Eric Schwerdtfager Featured in KWU Cast of the Musical "Godspell"

2015 Mar 11

Eric Schwerdtfager of Salina , KS was featured in the cast of the musical "Godspell," based on the parables in The Gospel According to St. Matthew. Performances were presented on the stage in KWU's Fitzpatrick Auditorium, Sams Hall of Fine Arts, Thursday-Sunday, March 5-9, 2015. "Godspell" was the first joint stage production for Kansas Wesleyan University and Salina Community Theatre (SCT).

Directing the cast of nine KWU students and one community member in the Broadway Revival version of the musical was Michael Spicer, executive director of Salina Community Theatre. His wife, Victoria "Vickee" Spicer, served as choreographer for the show, and Ken Hakoda, chair of the KWU Department of Music, was the show's music director.

The cast consisted of Jaicee Wilson '16 of Salina (as Jesus), Christian McQueen '18 of Chino, CA (as John the Baptist/Judas), Caleb G. Rivera '19 of Salina (as Nick), Eric Schwerdtfager '15 of Salina (as Telly), actor Michael Parker (as George), Angelica "Angel" Reinert '17 of Salina (as Anna Maria), Olivia Leif '17 of Concordia, KS (as Lindsay), Casadie "Sadie" Smith '17 of Salina (as Uzo), Bethany Manny '16 of Hutchinson, KS (as Morgan), and Rachel Holzmeister '15 of Gypsum, KS (as Celisse).