Drama Team Handbook Book

Part 1: Drama and Its Uses
1. Theatrical God
2. Waking Up
3. Drama and Worship
4. Drama and Musical Worship in Conversation
5. Transitions
6. Creative Information
7. Drama and Evangelism
8. Drama Across Cultures
9. Building a Performance Team from the Ground UpPart 2: Writing Scripts
10. Where to Find Scripts
11. Sketching Life
12. Building a Writing Team
13. Telling the Whole Story
14. Context Isn't Everything, but It Sure Is a Lot
15. Writing Dialogue
16. Writing Funny
17. Writing Monologues
18. Creating Collages
19. Bringing the Word to Life
20. Scripting ScripturePart 3: Acting
21. About Acting
22. Is It Okay for Christians to Act?
23. Character and Caricature
24. Using Your Voice
25. The Unself-Conscious Artist
26. Actors' Exercises
27. Freeing Up Your Body
28. Remaining CalmPart 4: Directing
29. The Servant Director
30. The Director Prepares
31. The Audience
32. Directing Rehearsals
33. Working with Actors
34. Blocking
35. Rehearsing When You Don't Really Have Time to Rehearse
36. Props and Sets
37. Evaluating PerformancesAppendix A: Bible Studies for Drama Teams
1. God Gets Started - Genesis 1:1—2:3
2. Your Name in Lights - Genesis 11:1-9
3. I Want What They Got - Psalm 73
4. Dr. Jesus - Luke 5:29-32
5. Making God's Name Known - Acts 17:16-34Appendix B: The Spiritual Life of Drama Teams Performers as Disciples and Disciples as PerformersAppendix C: Working with the Theater CommunityAppendix D: Working with Drama Teams For Pastors and Leaders What Isn't Drama? Appendix E: Resources for Drama TeamsAppendix F: Scripts for Drama Teams Word Sketchimony The Dream Mary: A Monologue on Luke 1:26-56
Shalom Like Jazz: A Monologue Hebrews 11: Pretty Much the Whole Thing Birthday Breath Zacchaeus Was a Wee Little Man: Theme and Variations Introducing Luke 19
This Is My Jesus: A Round Truth or Dare: A Sketch Introducing Confession Shhh! For Psalm 46
Love American Style: A Sketch from Racethnicityou The Branch lifeDesign: A Conversation Between Moses and Miriam About the Writers Notes