Even in wartime, Christmas music brings people together. On Christmas Eve 1914, before the most brutal fighting of World War I, British and German soldiers sang Christmas carols in the trenches and laid down their weapons for a holiday truce. All Is Calm, now playing at Stage West in Fort Worth through Dec. 21, recounts this miraculous respite from war.
The show by Peter Rothstein, with vocal arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach, features an a cappella chorus singing period pieces and the season’s most beloved carols while weaving together the soldiers’ letters and poetry. The show celebrates humanity, camaraderie, and the power of music.
This production of All Is Calm reunites seven alumni and staff of Martin High School in Fort Worth, including Director and Stage West Executive Producer, Dana Schultes (class of 1995); Music Director and Actor, Jason Jordan (class of 1994); Choral Instructor, Randy Jordan (opening Choir Director); Scenic/Projection Designer and Stage West Technical Director, Bryan Stevenson (class of 1997); Assistant Director, Larry Cure (opening Theatre Director); Dialect Coach, Megan Noble (class of 1995); and Actor, Sinclair Freeman (class of 2014)…