Sight & Sound Brings its Popular Stage Productions to the Screen in a Partnership with Wonder Project
Faith-based storytelling is thriving, and it isn’t confined to the big screen. For nearly five decades, the family-owned company Sight & Sound has wowed audiences with its elaborate faith-based stage productions, attracting nearly 2 million guests annually.
In 2022, the company made the leap from the stage to the screen with its debut film I Heard the Bells, a Christmas movie about the poet Henry Longfellow. Earlier this year, the company released its second film, The Great Awakening, a biopic about the relationship between George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin. Speaking with The Collision, Joshua Enck, president and chief story officer for Sight & Sound’s theatrical division, said, “Our responsibility as storytellers at Sight & Sound is to simply put the truth out there and let people draw their own conclusions.”
Now the company is finding even more ways to spread truth. For audiences unable to travel to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, or Branson, Missouri, to see a live stage production, Sight & Sound is offering an alternative. The company has partnered with Wonder Project, the streaming platform responsible for the hit show House of David, to make its collection of productions (including Jesus, Ruth, Noah – 30th Anniversary, Queen Esther, David, Samson, Daniel, and Miracle of Christmas) available on the streaming platform starting July 30th, with one production premiering every two weeks.
Speaking of the partnership, a representative for Wonder Project noted, “Few organizations have earned the level of trust and lasting connection with audiences that Sight & Sound has built over generations. Their productions have become part of family traditions and a milestone experience for kids growing up across the country. We’re honored to celebrate that legacy with a season of exclusive SVOD premieres, giving Wonder audiences new opportunities to experience these stories together throughout the fall.”
Gospel-centric narratives continue to make ripples in Hollywood and beyond. There may be no substitute for a live theater performance, a vibrant art tradition stretching back much further than does the relatively new medium of film. But Sight & Sound and Wonder Project are hoping to offer the next best thing by making the productions accessible to a wider audience than ever before.
