Prepare the Way: UA’s SummerTide Theatre Brings ‘Godspell’ to Gulf Shores

GULF SHORES, Ala. — SummerTide Theatre, the professional summer theatre of The University of Alabama, returns for the sixth year to the George C. Meyer Theatre Arts Center in Gulf  Shores, Ala.

The company will perform the musical “Godspell”  from Friday, June 5, to Friday, July 3.  Performances are at 8 p.m. Tuesday -Sunday.

“Godspell,” based on the Gospels and parables of Jesus, features a sparkling score by Stephen Schwartz (composer of the Broadway hit “Wicked”) and boasts a string of recognizable songs, led by the international hit “Day By Day.” The show was a hit when it opened in the spring of 1971 at an off-Broadway theatre. The show, written with John-Michael Tebelak, went on to win rave reviews and a Grammy Award for Best Score. 

Tickets can be bought online at www.SummerTide.org, or by phoning The University of Alabama’s box office at 205/348-3844.  Beginning Tuesday, June 2,  tickets may be bought from the George C. Meyer Theatre Arts Center Box Office by phoning 251/968-6721 or by going online.  Tickets prices are $16 for adults and $10 for anyone 12 and younger.  Group rates are available for parties of 10 or more.  E-mail theatre.dance@ua.edu for details or phone the box office beginning June 2.  The theatre is at 2022 W. Second St. in Gulf Shores.  Information is also available on line at www.SummerTide.org. 

SummerTide Theatre is made possible by the Herbert Clark West Endowed Support Fund at The University of Alabama with additional support from the George Meyer Foundation of Gulf Shores, The University of Alabama National Alumni Association, The University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Alabama Office of Academic Affairs, the Alabama Credit Union and Capstone Village Inc.  Additional support is provided by the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, South Baldwin Community Theatre and Sunset Properties. 

The UA department of theatre and dance is part of the College of Arts and Sciences, UA’s largest division with 6,600 students and 360 faculty.  It is the largest liberal arts college in Alabama.