Onstage

 
  When the act "Onstage" begins, the action continues uninterrupted from "Prologue." The video on the large screen onstage shows a distant shot of a house as shown below in Model 1 and the sound of a guitar playing can be heard in the distance. The main character of "The Unveilng" Joshua Wells is in his upstairs bedroom above the garage playing guitar as shown below in Model 1. The large digital clock atop the live stage shows it's 7:00 P.M. on Halloween night, the wind is blowing hard outside, it's cloudy and there is a full moon as shown below in Model 1. As Joshua plays guitar in his bedroom, the camera slowly zooms in from the distant shot of the house until we ultimately enter his bedroom. As the occurs, the volume of Joshua’s guitar gets progressively louder and video clips of important events in Joshua's life begin playing in chronological order superimposed on the video of the house and Joshua playing guitar in his room. Joshua's guitar playing is the soundtrack heard as the entire series of video clips play. The first clip shows Joshua and his twin sister Faith in a hospital shortly after their birth. This is followed by clips of Joshua as a young child and Faith is in all the clips with him as they are inseparable. We see clips of Joshua and Faith's baby dedication ceremony with their parents at church, of birthday and holiday celebrations, of Joshua playing with his boyhood friend Daniel, and of Joshua and Faith in church and at Sunday school. The final video clip from this series shows Joshua, his parents, Faith and 17 year old Christopher Gold in church together singing worship songs. Christopher is a foreign exchange student from Germany living at Joshua's parents home for his senior year of high school who becomes the antichrist Dr. Christopher Gold in later action. Following this, a key video clip plays and it shows Joshua and Faith in the back of a van with two serial killers at the age of 6. One of the killers is behind Faith and has one arm around her upper body and the other is holding a knife to her throat. Joshua and the other killer are directly across from Faith and this killer's hands hold Joshua's head in place so that he must look at Faith and the other killer holding her. Joshua is forced to watch Faith brutally raped and murdered by the two men as one of the them slashes her throat. Joshua is rescued by Christopher Gold as he's about to be killed in the van also. This particular incident turns Joshua against God and shapes who he is as "The Unveiling" begins.  As the next series of clips plays, we see more video of a young Joshua following Faith's murder and he begins to take an interest in music as an escape to the horrible act he witnessed. We also see some clips of Joshua starting to rebel and getting in trouble at home and at school. Finally, we see a series of video clips of Joshua's teen years and early adulthood. These clips show Joshua outwardly rebelling against his parents and God, defacing church property, the beginning and escalation of his drug use, his continued musical development, his relationship with his girlfriend Darlene, gigging with his current band "Joshua's Tree," his decadent lifestyle and him in rehab for heroin use which brings us to the present time. This entire collection of video clips are part of Joshua's superhero origin story and play rapidly one after another as we zoom in on Joshua in his bedroom. The only clip that plays longer than the others is the video of the serial killers in the van highlighting its importance in the story. The remainder of Joshua's origin story is seen as the action in "The Unveiling" unfolds. By the time the last clip plays, we are looking directly at Joshua from right outside his bedroom window. Shortly thereafter, the last clip fades out, we enter Joshua's bedroom and the volume of his guitar is blaring. His walls are covered with music and superhero posters and rock memorabilia. As Joshua continues playing guitar, the scene in the video switches from Joshua's room to the living room where his parents Steve and Lisa Wells are with a group of people having a Bible study on Halloween. Pastor Gary is speaking and Joshua's guitar can clearly be heard in the living room as the action continues uninterrupted with the dialogue below Model 2.  Model 2 below shows a camera shot of the house and Joshua playing guitar after some of the video clips mentioned above have already played and we are getting closer to Joshua in his bedroom.





Model 1-Distant shot of Joshua's home as he plays guitar.








Model 2-The camera zooms in on Joshua as he plays guitar in his bedroom.



Pastor Gary:  Next week we'll begin studying the Book of Revelation and look at end time prophecy.-(As mentioned above, Joshua's guitar playing is extremely loud and it notably disturbs Steve and Lisa who are sitting next to Gary.)

 

Lisa: (Lisa stands up and speaks to the group) Excuse me for just a minute. (Lisa leaves the living room and the video picks up outside of Joshua's room. She knocks on his door but there is no response. She progressively knocks louder shouting) Joshua, Joshua... (Upon getting no response, Lisa opens the door and enters the room. Joshua's back is towards Lisa so he doesn't see or hear her enter the room. Lisa taps Joshua on the shoulder, he turns around startled, and quits playing the guitar.)

 

Joshua:  (Disrespectfully) Whataya want!

 

Lisa:  Don't talk to me like that.

Joshua:  Well,


Lisa:  I want you to turn it down.


Joshua:  It's not even that loud.-(Joshua ignores Lisa and starts playing the guitar again. In response, Lisa grabs the neck of the guitar and Joshua stops playing.)


Lisa:  (Stern) Turn it down now.-(Joshua pushes the guitar forcefully towards Lisa knocking her off balance and she almost falls down) You just crossed the line.


Joshua:   Whatever.-(Joshua undoes his guitar strap and throws the guitar on his bed. As he does this, Lisa sees fresh track marks from heroin use on his arm.)


Lisa:  Using again aren't ya?


Joshua:  (Shaking his head no) Not even.

Lisa:  (Pointing at his arm) What about those fresh track marks. (Joshua instinctively covers the track marks on his arm with his hand.)


Joshua:  Just scabs from my new ink.

Lisa:  Don't give me that.  We told you this was your last chance.

Joshua:  Calling me a liar!


Lisa:
  (Nodding yes) Yeah.


Joshua:  Screw you!


Lisa:  (Shocked) What,


Joshua:  Get the hell outta here.

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Lisa:  (Lisa glares at Joshua) I've got to get back but this isn't over by any means.


Joshua:  (Pointing at the door againJust leave!-(Lisa walks out of the room, Joshua slams the door shut behind her, locks it and curses under his breath. He then walks over to his closet, takes a coat out of it, reaches into its inside pocket and pulls out a leather pouch. Joshua sits on his bed and opens the pouch. The pouch has a spoon, hypodermic needle, some cotton, a large piece of rubber tubing and a few ballons of heroin in it. The pouch and its contents are known as a "heroin rig." Joshua opens up one of the ballons, puts the heroin in the spoon, heats the spoon up, draws the heroin up into the hypodermic needle, ties off his arm with the rubber tubing, palpates a vein and injects the heroin into his arm that has the fresh track marks. Following this, Joshua's head slumps over and he nods off. After a few seconds, Joshua's cell phone rings and the ringtone is the AC/DC song "Highway to Hell." Shortly thereafter, Joshua brings his head back up and answers the cell phone. His speech is somewhat slurred) Hello.

 

Biff: Hey man, how's it going?

 

Joshua: All right dude, but my parents are driving me crazy.

 

Biff:   I hear ya but this is your big night, forget about em.

Joshua:  You're right, can ya believe it we're headlining a sold out show at "Crossroads" on Halloween night.-(The fictional club "Crossroads" is similar in size to Club Nokia in L.A. and can accomodate an audience of about 2500 people.)

 

Biff:  Any labels gonna be checking ya out?

 

Joshua:  Les said several A&R guys will be at the gig.  If everyone shows up there's no way someone won't pick us up.

 

Biff:   Ya gotta be pumped.

 

Joshua:  Yeah, I'm like flyin right now.  (Joshua pauses momentarily) But I gotta go and get down to the club. We're on about 9:30, you'll be there right?

 

Biff:  Absolutely.

 

Joshua:  See ya there man.


Biff:  Later bro.-(At this point, Joshua gets off his cell phone and puts it in his pocket. He then gathers up all the items of his "heroin rig" which are on his bed and puts them back in the leather pouch. Joshua puts on his jacket and places the leather pouch in the inside pocket of his jacket. Following this, he puts the electric guitar on the bed in a case and then grabs an acoustic guitar already in a case. He walks out of his room towards the living room on the other side of the house carrying both guitars. When Joshua arrives in the living room, he stands behind his parents who are having a conversation. They don't know Joshua is behind them.)



Lisa:  (Upset) I've had enough! He's using again and I want him outta here.



Joshua:  (Lisa and Steve are caught off guard as Joshua speaks and they turn around facing him) Don't worry, this'll be the last time you ever see me. (Joshua walks forward past his parents, sets one of his guitars down and picks up a Bible sitting on one of the chairs in the living room. He looks at the people in the living room, shakes his head back and forth, and begins laughing) You idiots actually believe these fairy tales don't ya? What a bunch of losers.-(At this point, Joshua tosses the Bible on the floor, picks up the guitar he sat down and looks at his parents) I'm so outta here.-(At this point, Joshua turns around and begins walking towards the front door.)



Steve: (Angry and loudJoshua, Joshua,


Joshua: (Joshua continues walking towards the front door ignoring his father. When he reaches the door, Joshua sets both of the guitars down on the porch outside, turns around and looks at his parents one last time, smiles and says) Go to hell!-(After Joshua says this, he slams the front door shut, this videotaped segment ends and the large video screen onstage fades to black. As soon as the video on the large screen onstage fades to black ending the videotaped segment at Joshua's home, pre-taped video footage begins playing on the video screens on each side of the live stage. The video shows the fictional club "Crossroads" on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood with a billboard announcing that Joshua's band "Joshua's Tree" is headlining a Halloween concert. The large digital clock atop the live stage which is in effect the stage at the club "Crossroads" shows it's 11:00 P.M. on Oct. 31, 2020 as shown below in Model 1. The stage is dark and most of the live audience watching "The Unveiling" being performed live is dressed up like it's Halloween. This is an example of the interactive nature of the production as audiences attending live performances of "The Unveiling" in effect become the crowd at "Crossroads" on Halloween. When "The Unveiling" tours worldwide, audiences will be encouraged to dress up for the show like it's actually Halloween. As a result, regardless of the dates live audiences see "The Unveiling," they in effect get to celebrate Halloween when attending a performance of the musical. As the action continues, the audience watching the production of "The Unveiling" live plays the role of the crowd at "Crossroads." The stage and auditorium where "The Unveiling" is being performed live at is dark and the live audience is yelling "Joshua's Tree" over and over so the band will play another song for the encore. The live stage(ie. "Crossroad's" stage) fills up with fog as shown below in Model 1 and the intro to the song "Onstage" begins to play. There is text and accompanying models below the lyrics of the song "Onstage" that describe the action that takes place on the live stage and in the video playing on all the video screens as the song "Onstage" is performed live. The song played here is a very rough demo version of the song "Onstage." Click on the play button below to listen to the song "Onstage" and view a video presentation accompanying it. However, the presentation only captures a portion of the action accompanying the song so all the remaining text and models below must be read and viewed to get a complete and accurate picture of all the action that takes place.You will need to come back to this page after viewing the video presentation to continue reading the preview. The action continues uninterrupted with Models 1-3 and the text below Model 3 as the intro of "Onstage" begins to play.)





Onstage

Verse 1:
As I walk onstage, and I feel the lights, it's the crowd that brings me to life
Souls connected as we gather, we'll rock the night away


Bridge:
I don't need a Christ to set me free, I put my faith in music and me
Up here the people worship me, only one place I wanna be


Chorus:
I don't live for You, I live for the stage(repeat)
I feel power that You could not offer me(repeat)
I don't wanna live for You, I just live for the stage
I don't wanna live for You, power comes from the stage


Verse 2:
I can feel my guitar, I can feel the strings, they're tangible and real
Unlike the Word, and its fairy tales, the crowd, its pulse I feel


Bridge:
I don't need a Christ to set me free, I put my faith in music and me
Up here the people worship me, only one place I wanna be

  

Chorus:
I don't live for You, I just live for the stage(repeat)
I feel a power that You could not offer me(repeat)
I don't wanna live for You, I just live for the stage
 I don't wanna live for You, Power comes from the stage

 

Verse 3:
I love the women, and the drugs, and the sweet smell of sin
Come on and join us onstage and let the decadence begin, let the decadence begin

Lead Break:

Chorus:
I don't wanna live for You, I just live for the stage
 I don't wanna live for You, power comes from the stage





Model 1-Fog fills the darkened stage on the live stage (ie"Crossroads.")








Model 2- Joshua's Tree artwork appears on the large video screen onstage.








Model 3-Satan appears above the "Gate to Hell" and he laughs manically.



  When the intro of the song "Onstage" starts to play, video which is "Joshua's Tree" artwork appears on the large video screen onstage as shown above in Model 2. However, unlike the video image shown in Model 2, the "Gate to Hell" is completely closed at this time and the hounds of hell are not pulling the levers opening the Gate yet. As the 30 second intro of the song "Onstage" plays, the artwork on the large screen onstage comes to life in sync with the audio of the intro and the hounds of hell look upward and howl. Following this, the hounds of hell pull the levers to open the "Gate to Hell" and we see and hear the gate opening up as shown above in Model 2. Shortly thereafter, a caricature of Satan appears above the "Gate to Hell" and starts laughing maniacally as shown above in Model 3. At the same time, some branches from the two trees in the artwork connect to the caricature of Satan as shown above in Model 3. Immediately thereafter, all the branches of the two trees come to life and start moving around. Although not shown in the artwork above, some of the branches wrap around the "Joshua's Tree" initials at the top of the video screen. The branches of the trees will move throughout the video presentation of the song "Onstage." When Satan stops laughing, the gate is completely open and stops moving. At this point, the intro is over and Joshua and his band start playing the beginning of the song "Onstage" live. Joshua has no idea whatsoever how prophetic he is as he performs the song "Onstage" with its video presentation which he wrote and created himself. At this point, the action continues uninterrupted with Models 4-15 and the text below Model 15 as the song "Onstage" is performed live.





Model 4-Guitarist walks through the"Gate to Hell" to the right side of amps.








Model 5-Drums, drummer and riser light up as the drummer begins to play.








Model 6-Bassist walks through the"Gate to Hell" to the left side of amps.








Model 7-Joshua rises up from underneath the stage in the fog.








Model 8-Joshua atop the stage in the fog playing Verse 1 with his band.








Model 9-"Joshua's Tree" artwork moves forward on screen after Verse 1.









Model 10-Joshua performing Chorus 1 with live video of stage on the screen.








Model 11-Flames shoot up into air as Joshua screams "stage" in Chorus 1.








Model 12-Flames go out after Joshua screams "stage" in Chorus 1.








Model 13-Flames shoot up into the air following Chorus 1.








Model 14-Flames go out after shooting up into the air following Chorus 1.



Verse 1:
As I walk onstage, and feel the lights,
It's the crowd that brings me to life
Souls connected as we gather,
We'll rock the night away

Bridge 1:
I don't need a Christ to set me free, I put my faith in music and me
Up here the people worship me, only one place I wanna be


Chorus 1:
I don't live for You, I live for the stage(repeat)
I feel power that You could not offer me(repeat)
I don't wanna live for You, I just live for the stage
I don't wanna live for You, Power comes from the stage



  As the intro ends and the guitar intro of the song "Onstage" is played live, the lead guitarist walks through the "Gate to Hell" playing guitar and down the steps to the top of the amplifiers, walks on the amps to the right side of the stage and stops standing atop the right amps playing "Onstage" live as shown above in Model 4. As soon as the drums are heard at the beginning of the song "Onstage," the drummer, his drum set and the drum riser light up as shown above in Model 5 and he's playing "Onstage" live. Following this, the bassist walks through the "Gate to Hell" playing bass and down the steps to the top of the amplifiers, walks on the amps to the left side of the stage and stops standing atop the left amps playing "Onstage" live as shown above in Model 5. The desired effect for this sequence of action is for it to appear as if the musicians are actually walking from hell through the "Gate to Hell" and on to the stage. Although not seen in the models above, there is an orange glow behind the opened gate which is hell. About 16 seconds later, Joshua rises up from underneath the live stage through the fog playing guitar until he's standing onstage as shown above in Models 7 and 8. The desired effect is for it to appear as if Joshua is rising up from hell on to the stage. At this point, the video playing on the screens on each side of the live stage shows live video of the action occuring onstage as Joshua and his band play the song "Onstage" live. As Bridge 1 ends, the "Joshua's Tree" artwork moves forward increasing in size as shown above in Model 9 so that it appears as if the viewer is walking up the steps to the entrance of the "Gate to Hell." Immediately thereafter, Joshua sings the first line of Chorus 1 and the caricature of Satan above the "Gate to Hell" repeats the first line in a deep and heavily processed wicked voice. After this, Joshua sings the second line of Chorus 1 and the caricature of Satan repeats the second line in the same deep and heavily processed wicked voice as before. After Satan finishes repeating the second line of Chorus 1, the video of the "Joshua's Tree" artwork on the large video screen onstage moves forward once again towards the orange glow behind the "Gate to Hell" and is replaced by live video of Joshua and the drummer onstage as shown above in Model 10. This makes it looks like there are two stages with one on top of the other and as if the entire band is performing together on the upper stage. The stage is lit up with orange lights and smoke, flames shoot up into air and there is darkness as shown above in Models 10-14. The desired effect is for it to appear as if the live audience has literally entered hell through the "Gate to Hell" as shown above in Model 10. When Joshua screams "stage" at the end of the third line of Chorus 1, flames shoot up into the air onstage and then go out as shown above in Models 11 and 12.  Flames shoot up into the air and go out one more time after Chorus 1 is completed and before Verse 2 begins as shown above in Models 13 and 14. The action continues uninterrupted with Models 15-28 and the text below Model 28 as the song "Onstage" is performed live.



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Model 15-"Joshua's Tree" video returns to video screen at start of Verse 2.
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Model 16-"Joshua's Tree" artwork moves forward on screen after Verse 2.

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Model 17-Joshua performing Chorus 2 with live video of stage on the screen.
 








Model 18-Flames shoot up into air as Joshua screams "stage" in Chorus 2.








Model 19-Flames go out after Joshua screams "stage" in Chorus 2.








Model 20-Video of the "Lake of Fire" and burning world appears on screen.
 







Model 21-Joshua moves downward into the fog as the lead break begins.








Model 22-Joshua disappears into fog as the lead break plays.








Model 23-Joshua rises from beneath the "Lake of Fire" as lead break plays.








Model 24-Joshua stands on top of the "Lake of Fire" as the lead break plays.








Model 25-Joshua walks on the "Lake of Fire" to amps behind the drummer.








Model 26-Image of Joshua in Satan's hands appears coming out of world.








Model 27-Video image of Joshua and flames shoot into the air in Chorus 3.








Model 28-Flames go out after shooting up into the air during Chorus 3.



Verse 2:
I can feel my guitar, I can feel the strings, they're tangible and real
Unlike the Word, and its fairy tales, the crowd, its pulse I feel


Bridge 2:
I don't need a Christ to set me free, I put my faith in music and me
Up here the people worship me, only one place I wanna be

Chorus 2:
I don't live for You, I just live for the stage(repeat)
I feel a power that You could not offer me(repeat)
I don't wanna live for You, I just live for the stage
I don't wanna live for You, Power comes from the stage

 

Verse 3:
I love the women, and the drugs, and the sweet smell of sin
Come on and join us onstage and let the decadence begin, let the decadence begin.

Lead Break:

Chorus 3:
I don't wanna live for You, I just live for the stage
I don't wanna live for You, Power comes from the stage

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  Right before Joshua starts singing Verse 2, the live video of Joshua and the drummer onstage on the large video screen onstage is replaced by the "Joshua's Tree" artwork as shown above in Model 15 and the band performs Verse 2. As Bridge 2 ends, the "Joshua's Tree" artwork moves forward increasing in size once again as shown above in Model 16. Immediately thereafter, Joshua sings the first line of Chorus 2 and the caricature of Satan above the "Gate to Hell" repeats the first line in a deep and heavily processed wicked voice. After this, Joshua sings the second line of Chorus 2 and the caricature of Satan repeats the second line in the same deep and heavily processed wicked voice as before. After Satan finishes repeating the second line of Chorus 2, the video of the "Joshua's Tree" artwork on the large video screen onstage moves forward once again towards the orange glow behind the "Gate to Hell" and is replaced by live video of Joshua and the drummer onstage as shown above in Model 17. When Joshua screams "stage" at the end of the third line of Chorus 2, flames shoot up into the air onstage and then go out as shown above in Models 18 and 19. As soon as Joshua begins singing Verse 3, the live video of Joshua and the drummer onstage on the large screen is replaced by new video. The new video shows the "Lake of Fire" which has flames burning from its surface and consuming the world with the "JT" initials in front of the world as shown above in Model 20. It's critical to note that this will be video in the actual production and not just a still image. In the video of this image, the waters of  the "Lake of Fire" are moving as ripples flow across its surface, the flames rising from the surface of the lake are moving upward and swaying back and forth, the burning world spins as its consumed by flames and the "JT" initials in front of the burning world are actually on fire themselves but remain stationary as the world spins. When Joshua finishes singing Verse 3, he begins lowering into the fog as shown above in Model 21 ultimately disappearing into the fog as shown above in Model 22. The lead guitarist and bassist remain standing atop the amplifiers and the drummer continues to play as the lead break is performed live as shown above in Model 22. As the lead break plays, Joshua rises upward from beneath the "Lake of Fire' as shown above in Model 23 until he's standing on the surface of the lake as shown above in Model 24. After this, Joshua walks atop the "Lake of Fire" until he is standing atop the amplifiers right behind the drummer as shown above in Model 25 and then he begins singing Chorus 3. As Joshua sings, an image in the burning world appears on the video screen and moves forward increasing in size as shown above in Model 26. The image is Joshua playing guitar and standing in Satan's hands with fire burning around him as shown above in Models 26. The video image of Joshua is playing "Onstage" on his guitar and singing in sync with the live performance of the song. As the image of Joshua in Satan's hands moves forward, the video of the "Lake of Fire" and burning world fades out until it's the only image on the video screen onstage as shown above in Model 27. At the exact moment Joshua screams "stage" live onstage at the end of the first line in Chorus 3, the image of Joshua on the video screen stops moving forward, the image screams "stage" in sync with Joshua and flames shoot up into the air onstage and then go out as shown above in Models 27 and 28. As the remainder of Chorus 3 of "Onstage" is performed live, the video image of Joshua plays guitar and sings in sync with Joshua and his band. At this point, the action continues uninterrupted with Models 29-33 and the text below Model 33 as the song "Onstage" comes to a close. Joshua has no idea whatsoever how prophetic he is as he performs the song "Onstage" with its video presentation which he wrote and created for the show at "Crossroads." The conceptual artwork of the "Lake of Fire" and burning world is perfect for what's about to happen worldwide in "The Unveiling." One hour after Joshua's performance at "Crossroads," the Rapture occurs and Joshua's life takes a dramatic turn as hell takes over worldwide and rules for the next seven years. 






Model 29-"Joshua's Tree" artwork returns on large screen video onstage.








Model 30-Joshua walks up steps from amps and through the Gate to Hell.








Model 31-Guitarist walks from amps, up steps and through the Gate to Hell.








Model 32-Bassist walks from amps, up steps and through the Gate to Hell.








Model 33-"Onstage" ends and initials light up in orange on the video screen.




   As the action continues uninterrupted and Chorus 3 ends, the video image of Joshua in the Satan's hands is replaced by the orginal "Joshua's Tree" artwork on the large screen onstage as shown above in Model 29. Following this, Joshua turns around, walks up the steps and through the "Gate to Hell" and disappears from sight entering hell as shown above in Model 30. After this, the lead guitarist walks atop the amps on the right side of the stage until he reaches the steps leading to the "Gate to Hell," walks up the steps and through the "Gate to Hell" and disappears from sight entering hell as shown above in Model 31. Shortly thereafter, the bassist walks atop the amps on the left side of the stage until he reaches the steps leading to the "Gate to Hell," walks up the steps and through the "Gate to Hell"and disappears from sight entering hell as shown in Model 32. Only the drummer remains onstage after this sequence of action takes place. Joshua and his band continue to play the song "Onstage" live when they leave the stage until the song ends. As the song "Onstage" comes to a close, the music ends, we see and hear the "Gate to Hell" close, the stage and video screen go completely dark and the "Joshua's Tree" initials light up in orange on the video screen onstage as shown above in Model 33. The final image on the video screens on each side of the live stage is also the "JT" initials lit up in orange. At this point, the act "Onstage" is over and the action continues uninterrupted as we move forward to the next act of "The Unveiling" which is "Hallow's Eve." Click on the "next" button below to go to the act "Hallow's Eve."