Posts tagged ‘writing’
How to do drama #1 Why do drama?
Most churches realise that drama is a good thing to have in a service – but why? Is a sketch (skit) just something to break up the monotony of the service or has drama got a power that your church needs?
How to do drama
Are you in a drama group? Are you learning what it involves? Or perhaps you would like to be? How to do drama is an occasional series with the aim of helping the young drama group and its terrified actors, hopeful director and baffled script writer to survive in the exciting but frightening world of drama.
How to do drama #7 Understanding the script
Drama starts with a script. If you have never read a script before you may find it daunting but essentially a script is a list of who says what and when. Simple!
Inspired by television
The ideas and inspiration for writing can come from anywhere – our Script of the Month “The Hotel Inspector” came from necessity – and television.
Mind your language – the minefield of paraphrase
Over at BiteMyBible there is a discussion about the acceptability or otherwise of translating the Bible into dialect or colloquial language. Those preaching, leading worship or presenting dramas want to make the Bible accessible – but it is a balancing act with few right answers!
