Line,
Please A big block to memorizing lines is believing that you can't do it. As a director, never doubt that all the lines can and will be memorized. If it doesn't occur to your actors that they should have trouble learning lines, chances are they won't. You can help by giving them this seven-step technique for quick, to-the-word memorization.
Directing Monologues
A monologue—a
performance by a single actor—is an effective way to capture a person's
life and thoughts. Here are some ways a director can help the actor bring
a monologue to life.
Letter From the Drama Desk
With the wonder
of Christmas and the excitement of a New Year just behind us, we are fast
approaching the most dramatic of the Christian holidays: Easter. From
the Triumphal Entry to the Last Supper, from the prayers in the garden
to the stone rolling away, this is a time that inspired countless plays
and musicals, not to mention an entire theatrical movement called Passion
Plays.
MORE SCRIPTS! Seven
additional scripts
Easter Epiphany
Kara stands
in the checkout line at the grocery store with her young children. One
clamors for candy; two perform acrobatics on the checkout railing. In
the midst of the chaos, the youngest whispers a secret to her mother:
“I love you, Mommy.” And in that moment, the message of Easter
is revealed. Kara says of her children, “I’m aching for how
much I love them. ”It dawns on her that the love she feels for her
children is a fraction of the love God has for his children, demonstrated
through the sacrifice of his Son on the cross.
Easter Voices
The
Easter story affects us all in different ways. In this script, we hear
from six voices —three who witnessed Jesus’ earthly ministry
firsthand and three who live in the 21st century and only know Easter
as a “story,” not a real-life event. Each has been affected
profoundly by the story. And there are life lessons for us to learn from
each of these characters as well.
Trust Me
Sara and Karen are high school seniors with a real-life
problem. Sara’s boyfriend, Mike, has lied to her —more than
once, it seems. That doesn’t seem so life-and-death, but then the
conversation turns to trust and the girls hit on the big questions: How
do you know you can trust someone? How do you know you can trust God?
Drama Ministry will provide a total of TEN new scripts - the three found
in your issue and seven additional scripts here.
