“Thinking cannot be clear till it has had expression. We must write, or speak, or act our thoughts, or they will remain in a half torpid form. Our feelings must have expression, or they will be as clouds, which, till they descend as rain, will never bring up fruit or flower. So it is with the inward feelings; expression gives them development.” Henry Ward Beecher
OVERVIEW
The stage can be a particularly good expression of our Christian values and theologies, because it is an art form that unfolds through a process, just like spiritual transformation. A play and its characters never stand still but play out in a dynamic sequence of moments. This gives the Christian writer the opportunity to play both sides of descriptive and prescriptive drama. By creating a transformational arc, drama can show the possibility of change, and how and why people are able to change. Students will research, improvise, script, rehearse and perform live theatre, as well as attend live theatre and analyse the ways in which professional actors and directors bring stories to live on stage. As students at a Christian school, we would seek to embrace both drama and theology, seeing in each a complementary intersection that is most wise, profound and natural.
SUBJECT LENGTH
TOPICS INCLUDE
Unit 1:
Unit 2:
Unit 3:
Unit 4:
PREREQUISITES
ASSESSMENT
Units 1&2
Units 3&4
“No-one ever spoke the way this man does.” John 7:4