SYNOPSIS Jacob's Pillow is a legend that extends back to biblical times, originating in the desert with Jacob himself. The stone traveled to Spain, Ireland, then Scotland, where Kings were crowned upon it. In 1296, Edward the First conquered Scotland and his greatest prize was the Stone of Scone - Jacob's Pillow! So, why is this history important? It is important to know the background of this 340 pound stone because it all the more remarkable that four teenage students from Scotland were able to walk into Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day in 1950 and return the stone to Scotland. And that's when the fun really begins...
NO STONE UNTURNED Commissioned by the UK's
Youth Musical Theatre, No Stone Unturned was developed throughout
2006, and subsequently workshopped and showcased at Fettes College in
Edinburgh in 2007. With direction from the National Theatre's Clive Paget, and choreography by Lucy Cullingford, the show featured over 30 highly talented and energetic young singers, dancers and musicians. Denise was ably assisted at the piano by Jodie Oliver and Matthew Brown, with additional arrangements by James Church.
JACOB'S PILLOW IN DAYTON, OHIO The show, now further developed and renamed Jacob's Pillow, was subsequently championed by the popular US musical theatre show, Musicalworld, and went on to be produced by Ohio's Encore Theatre Company in 2008. With wonderful new orchestrations by Jim Farley, the show enjoyed a popular run at the Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton.
(above) Featuring Eric Walker, Corinne Derusha, Anthony
Sollenberger and Jamard Richardson, with musical direction by Judy
Varner and choreography by Gretchen Hindson, the production was directed
by David Brush)
(above) Featuring Eric Walker, Corinne Derusha, Anthony
Sollenberger and Jamard Richardson, with musical direction by Judy
Varner and choreography by Gretchen Hindson, the production was directed
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