Sunrise Players began in the Fall of 2007 with the very well received debut performance of “Godspell”. We began with no budget, no experience, no staff, but only a few folks with a calling and passion. We held our breaths with advertised open auditions. We were blessed with a great turnout! We had a cast of twenty and a wealth of blood, sweat, tears and hysterical good times. Our production crew, especially cast, developed a very tight knit community with a strong family feeling. We dreamed big with 6 shows over two weekends. What we discovered was that there is a niche for family-friendly musical productions on the north end of Colorado Springs.
The following Spring of 2008, we embarked on a more mature directed production of “Jesus Christ Superstar”. We received great media attention as a church willing to present a potentially challenging production that was not written to create harmony and happiness between the church and non-believers. However, there is more scriptural truth in that script and real-deal scenarios that really encourage one to consider what they believe and why. We again were well received by our community. We performed with a larger cast and crew that incorporated members from the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony, for a memorable rendition of this very difficult production.
With the Fall of 2008, we completed our production of the musical version of “It’s a Wonderful Life”. We had a cast of 32, and almost that many in crew, orchestra and tech. We had a terrific time with guardian angels on high, Zuzu and her missing petals, and an amazing set and tech crew that created magic on stage!
We have grown into a large team of gifted and generous people that share of their considerable time and talents to create a safe environment to serve our community in a fun, musical and non-threatening way.
Our upcoming production, in the Spring of 2012, is an adaptation of the Exodus story: Moses - A Prince of Egypt.. This will be an event you won’t want to miss! With a full cast and tremendous musical talent, we will delight you and your guests with song, dance, food and a great story about restoring family and finding freedom!
We hope to see you on stage or at the box office!
Sunrise Players began in the Fall of 2007 with the very well received debut performance of “Godspell”. We began with no budget, no experience, no staff, but only a few folks with a calling and passion. We held our breaths with advertised open auditions. We were blessed with a great turnout! We had a cast of twenty and a wealth of blood, sweat, tears and hysterical good times. Our production crew, especially cast, developed a very tight knit community with a strong family feeling. We dreamed big with 6 shows over two weekends. What we discovered was that there is a niche for family-friendly musical productions on the north end of Colorado Springs.
The following Spring of 2008, we embarked on a more mature directed production of “Jesus Christ Superstar”. We received great media attention as a church willing to present a potentially challenging production that was not written to create harmony and happiness between the church and non-believers. However, there is more scriptural truth in that script and real-deal scenarios that really encourage one to consider what they believe and why. We again were well received by our community. We performed with a larger cast and crew that incorporated members from the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony, for a memorable rendition of this very difficult production.
With the Fall of 2008, we completed our production of the musical version of “It’s a Wonderful Life”. We had a cast of 32, and almost that many in crew, orchestra and tech. We had a terrific time with guardian angels on high, Zuzu and her missing petals, and an amazing set and tech crew that created magic on stage!
We have grown into a large team of gifted and generous people that share of their considerable time and talents to create a safe environment to serve our community in a fun, musical and non-threatening way.
Our upcoming production, in the Spring of 2012, is an adaptation of the Exodus story: Moses - A Prince of Egypt.. This will be an event you won’t want to miss! With a full cast and tremendous musical talent, we will delight you and your guests with song, dance, food and a great story about restoring family and finding freedom!
We hope to see you on stage or at the box office!