Fun facts about ‘Moses’

Here are a few tidbits about Sight & Sound Theatres’ production of “Moses”:

•Hundreds of auditions for “Moses” drew cast hopefuls from across the country and around the globe.

•The dozens of live animals in the production include horses, camels, donkeys, sheep and goats (stay alert for the trained rats).

•Don Harper, composer for “Moses,” is a Hollywood veteran of scores for “National Treasure” and “The Lion King 1 ½,” among many others.

•”Moses” uses more video projection than any previous Sight & Sound production. And while past shows used a three projectors maximum, “Moses” uses 13.

•A rotating treadmill built into the stage becomes an engineering theatrical feat.

•The massive sets for “Moses” reach as high as three stories (30 feet).

•The 60 sets for “Moses” took more than two years to build, at a cost of $2.5 million.

•The burning-bush effect took a year to develop. In concert with God’s voice, the dramatic “flame” changes color, texture and temperature.

•A 16-foot tall Moses statue greets guests in the theater lobby.

•”Moses” features 379 costume designs for 882 costumes. Sight & Sound’s seamstresses sewed 16,000 snaps on by hand and used 12,348 yards of fabric — enough to wrap the theater 46 times. The show features 400 wigs and 125 beards and mustaches.

•Bringing “Moses” to life on stage requires 1,367 conventional lights, 108 moving lights and 60 LED lights for 90 positions on and over the main and side stages, as well as more over the audience. One million watts of power operate the entire lighting system, requiring more than 14 miles of cable.

•Counting “Moses,” Sight & Sound Theatres has produced 25 original shows. “Moses” is its fifth production in Branson, Missouri.