Bow the Knee
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2023 Program

This is the dramatic story of the death and resurrection of Jesus as seen through the eyes of Anthony, a Roman Centurion ordered to carry out his crucifixion. You will feel Anthony's struggle as he tries to make sense of who Jesus is and what that means for him personally. It is the question we all have to answer for ourselves. From the moment it all begins you will find yourself in the middle of the greatest story ever told. 
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A HUGE thank you to all those whose names do not appear in the program who donated time, services and resources to help make Bow the Knee a success!
Warning : Bow the Knee contains several scenes depicting violence that may be unsuitable for young children.

Cast

Anthony
Rey Reynolds, James Taylor*

Marcus
Jason Parrish, Jordon Crider*

Jesus
Mark Dahl, Robert Lasco

Eli
Zach Phillips, Calen Bergren*

Benjamin
Ryan Richey

Mary
Kim Swenson, Kristi Holm

Barabbas
Alan Bohac

​Woman
Macari McIntosh, Shelby McCombs

Judas
Karl Ronfeld, Matthew Harmon

High Priest
Steve Fleischmann, Dave Pemberton

Pilate
Alex Shkurinskiy

Pilate's Wife
Marina Shkurinskiy

Young Jesus
Keegan Shinners

Thieves
Matthew Harmon, Rafael Rodriguez,
Koby Padilla, Logan Swenson

Barabbas' Wife
Tauni Hunter

Young Mary
Aislynn Gillock

Joseph
Caleb Gillock

Nicodemus
Art Ethridge

Joseph of Arimathea
Dave Pemberton

Pilate's Servant
Jacob Hansel, Aiden Candee

Crowd Member
Bryan Heriford

Simon
John Anderson, Dale Lindstrom

Two Small Sons
Reuben Kastine, Justice Woltersdorf,
Michael Beshai, Forrest Mash

Child
Mikayla Meuler, Aveline Bafford,
​Jules Hansel, Henley Dold

Dead Child's Father
Dwight Hansel, Eric Anderson

Dead Child's Mother
Constance Hansel, Lindsay Peebles

Shepherds
Aiden Meuler, Justice Woltersdorf, Israel Woltersdorf

Healed in the Crowd
​Regina Carpenter, Kathy Crider, Jacob Hansel

Roman Soldiers
Aaron Chumbley, Jordon Crider, Steve Davis, Gary Dupuy, Gregg Durmaz, Justin Ferguson, Jeremy Friedland, Dave Josephson, Josh Meuler, Kelly Shinners, Garren White
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Disciples
Travyn Hansel, Jeremy Harmon, Matthew Harmon,
Ken Harris, Clint Hartwig, Ben Kastine, Jason Lowe,
Peter Lundahl, Josh Mash, Chris McCombs, JJ Monahan,
​John Pemberton, Karl Ronfeld, Jared Wallingford

* denotes understudy

The Kids

Aveline Bafford
Aleah Bohac
Michael Beshai
Mariam Beshai
Austyn Brester
Avynlee Brester
Meghan Chumbley
Sheppard Dahl
Henley Dold
Jules Hansel
Kaylen Hansel
Isaac Kastine
Reuben Kastine
Lily Kryger
Sequoia Little
Forrest Mash
Mikayla Meuler
Henry Monahan
Makenna Monahan
Brooklyn Ritter
Emmiline Shinners
Keegan Shinners
Paige Wilson
Jemima Woltersdorf
​Justice Woltersdorf

Order of Program

+ Denotes dramatic action in the aisles. Please stay in your seat. Thank you.
JESUS, OUR SAVIOR IS BORN
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Jesus, Savior Friend
(+ The Nativity, Herod's Order & Barabbas' Family)

12 Years Later...

THE BOY, JESUS
Call to Worship
Beautiful Hands

20 Years Later...

(+ Barabbas Arrested)

THE MINISTRY OF JESUS
One Day Every Knee Shall Bow
(+ The Conflict)
Miracle Man
Bow the Knee
(+ The Accusers)
When I Fall Down
​+ Prepare the Way
(The Last Supper, Judas Betrays Jesus, + The Garden)
So All Alone
(+ Arrested)
They Cried Crucify
(+ The Trial)

​INTERMISSION

THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS
+ Watch the Lamb
Alas and Did My Savior Bleed
Bow the Knee
More Than Just A Man
(The Burial)
Beautiful Hands

THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS
+ Arise My Love
(Epilogue)
+ Finale : One Day Every Knee Shall Bow

The Crowd

Eric Anderson
Heather Anderson
John Anderson
Malena Anderson
Carrie Arp
Caleb Bafford
Cathy Baird
Joel Baird
Calen Bergren
Jim Bergren
Angela Bevard
Stephanie Bloom
Madison Bohac
Maya Bohac
Aiden Candee
Regina Carpenter
Jeanine Castaneda
Dylan Chumbley
Joey Cooper
Kathy Cooper
Kathy Crider
Ava Custer
Tasha Dunn
Art Ethridge
Connie Ethridge
Kathy Gibson
Aislynn Gillock
Aiyana Hann
Kaitlyn Hann
Kari Hann
Dwight Hansel
Jacob Hansel
Madison Hansel
​Travyn Hansel

Hailey Harris
Kathy Harris
Kate Hartwig
Abbie Heriford
Bryan Heriford
Jaylen Hill
Preston Hill
Kristi Holm
Jessica Holtman
Lily Hunter
Tauni Hunter
Dennis Kinnunen
Dan Knauss
Diana Knauss
Graham Kryger
Rochelle LaVatta
Tori LaVatta
Dale Lindstrom
Ayla Mash
Curtis McCall
Bruce McKelvie
Lauren McCombs
Shelby McCombs
Macari McIntosh
Ellinor Monahan
Kara Monahan
Olivia Monahan
Julie Norris
Nicole Parrish
Lindsey Peebles
Olivia Peeble
Dave Pemberton
Jacie Pulley
Mary Renfro

Cherilee Rice
Natalie Rodriguez
Ron Rose
Max Rupert
Bill Rush
Melissa Rush
William Rush
Noreen Salmon
Beth Shinners
Taegen Smith
Tasi Smith
Samantha Snow
Steven Stanley
Kimberli Swenson
Emma Taylor
Merredith Taylor
Morgan Telegin
Liz Valentine
Shanna Wilson
Israel Woltersdorf
Liberty Woltersdorf
Tammy Woltersdorf
Carmen Wulf
James Wulf
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​Kristi Zelinka

Tech Crew

Director
James Taylor

Assistant Director
Meredith Taylor

Producer
Cassie Harbold


Assistant Producer
Amanda Holm

Choir Director
Bonnie Irwin

Sound Engineers
Cory Maus, Jim Best, Sean Candee,
Alaina Candee, Logan Maus, Brian Millett

Lighting
Rob Marx

Voiceovers
Daniel Ketchum

Stage Hands
Janna Bestul, Tricia Clemons, Jessie Dutton,
Tom Hunter, Sarah Kryger, Scot Lubbers, Denise Marx,
Sophie Parrish, Colleen Souders, Jim Souders

Set Build Team
Jim Hestand & Crew

Set Design / Props
​Tricia Clemons, Kristi Holm, Colleen Souders, Kim Swenson, Meredith Taylor, Liz Valentine

Cast Make-up
Kristi Holm, Annette Anderson, Amity Candee, Allison Friedland, Jennifer Gage, Abbie Heriford, Summer Heriford,
Amanda Holm, Bobbi Mash, Danielle Meuler

Choir Make-up
Kim Swenson & Crew

Soldier Costumes
Terry & René Mash

Costumes
Jennifer Dahl, Connie Ethridge, Virginia Entenman, Jessica Holtman, Linda Phemister, Gini Roskam

Kids Crew
Marci Bohac, Mindy Chumbley, Michelle Kastine,
​Jolene McCombs, Jill Williamson

Tickets
Denise Marx & Crew

Usher / Greeter
Gary Rightenour & Crew

Meals
Brenda Harmon & Crew

Terms & Definitions

In Bow the Knee the song, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”, based on Isaiah 7:14 and Matthew 1:32, is being sung by Mary as she is expecting Baby Jesus. She is rolling lengths of cloth that were customarily used to both swaddle infants in and to wrap the bodies of the dead for burial. It is symbolic of both the birth and death of Jesus.

In this scene the character, Barabbas, references the Sicarii. The Sicarii were a splinter group of the Jewish Zealots who, in the decades preceding Jerusalem's destruction in 70 CE, heavily opposed the Roman occupation of Judea and attempted to expel them and their sympathizers from the area. The Sicarii carried sicae, or small daggers, concealed in their cloaks. At public gatherings, they pulled out these daggers to attack Romans and Hebrew Roman sympathizers alike, blending into the crowd after the deed to escape detection.

Bow the Knee is a drama that combines both historically accurate characters and events with some added for the story. While the stories surrounding Anthony, Marcus, Eli, Barabbas and others contain dramatic creativity, the story, message and truth of Jesus is biblically foundational.

Bow the Knee is written by Chris Machen & Richard Kingsmore.
​Produced with special arrangements of Lillenas Publishing Company.

From the Director

It has been one of the greatest privileges of my life to direct Bow the Knee for the past 20 years. I have watched an entire generation of kids grow into young adults taking lead roles in the Cast, Choir and Crew. For them, Easter has revolved around Bow the Knee. I have brothers and sisters in the faith who have journeyed with me, some of them from year one. Tens of thousands of people have seen the story of Jesus through Bow the Knee. Thousands of people have made first time decisions to follow Jesus, recommit their lives, and find church families because of Bow the Knee. It is truly a unique, multigenerational ministry.

To all of you who have participated in Bow the Knee over the last 20 years, thank you. You have poured your lives, time, talent, energies and resources into it and have made a difference in people's lives. Well done!

To my leadership crew, I marvel at your talents, work ethic and dedication to something that at times has come at great personal sacrifice. You are ministry giants!

To my wife and family who have been with me every step of the way: I have no adequate words to express my love, gratitude and admiration. It has truly been a family effort for the whole journey. I am truly blessed.

As I have said every year, we are just ordinary people, sometimes painfully so, that God is using in an extraordinary way. We all need truth, grace and forgiveness. Let's always extend that to each other.

James Taylor, BTK Director
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