I saw Joseph at 2:45pm on July 16, 2015 at the Sight and Sound Theater in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. The show is about a young man named Joseph, who must learn the secret of forgiveness. This play follows the biblical story of Joseph, which takes place in chapters 37-47 of Genesis. The story centers on Joseph, his eleven brothers, and his father Jacob. Of Joseph's 11 brothers, only one was born to the same mother. The idea of ​​forgiveness is prevalent in this story, but the ideas of fear and trust are also prevalent. As was the idea of ​​right versus wrong. The idea of ​​right versus wrong was prevalent as Joseph wrestled with himself over whether to throw his brothers into the deepest, darkest prison and leave them there or whether he should forgive him. Whether he should do what is wrong or what is right. Another time this idea was relevant was when Joseph was tempted by Potiphar's wife. Also another time was when Joseph's brothers discussed what to do to him. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay The play begins with Joseph sitting in a chariot. He falls asleep and begins to dream. He dreams of 13 trees bowing before him. He believed that these trees were his brothers and parents. He tells his brothers about his dream and they become jealous of him. In the next scene, Joseph returns home to Jacob's camp. Jacob then invites Joseph to dine alone with him. When Simeon asks if he can eat with them, Jacob replies, "Go home to your family." During dinner, Joseph tells Jacob and his younger brother Benjamin about his dream. Jacob begs him not to tell his brothers because they are jealous. Joseph replies that he already has. After dinner, Joseph falls asleep by the fire and dreams of eleven stars bowing before him and also the sun and moon bowing before him. Once again, he represents his eleven siblings, his mother and his father. He tells his brothers about his dream. They tease him and make him promise to never wear a coat again. Then, his father, Jacob, states that he does not believe in Joseph's dream. Joseph runs away, upset. Benjamin comes to visit and tells Joseph that he believes in his dreams. Jacob finds them and asks Joseph to find his brothers. Joseph goes to look for his brothers and they throw him into a pit. His brothers then meet a merchant and sell Joseph into slavery. Joseph is then sold to Potiphar. Potiphar is impressed by Joseph's intelligence and kindness. He enjoys Joseph's company. Potiphar's wife also enjoys Joseph's company and over time grows fond of him. After a while, he tempts Joseph and tells him that he wants it. He replies that he is her employer and she is a married woman. She replies that she doesn't want Potiphar, but Joseph. Joseph refuses to do what he wants. Lady Potiphar then tells her husband that Joseph raped her and although she doubts his wife, she questions Joseph. Although he doubts his wife even after the interrogation and seeing for himself that Joseph is truly innocent, he puts Joseph in a distant prison. After some time, Pharaoh asks Joseph to tell him what his dreams mean. Joseph deciphers Pharaoh's dream as meaning that there will be seven years of plenty and then a severe famine. Joseph tells Pharaoh what he suggests so that famine does not become a problem for Egypt. After seeing Joseph's intelligence, he decides that Joseph should be put in charge of this task of preparing Egypt for famine. He believes that Joseph is second only to him, and only in legislation. Joseph later marries Azenath and has two children. Some time later, famine arrivesJoseph's brothers, minus Benjamin, show up to gather food for their family. Joseph's assistant questions them and says that one of them must stay and go back for the other brother, Benjamin. Simeon, being the eldest, remains. Joseph tells Azenath what he has planned for his brothers. She begs him not to plot revenge because it's not right. He agrees after thinking about it. Although against Jacob's wishes, Benjamin goes with his brothers to Egypt. Joseph then invites the brothers to dinner. They share a meal and talk about their family and their lives. Joseph slips a silver cup into one of the brothers' sacks and accuses them of stealing it. He plants the chalice on Benjamin so he can keep it with him and protect him from his other brothers. Simeon, Reuben and the others say they will take Benjamin's place. That their father is old and will surely die without Benjamin. Joseph tells them to go get their father. Once his father returns, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers and his father. Everyone celebrates and hugs each other. Joseph invites them to stay with him in Pharaoh's palace. All the actors/actresses were fantastic. They all had wonderful voices, however some were more trained/experienced than others. Joshua Keefer, who played Joseph, was incredible. His voice was very impressive as it had a very wide range. He was also an incredible actor. It portrayed the emotions really well and without that the story wouldn't have had such an impact on the audience. Melissa Mejrabian, who played Potiphar's wife, also had a truly impressive voice and was particularly good at playing her part. Steve Atherholtz, who played Simeon, was very good at playing his part and made the audience believe that he hated Joseph. It was done very well. However, he struggled with the musical numbers and didn't have a particularly strong voice, but that didn't take anything away from the show as a whole. Tom Sharps, who played Jacob, was also excellent. He was very convincing in his character. Jessica Atherholtz, who played Azenath, did a great job with her character and really helped move the story forward. She also did a great job of portraying the emotions. All the information I have here about the actors comes from this YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-u7d4ZQe8E. There was no wasted space and the show really benefited from the large stage it had. The set was appropriate. In the first scene, the set consisted of a wagon left on stage, with some straw. During Joseph's dream in this scene, they used white strobe lights to make it look like a dream. Then the scene changed and in the center of the scene was a curtain made of colorful cloth, just like Joseph's coat. There were also rocks in front of the tent, which formed the base of the tent. On the rocks, Jacob later lit a fire, around which Joseph and Jacob dined. In the next scene, a screen fell behind a tree, which was in the center of the scene and that was where Joseph and Benjamin were talking. Then, when Joseph went to Dothan to find his brothers, the scene changed to the city and there were buildings on both the right and left and rocks/pit, on the right. Then the scene changed again with the Merchant's boat on stage left and the large statues of the Pharaoh on stage right. The next scene was where there was a projection of doors at the back of the stage in the center and on stage left was a table, with a white tablecloth and food on it. Then there was a scene change with a rock in a prison, which is on the right of the stage and chains chaining Joseph to the rock. On stage left there was a door and stairs leading down to the “prison”. Then the.