By good luck, SFCV was present at the rehearsal of a pivotal scene in Act 1 of The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. Although Sasha Cooke, who plays Mary Magdalene, was at a costume fitting and had a non-singing stand-in, you get first-hand: Nathan Gunn (Yeshua) and William Burden (Simon Peter).
Rehearsal
In this excerpt from Act I, scene 14, Yeshua (Nathan Gunn), having tried to reconcile Simon Peter (William Burden) and Mary Magdalene (Sasha Cooke, not pictured) commands Peter to kneel to her, the woman he is intending to marry.
Rehearsal on YouTube
The Art of Dramatic Focus
Director Kevin Newbury speaks to the chorus and Adler Fellows on the dramatic situation, instructing on how to contribute to the scene without drawing focus from the principal actors.
The Art of Dramatic Focus on YouTube
Kevin Newbury, Director
Director Kevin Newbury explains the dramatic situation at the end of Act I, and how he's working with the chorus and Adler Fellows.
Kevin Newbury, Director on YouTube