File puptcrit/puptcrit.0508, message 174


From: Johnthomasbell-AT-aol.com
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 11:15:30 EDT
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Chiodo Brothers - Creation
To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org


    I'm not sure what qualifies as a "production with a Christian base," but 
Bread and Puppet Theater has been doing various passion plays from the 1960s 
to the present day (this summer's production is titled The National Passion 
Play of the Correct Moment.).  These began when director Peter Schumann was 
working in a church in Brooklyn Heights, and provided theatrical spectacle for the 
church's Easter celebrations.
    In addition to various passion plays, including The Fourteen Stations of 
the Cross, which was toured widely in the 1970s, Bread and Puppet Theater has 
performed The Christmas Story, in various versions, from the 60s through the 
90s.
    These shows all connect with biblical stories as a common language of the 
European tradition, and the early ones especially were very much centered on 
the meaning of the life of Jesus, but aren't connected to a particular church, 
nor do they proselytize for the Christian faith.

jbell

In a message dated 8/8/2005 12:13:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
bdr1020-AT-hotmail.com writes:
It's actually pretty cool to see a high quality production with a Christian 
base. Most Christian productions are bad... really bad. Veggie Tales are 
wonderful. I can think of a few others that are good, but sadly enough most 
of them are bad.

Brett

Brett Roberts Productions
http://DFWentertainer.com
For promotional pictures please go to
http://brettrobertsproductions.itgo.com
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