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BRANSON NEWS: Moses lays down his shepherd’s staff at the top of a staircase of rough-hewed boards.
In the dim light of the slave quarters, it springs to life, writhing back and forth downward, creating a similar reaction from the crowd in the front rows. Then, in an instant, the hand of God returns it to wood at the touch of Moses’ hand.
Sight & Sound Theatres in Branson, Missouri, and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have raised the staff on religious theater productions with Broadway-eclipsing sets and world-class talent.
Its latest production, “Moses,” is being performed through Oct. 20 in Branson.
Grateful crowds, both secular and spiritual, flock to see a production on a 300-foot-wide wraparound stage, filled alternately with Egyptian rivers, statues, palaces and chariots.
When a desert oasis is required by the story, it is complete with palms, Bedouins, camels and livestock, and when a sea must be parted, the audience not only sees the event but also feels the wind as one of the defining miracles unfolds.
“What we do is, we bring the Bible to life,” said Cynthia Carson, vice president of Branson Operations.
“You go back in time, and you identify with what Moses is going through.”
“All of our staff, from the front of our house to our cast — everyone at both locations — we all believe that we’ve been called here to serve Jesus Christ, and we want to present this gospel in our everyday life, on the stage and off the stage. We like to say that we are a business, but we have a ministry.
“We come and serve together as a family, we believe that we all have a high calling, and this is a tool — evangelistic tool — that we can use.”
Carson said the Bible-based productions have been received well in Branson, with sold-out crowds …
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