Hello and welcome to Stage Right, the online drama ministry of EXW. My name is Dave Marsh and there are a few things you should probably know about me. First, I'm not a ‘theatre guy.' I've never quoted Shakespeare (at least seriously), and I've never played Daddy Warbucks in Annie. Second, I received my ‘training' in writing, directing, and acting at a church called Willow Creek (in Illinois.) Third, I'm an online games producer by trade but my real passion is found in telling others about Christ through contemporary church drama. I have a few opinions about drama in the church as well. I think that contemporary drama is both underutilized and misunderstood. I believe it is something like 5-10 years behind contemporary worship. When many churches think about using drama, it usually involves the Passion Play or a children's Christmas musical. Many people don't have the opportunity to experience what are called ‘slice of life' dramas. These dramas may last only 3-4 minutes long but create a powerful (and many times humorous) illustration on any given Sunday. I also believe that any church, no matter what size, can use drama effectively, giving God glory, and inspire/convict normal folks like you and I to walk closer to God So, what's Stage Right all about? It's about offering you the advice and resources you need to help you create and act in contemporary Christian dramas. I'm no expert, but I've seen lives changed as I continue to strive for excellence in this area, constantly praying that God would use me to tell others about how to live for Him. Over the coming weeks and months, I hope to provide you with articles about creating a drama philosophy, working with your pastor, developing a team, writing short effective scripts, directing actors, and acting on stage. I also look forward to hearing from you, taking suggestions on topics that you feel should be covered Over the last 3 years, I've written over 45 dramas that are easy to memorize, require few actors, and are highly humorous and relevant. These dramas are available to you for free and will be added to this site over the course of the next few months. You can currently download all of these dramas from my personal site (www.dave-marsh.com) and can contact me personally if you wish (dave). I look forward to serving you here at EXW and want to thank Steve for asking me to jump on board. In His hands Dave Marsh
Director’s Notes: Baby Day. When the church announces that this day is coming up, I shudder. They want a drama and it’s supposed to be about little kids. Not my specialty. So, when the pastor told me his text was out of Matthew where Jesus blesses the little kids, I had a tough time coming…
Director’s Notes: No one in their right mind carries around a journal of every past failure they’ve had but many of us store them up in our heads. We need to realize that any sin is ‘remembered no more’ and is ‘as far as the East is from the West” in God’s eyes when we…
Director’s Notes: I was recently asked by a good brother in Montana to write a drama that took a concept from the book of Haggai that our own lives and bodies are God’s house and what are we doing to build it? After a couple of emails, we decided that I should take a drama…
Director’s Notes: As I mentioned earlier, you can alter many of my existing dramas to work with a new subject. With that in mind, I decided to alter ‘The Attic’ to focus on why how people know that we are Christians. When you hear the old song ‘They will know we are Christians by our…
Director’s Notes: Anxiety and worry can incapacitate us. If we don’t trust that the Father will provide and care for us, we can literally worry ourselves to a spiritual death. I don’t know about you, but sometimes when I go to bed, even though I’m physically exhausted, I won’t be able to fall asleep because…
Director’s Notes: Using God’s name ‘in vain’ is more than merely using it followed by an expletive. As Christians, we can use it inappropriately when we convieniently use Him as an excuse to get out of an uncomfortable situation. Unfortunately, I can remember a few times, in my younger years, when I broke up with…
Director’s Notes: Let’s face it – telling others about Christ isn’t easy but it’s what we’re called to do. There are ways to evangelize (Sharing our testimony, walking the walk, following the promptings of the Spirit, looking for opportunities to share and care, etc.) and ways we shouldn’t. This drama is one of the latter……
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