There was one aspect of directing my play that filled me with dread: blocking. It’s also the aspect that filled me most with excitement. Blocking “Blocking” is what you do in the second rehearsal–the first few rehearsals in a longer play. You work through the script, line by line, and teach the actors where they […]
Director’s Journal: First Rehearsal
I used to do a ton of theatre as a kid. I had good directors. I had not-so-good directors. But when I looked in the mirror, what I always saw was one of the actors. Well, my pastor drafted me to direct my new Christmas Play. Yikes! What am I going to do at my first […]
Letters to a Young Pastor: Trouble with Old Testament
Dear ______: So classes have started. I love the feeling of new classes. It is like a whole new world is about to open up — all kinds of potential for new discovery. Sorry to hear that your Old Testament class is giving you trouble though. I’m not exactly surprised, but that doesn’t mean I’m […]
Director’s Journal: Getting Ready
So I wrote this Christmas Play, and of course I gave a copy to my pastor. Who knows?” I thought. “They always do a play in Advent. Maybe they will think it is fun to produce the world premier!” They said yes! Woo hoo! I should know by this time that this amounted to volunteering […]
Christmas Play: Giving You Back Your Treasures
There really is a common thread holding together all the posts on my blog. (Well, almost all of them.) Let’s see if you can find it. What do the following have in common: A post on a saint from the Middle Ages. A post on a section of the Heidelberg Catechism. A post on a classic […]
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