Well it seems the month of April has been quite a blurr – with annual paperwork (think d-day-due day) and multiple project kickoffs. Prominent in those beginnings was launching production for One For All Musical Theater’s next March musical drama. It will be an original show with the music and story line being written again by Kim Moore. For the moment we aren’t revealing the title, but it promises to be the biggest yet for the theater company and one that is likely to spark a lot of interest. The work on 18 songs has begun at Tesco Productions, and to date 13 of the guiding tracks have been recorded. Then it’s off to Tim Tyler Music for additional tracking before various elements of guitars, drums, vocals and other instrumentation will be added back here. This project is stretching us all, but reminds us that we have One greater who can pull it all together. We’re all looking forward to seeing the process, progress and completion some months from now of this next milestone in the journey of One For All Musical Theater.

This month three years ago the Stangl Family came to Tesco Productions to begin recording “Telling His Story”. The following year in September they were honored by the National Traditional Country Music Association to receive Vintage Gospel CD of the Year for that release. Well time keeps moving on and the “little” kids aren’t so little anymore, and before everyone moves on to other stages of their lives the Stangls wanted to lay down another record of their musical life together. So in three sessions the songs are recorded, and in a couple of months we’re planning to get at the work of putting it all together.
Oh, in the meantime I’ve heard from the Kopsa Family and they want to record their third CD here. Is there some connection between the two?

For the past number of months One For All Musical Theater has been recording songs, creating videos, rehearsing and otherwise preparing for their next presentation – Esther. This musical is taken from an account in the Old Testament of a young Jewish woman that God placed strategically to save the nation of Israel from a plan of destruction.
Tesco Productions has been involved alongside Kim Moore, the Executive Director, in the music production and just finished five music pieces which are the soundtracks for corresponding videos. These music videos comprise the majority of a pre-show presentation. There are instrumental renditions all the way to complex vocal pieces represented. Dave Schellenberg of dBm Production Services, LLC is compiling the videos and opening graphic animation. On the heals of finishing the audio I worked with Kim to create the print graphics for the DVD being made of these videos, and also for last year’s Cinderella video which will be available at their shows.
One For All Musical Theater incorporates performers, instrumentalists, technicians, directors, staff and many others from age 3 through college aged and some adults, providing opportunities of all aspects of the Fine Arts through the quality musical theater experience. They are a faith-based, 501(c).3, non-profit organization and are giving many the opportunity to tell compelling stories that always have more to say than the words or drama. The performances of Esther begin Thursday evening March 7th and conclude with a Sunday matinee on the 10th. Go to the above link for tickets. I plan on being at the Salvation Army Kroc Center with a friend and am confident it will be another fine presentation.