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Church & stage : producing theater for education, praxis, outreach, and fundraising

Dean J. Seal (Author), Brad Norr (Cover designer)
Church & Stage is a guide for people in churches who want to employ theater in ministry, and for theater people who want to create opportunities to work in churches
eBook, English, 2005
Cowley Publications, Cowley Publications, Blue Ridge Summit, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2005
1 online resource (152 pages)
9781461707639, 1461707633
1054540150
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Dedication
1
Who This Book is For and What It is About
2
Church and Stage Entwined
AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN RELIGION AND THEATER
3
How the Arts Can Enhance the Spiritual Life
AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE SPIRITUAL ARTS GO TO THE THEATER
4
Dr. King Would Approve
THE THEOLOGIAN ONSTAGE
5
Opening the House
BRINGING THEATER INTO THE CHURCH SPACE
6
Theater in the Church, By the Church
POINTS OF ENTRY
OPENING UP THE BIBLE: FROM LECTERN TO BIBLIODRAMA. MOVIE NIGHT: BRINGING AUDIENCES INTO THE FRAY
THE READERS CIRCLE
LET'S GO TO A SHOW
7
Let's Put on a Show
START SLOWLY
CHOOSING A PLAY
THE PRINCIPLE LEADERS OF THE EFFORT
CASTING A PLAY
A PRODUCTION TIMELINE
RUNNING A REHEARSAL
MARKETING THEATER WITH A ZERO-BASED BUDGET
START A SPIRIT-BASED THEATER FESTIVAL
A FINAL NOTE
8
Some Concluding Remarks
Appendix A:
Two Plays by Dean J. Seal
Appendix B: Works Cited and Additional Resources
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