Sight & Sound is releasing a filmed version of its sold-out live theater hit “NOAH” to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the production that helped the storytelling company discover its calling.
According to a press release, “Sight & Sound is a storytelling company passionate about bringing true stories of redemption to life on stage and on screen that reveal the power of the Gospel.”
“Since its beginning as a traveling multi-media show in 1976, Sight & Sound has inspired over 30 million people with stories from the pages of scripture and history,” says the release. “Today, Sight & Sound operates two live-theater venues, immersing over a million people each year in state-of-the-art original productions.”
In 2020, Sight & Sound launched an online streaming service, which reaches 175 countries.
Katie Miller, Sight & Sound’s director of brand development, spoke with ChurchLeaders and shared why the company decided to bring “NOAH” to the silver screen.
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“‘NOAH’ is very special to us because it first premiered here on stage in Lancaster, [Pennsylvania], in 1995,” Miller said, sharing that “NOAH” helped Sight & Sound discover its calling of producing “big spectacular Bible stories.”
Before “NOAH,” Sight & Sound had been doing revue-style shows. “We’re in our 30th anniversary of ‘NOAH’ first premiering, and we’re recognizing that it is just as powerful today as it was 30 years ago and has become a multi-generational experience,” said Miller.
“We keep getting emails and letters and comments from people who are like, ‘”NOAH” was the first show I saw, and now I’m bringing my kids back,'” Miller continued. Others have said, “I remember my grandparents bringing me, and now I’m bringing my grandkids to come.”
“We’ve been wildly sold-out all year long, which is a great problem to have, and we know that there are people all across the country that can’t come to see it,” she added. “So we’re taking this show in [a] big, spectacular way into movie theaters to hopefully make it a lot more accessible for people.”
“NOAH” has over 100 live animals and over 100 animatronic animals in the show. “It absolutely gets hectic” at times, Miller shared.
