Production credits
Playwright: Johnny Wideman
Composer: Bryan Moyer Suderman
Director: Erin Brandenburg
Set and Lighting Designer: Ian Garrett
Seamstress and Set Decorator: Camila Farah
Puppet Consultant: Kristine White
Set Painter: Ali Carroll
Our North American Tour of Selah’s Song is over! We toured across the US and Canada in May and June 2023.
If you are interested in hosting Selah’s Song, reach out to us!
Singing songs of peace across north america
about selah’s song
Selah’s Song is an original, heartwarming musical written by Theatre of the Beat co-founder Johnny Wideman with music by beloved Mennonite musician Bryan Moyer Suderman. The musical tells the story of a young girl whose courage inspired a village, and whose song became an anthem for peace. Selah, a burgeoning songwriter, is excited to hear that her father is coming home from the war in West Candling. But, the joy of having her family reunited is short-lived when a harsh War Tax is started instead. Inundated with catchy pro-war propaganda songs, Selah is inspired to share her own music with the village, creating some competition for the King.
Selah’s Song was commissioned and produced by Community Mennonite Church Stouffville in partnership with Nineteen on the Park Theatre in January 2014 as a community outreach event. Originally conceived as a 40-person musical, Theatre of the Beat is now revisiting it as a four- person show with puppets that can tour across North America.
