Getting Started in Scripture Drama

Places for Scripture Drama:

• Anywhere a passage would usually be read. Please!

• Large-group meetings, conferences, camps, Bible studies.

• Outreaches such as GIGs (Groups Investigating God), The Edge events and others.

How to Prepare to Perform:

• Take an acting class or two.

• Go over all the study steps (see p. 21).

• Ask a director or acting teacher to watch you and work with you on your stories.

• If you get a chance to learn from Bruce Kuhn, take it.

Additional Human Resources and Longer Pieces Available for Performance:

• Alison Siewert and Daniel Jones: Jesus: A Life, based on years of manuscript study of the Gospel of Mark (avsiewert@aol.com, danielcjones@hotmail.com).

• Bruce Kuhn: The Accounts of Luke. (Associates and Savidge, www.savidge.com).

• Nina Thiel: Always the Women: A Solo Performance of Jesus’ Encounters with Women in the Gospels (Ninathiel@aol.com).

—Nina Thiel