The Canticle of the Plains

The Canticle of the Plains is a musical written by songwriters Rich Mullins, Mitch McVicker and Beaker, loosely based on the life of St. Francis of Assisi.

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Musical - Rich Mullins - Beaker - St. Francis of Assisi

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The story centers around a character named Frank, a 19th century cowboy, and his travels through the Midwest after returning home from fighting in the civil war. Frank then meets Buzz, a former slave, in a burned out church in Lawrence, Kansas and Ira, in a saloon. Frank also runs into a childhood friend in the saloon, named Clare. Frank, Buzz and Ira set out in search of the imaginary land of Dineh Bekeya.

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Cowboy - Civil war - Lawrence, Kansas - Saloon

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In 1996, a soundtrack album was recorded, featuring Mitch McVicker as Frank, Leigh Bingham Nash from Sixpence None The Richer as Clare, Kevin Max as Ira and Michael Tate as Buzz.

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1996 - Soundtrack - Mitch McVicker - Leigh Bingham Nash - Sixpence None The Richer

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The musical premiered in Wichita, Kansas on February 2, 1997.

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Wichita, Kansas - February 2 - 1997

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