The story of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a tale that follows the journey of a dreamer. Joseph is the son of Jacob and one of twelve brothers. He is given a coat of many colors by his father, which is symbolic of his favor and an object of his brothers’ jealousy. The brothers decide to sell Joseph into slavery after initially plotting to have him killed. Convincing their father that his favorite son has died, they reveal his tattered coat and believe that they are rid of him once and for all. From his homeland of Canaan, Joseph is taken to Egypt where he becomes the slave of Egyptian millionaire Potiphar and earns his trust. Managing his household, he soon has to ward off the affections of Potiphar’s wife. Enraged and unwilling to assess the situation, Potiphar has Joseph thrown into jail where he interprets the dreams of his cellmates. The prisoners are awed by his hidden talents of interpretation and encourage Joseph to pursue dreams of his own.

Joseph’s fortunes take a turn for the better as the Pharaoh hears rumors of his talent. Having strange recurring dreams about cows and ears of corn, the Pharaoh asks Joseph what his mysterious dreams could mean. Joseph determines that they are omens of a famine that will swipe the land in seven years. This foresight allows actions to be made to prevent devastation and grants Joseph a position as the second most powerful man in Egypt. Back in Canaan, Joseph’s brothers are afflicted by starvation and regret their treatment of Joseph. Hearing of the prosperity of Egypt, they unknowingly ask for Joseph’s help. He devises a test to see if his brothers have changed their ways, and finally reveals himself donning his Technicolor dreamcoat once again.

Southern Tennessee Area Arts Repertory (STAAR) is an arts and theater organization based in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, with a mission of providing theater, music and arts entertainment and education in the Southern Middle Tennessee and North Alabama region for which it has done for more than 20 years. STAAR Theatre currently operates a successful 200-seat theatre from its comfortable and accessible street-level facility beneath historic Antoinette Hall.

Antoinette Hall was built in 1868 and served as an Opera House for traveling troupes, local productions, graduations, lectures and other cultural events before closing in 1918. The once Grand Proscenium staging, with private box seating and notable acoustics was written about as ‘… one of the largest and most magnificent halls this side of Cincinnati” in news reports of the day. The building, is located on the east side of the public square facing the Giles County Courthouse and is a contributing structure to the Pulaski Courthouse Square Historic District. The District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior in 1985. The Antoinette Hall Preservation Society (AHPS) is a companion organization to STAAR that was born of the desire to restore the historic Antoinette Hall so that it can once again become a center of arts and culture for the community and the region.

As a 501c3, donations to STAAR Theatre at Antoinette Hall are tax deductible.