The Marist Theatre Guild will present “Joseph and the Amazing Technocolor Dreamcoat” as this year’s spring musical. Performances will take place on March 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. and on March 26 at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Morgan Park Academy’s Baer Theater.

The musical is based on the Biblical story of Joseph, son of Jacob and one of 12 brothers. Jacob gives Joseph a coat as a symbol of Joseph’s favor in the family. This makes his brothers very jealous and they turn against him, deciding to sell Joseph into slavery and tell their father that he has died.

Joseph eventually works for a powerful Egyptian named Potiphar, but he encounters many difficult situations and ends up in jail. In jail, Joseph interprets the dreams of his cell mates. Joseph’s gift helps Egypt prevent a devastating famine, and he returns to his hometown as the second most powerful man in Egypt.

Last year the Theater Guild performed “Singing in the Rain.” Due to continued difficulties with COVID, they had to record and stream the performance to audiences instead of performing it live. The previous year, the musical was cancelled altogether due to the start of the pandemic and remote learning.

“I’m so excited to be in front of a live audience for this upcoming musical,” sophomore Sarah Moran said. “Although it was an interesting experience to stream our performance, half the fun of theatre is in seeing the reaction of the crowd.”

Senior Owen Gainer and junior Andrew Crisp play Joseph, while the part of the narrator is shared by seniors Rebecca Jackson and Donna Bruinis, junior JoJo Martin and sophomore Kathleen Godsel.

Members of the school band will perform the musical score.

“The students enjoy hearing us play during football season,” sophomore band member Christina Misura said. “I think playing along to the plot of the musical will engage the audience and help them to feel the emotions of the scenes.”