winning composer Stephen Schwartz’s beloved musical is reimagined through the lens of influencer culture, curated identities, and digital connection.

APPLE VALLEY, MN — Prologue Players will present Godspell at Eastview High School this June in a striking contemporary production exploring truth, compassion, and authentic human connection in the age of social media.

Featuring a score by Stephen Schwartz, including the iconic song “Day by Day,” Godspell unfolds in this reimagined production within a social-media-driven landscape populated by influencers, algorithms, viral outrage, and carefully curated online identities. Each character begins as a recognizable modern persona — including a political commentator, wellness guru, celebrity gossip host, and gaming streamer — before those digital facades begin to crack, revealing deeper human desires for belonging, vulnerability, community, and hope.

“Godspell has always been about building community,” says director Carrie Kuehl. “This production asks what that means in a world where so much of our identity is performed online. Beneath the filters, branding, and noise, these characters are still searching for connection and meaning.”

Prologue Players is a pre-professional musical theatre company that brings together performers ages 19–26 from throughout the region to create a high-quality production in just one month. Now in its second season following a successful production of Sweeney Todd, the company is committed to compensating its artists while providing an intensive, collaborative production experience that bridges the gap between educational and professional theatre.

Godspell features a cast of 12 actors accompanied by a live five-piece band.

Cast members include: Luke Goeddeke (Minneapolis, MN) Kevin Kodalen (Eagan, MN) Devin Jackson (Apple Valley, MN) Ella Douma (Apple Valley, MN) Piper Kuehl (Apple Valley, MN) Michael Chapman (St. Louis, MO) Bjorn Johnson (Chanhassen, MN) Kat Grannis (Woodbury, MN) Maddy Morgan (Sioux Falls, SD) Ashlyn Cox (Lakeville, MN) Tollef Currell (St. Paul, MN) Julia Nelson (Eden Prairie, MN)

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