World Vision is partnering with Sight & Sound as their production NOAH makes its way from the stage to movie theaters nationwide this September for one week only. The story follows Noah as he responds to God’s call to build an ark large enough to protect his family and preserve creation in the face of an approaching flood.
With sweeping sets, live animals, and powerful performances, the production captures what it means to trust God’s promises when the world feels uncertain. Filmed before a full live audience, the event allows viewers to experience the magnitude and emotion of the show on the big screen.
We spoke with Katie Miller, Sight & Sound’s director of brand development, about what makes this production unique and why the partnership with World Vision matters.
Can you tell us about Sight & Sound’s production of NOAH?
Sight & Sound is known for bringing the Bible to life on stage in a really big, spectacular way. So all of our shows have live animals that run up and down the aisles, a cast of 50 people, set pieces that soar 30 feet tall. And our heart and our hope is that people are transported back in time into the heart of the story as it unfolds all around them.
Noah specifically first premiered on stage here 30 years ago. So we’re having a special 30th anniversary season, and it is an incredibly powerful story about God’s faithfulness and promises. As Noah was faithful to the Lord, the Lord was so faithful back to Noah and his family too. It’s a wonderful show for families.
What’s something unique or unexpected about this production that you’re especially proud of?
All of our shows have live animals, but one of the things that makes Noah particularly special is we have over 100 of them on stage. The animals run up and down the aisles. They run across the stage.
One of my favorite scenes is the loading of the ark, where we have dozens of animals running down the aisles and up onto the stage, into the ark.
Then at the start of act two, when the curtain goes up, you’re really sitting inside the ark with over 100 live animals and animatronic animals that create this wildly impactful experience.
What do you hope people walk away with after watching NOAH?
One of the things that’s really easy for us to forget is that God gave Noah the charge to build the ark, but it didn’t actually start raining for nearly 100 years. So much of Noah’s ministry during that time was really this — every single day, putting one foot in front of the other — faithfulness to what God had called him to do, and then to watch that turn into God’s faithfulness back to him.
This show is such a beautiful reminder of God’s faithfulness in our own lives. And just as he was faithful to Noah, he’s faithful to us too.
Sight & Sound and World Vision are both Christian organizations passionate about storytelling and transformation. Why are you excited to partner with World Vision, and what drew your team to this partnership?
We often say that we live in a very hope-hungry world. And we are always thrilled to partner with others who make up the body of Christ to bring hope to a world that is so in need. Even though our two ministries are very different in the output that we do, there is just a beauty in the different facets of the body of Christ and the way that we all work together to bring the Bible, bring the Gospel to life in tangible ways, in very different ways. That was one of the things that makes us the most excited about this partnership.
How do you see this partnership making a difference for children and families around the world?
One of the things that we appreciate so much about World Vision is the coming together of the tangible help with the spiritual help as well. Our passion is to equip the church by giving them tools and opportunities to continue to grow in Christ. And so, the opportunity to do that together with World Vision is really exciting and something that we’re really grateful for in this season.
What would you say to viewers who are inspired by NOAH and want to take action through World Vision?
Sight & Sound and World Vision are both ministries that are bringing the gospel to life, but it’s something we all can do, even on an individual level. There’s opportunities to partner with World Vision, to be the hands and feet of Jesus in a way that you can contribute, in a way that you can be a part of.
