Drama has power. It can awaken us. Make us curious. Reveal our inner desires and passions. Remind us of our foolishness. Drama has power in worship. It can snap us out of our Sunday morning (or Saturday night) trance. It can draw us into the story of Scripture. It can help us see our sin. It can motivate us to change. But drama can also be dull, predictable, guilt-inducing and just plain cheesy. How do we avoid the pitfalls and discover the power? Alison Siewert and her team of writers have some ideas about that. They offer in this handbook articles on every aspect of drama ministry--from why it's biblical to how to direct a performance, from warm-ups for actors to how to write your own sketches. You'll learn how to do drama that is simple and meaningful--without experienced actors. You'll learn how to craft drama with authenticity and excellence. Also included are cutting-edge sketches for the postmodern crowd that you can reproduce for your drama team and use in your ministry. Drama has power to change lives. Drama Team Handbook will show you how.
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I felt as though Siewart explored this art form from her heart while mentoring me as a friend. -- Church Libraries, Spring 2004
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Siewert is a graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles, California, and also attended Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. She cowrote and edited Worship Team Handbook after leading worship at Urbana 93 and Urbana 96. She is director of the Urbana 03 Theater Team and is cofounder and director of ransomTHEdonKey, a theater group that performs in many settings, including campuses and churches. Previously, she has worked as a church planter, worship designer and InterVarsity staff trainer. Siewert is currently based in Toronto, Canada.
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I have relied on this handbook over the past 18 months as my husband and I started a drama team at our church. My knowledge of drama technique and skills is limited - but better than my knowledge about how to start a drama team! This handbook helped me to think through the purpose, mission, vision, logistics and other elements of forming a ministry. It also answered my first question, "where do I get good scripts?" Our ministry is off to a great start and I believe this handbook was a critical resource. I recommend it whole-heartedly.
My one regret is that the book does not contain drama games or activities - but there are other resources for that. As a ministry handbook it is very thorough and addresses great theological/philosophical questions for Christian actors as well.
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A solid resource,
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My wife and I direct our church's Drama Team, which puts on one 5-10 minute sketch every month, in support of the pastor's sermon. It's tough to find quality resources for Christian drama - sketches that raise key issues, but aren't preachy, advice on how to do quality drama with players of a wide variety of skill levels, and help in keeping the focus of the team on ministry rather than self-aggrandizement. The Drama Team Handbook is a key resource for us. We have read it through, and used parts of it with our team. Alison Siewert and her skilled team have put together a solid tool for anyone interested in quality drama, and especially for people producing Christian drama. And the handbook goes deeper still - probing the philosophy, theology, and theory behind drama.
The only thing that keeps me from giving it five stars is Siewert's sometimes breathless and over-emotional writing style, which is sometimes tedious to read. Otherwise, it's a great piece of work, and is highly recommended from this Drama Team leader.
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Very carasmatic but good,
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This book is different. i enjoy it, but struggle with the spirit led/ carasmatic apporach to ministry.
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Alison Siewert, Daniel Jones, Dave Matthews, New York, Bruce Kuhn, Devil Dog, Susi Jensen, Performance Team, Wee Little Man, African American, Asian American, Bethlehem Parking Authority, God's Word, Mark's Gospel New!
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The Bible's story is utterly, profoundly, fundamentally dramatic. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Alison Siewert, Daniel Jones, Dave Matthews, New York, Bruce Kuhn, Devil Dog, Susi Jensen, Performance Team, Wee Little Man, African American, Asian American, Bethlehem Parking Authority, God's Word, Mark's Gospel New!
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- A Director Prepares: Seven Essays on Art and Theatre by Anne Bogart on 4 pages
- George Lucas (Virgin Film) by Jim Smith in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Worship Team Handbook by Alison Siewert in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Improvisation for the Theater 3E: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques (Drama and Performance Studies) by Viola Spolin in Back Matter
- The Weight of Glory by C. S. Lewis in Back Matter
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- My Heart--Christ's Home Through the Year (Through the Year Devotionals) by Robert Boyd Munger in Back Matter
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