Directed by Newton Gilchrist for Midnight Productions of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Having grown up in Bucks County, PA, I often would photograph concerts in the Philadelphia area. I've always loved beautiful lighting and the allure of the stage.   In the spring of 2001, at the Keswick Theatre,  I experienced Midnight Productions' staging of "Jesus Christ Superstar" for the first time.  It was exciting and memorable.  The following year I was asked if I would shoot production photos of the show for the company.   I was delighted to have the opportunity and accepted the offer.  See more from this series of photos.

Newton Gilchrist's crisp direction and staging of the show is powerful.  And as you can see in these photographs the lighting design by Alan Doak is spectacular.  In the photos here, only the actual stage lights were used. 

Shooting these pictures for the production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA, brought me back to my Pennsylvania roots and to my love of stage photography. God has blessed me so greatly throughout my life. Taking certain photos in this series and this picture in particular of "Jesus after being beaten by and mocked, wearing a crown of thorns," was an experience that had much deeper meaning to me than just shooting pictures of a show.  I hope they will touch you and let you reflect about your relationship with God and his Son, Jesus.

About me, the photographer . .
"I shoot photographs for a living, but this means nothing in the grand scheme of things.  I've had my ups and downs.  We all do.  But there is one constant through out, that is the Word of God.  The God of Abraham , Isaac and Jacob, is alive, endures forever and is truth.  That truth is the Word, which is the Bible and through the person of Jesus, the Messiah, through whom we are able to have redemption and forgiveness from sin, and a relationship with our Father.  This relationship is what enables us to receive inner peace, even in the midst of turmoil.  If not for my relationship with Jesus Christ of Nazareth, who is the living, risen, Son of God, I would be nothing and have nothing." - Steve Landis

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