Getting Started in Scripture Drama
by Nina Thiel
Sidebar: Places, preparation, and resources for 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



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