Exploring Drama in Ministry

6,13,27th February 2007
(with the possiblity of more!)

3 workshops to introduce 3 forms of theatre that are easily incorporated into worship or educational settings. The first two are the easiest forms to use in introducing church leaders and congregations to Drama in worship. Participants who are interested will get hands-on experience with these styles, as well as a wealth of information from which to learn more in the future. A nominal fee of S$20 is charged for the workshop sessions.

Venue/Host: Barker Road Methodist Church, Wesley Hall,
Bukit Timah Road, Singapore
(Take lift to L 3U from car park lift, turn right, walk to end of passage way)

Time: 8.00pm to 10.00pm

Contact person: irenetangp@yahoo.com.sg Tel: 64608238

Workshop Facilitator: Kimberly Creasman, a dramatist from Los Angeles, obtained her BA in Communications/Drama in 1984 from Biola University. Since 1999 she's been in Singapore living out her calling: to empower avocational and professional Christians in theatre to live lives of exceptional faith and art.

Tuesday 6 February: Biblical Storytelling
This workshop will help you experience how easy it can be to memorize and make the text come alive as if you were an eyewitness telling it for the first time.

Tuesday 13 February: Reader's Theatre
Also called "theatre of the mind" because you do not use any props or sets. There are
special skills associated with this form of theatre which can present effectively many types of literature.

Tuesday 27 February: Slice-of-Life Sketches
Short plays or scenes which are related to the sermons or the topic of worship. In the same way a pastor uses illustrations in his sermons, these sketches are used to soften hearts as the congregation identifies with the issues by seeing drama or comedy reflect their lives.