Drama for the Dramatically Challenged: Church Plays Made Easy » (BK&CD-ROM)

You volunteered to be the director for an upcoming play at your church. Your pastor asked for volunteers and when no one raised a hand to take on this challenge you felt it was your duty to step forward. You were in a play before. Once. Twenty years ago. Now, your annual church drama is only a month away. It's being promoted in all of the church bulletins and newsletters. On Sunday, your pastor praised you for taking on this task. There's only one problem: you have no idea what you're doing.

Does this sound at all familiar to you? If it does, you are not alone. Most churches don't have members with the dramatic training and experience to present a professional performance. Drama for the Dramatically Challenged will furnish the necessary tools for you -- the youth worker, pastor, or layperson with no real theater knowledge -- to present a polished and meaningful drama.

Author Laura Martinez provides instruction in theater basics, exercises for actors, tips and ideas for the nontheater professional, an extensive glossary of theater terms, and sketches for Bible-based holidays and general themes. Each sketch includes a detailed list of necessary props and costumes as well as discussion questions that can be used to enhance an actor's understanding of the piece and to help the audience apply its meaning.

Drama for the Dramatically Challenged includes a CD containing theme music, sound effects, and voice-overs.