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"GOD, Love and Rock & Roll"
(Runtime:
approx. 45 min.) is the
quintessential summer youth musical. The two main characters
are "Miriam" (teenage female) and Gramps (fifty-something
male).
Miriam encounters her grandfather rocking on the
front porch as she
returns home from church camp. In
the ensuing dialog, Gramps relates
his own experiences
with church camp in the sixties, when he met his wife-
to-be and his LORD and SAVIOR, all in one summer.
This one-act musical comedy features five great spiritually-themed songs
of the sixties that keep the congregation singing along. "GOD,
Love and Rock & Roll" is fully choreographed (complete with
kick line) and features a closing "bows"
sequence that leads the
congregation forth (in a conga line, no less)
to a post-service reception,
where everyone will no doubt
reminisce over their own church camp mountaintop experiences.
Casting: The cast is expandable
to accommodate youth/children's groups numbering a dozen or more.
There are also roles for a youth leader (young adult) and a singing
evangelist (middle aged adult) in
addition to the Gramps character.
Some of the dialog, as well as some of the songs, are broken
down into
segments, allowing everyone who wants a solo line to have
one.
Costuming: Much of
the wardrobe is sixties hippie garb. You can even make some of the
costume pieces,
such as tie-died t-shirts, embroidered jeans, and
"love beads", giving your youth group another fun activity
to
incorporate into the process. We encourage you to improvise and make
this show you own.
Sets: We provide full set
descriptions and instructions for proper set construction, as well as a
stagecraft
manual, but feel free to enlist whatever talent you can in
this area and let them exercise that talent to
whatever extent works for you.
This is another opportunity for the youth to exercise their artistic
skills in set painting, adding their own special touches to help make
this show genuinely yours!
Lighting: Full lighting
cues are included, although not all churches will have all the special effect
lighting on
hand...but I'll bet somebody knows someone in a band who can loan
black lights, strobes and anything else
you need to make this presentation a
marvel of modern technology! Again, feel free to enlist whatever
talent
you can in this area and let them exercise that talent to whatever extent works
for you.
Accompaniment:
We provide collapsible orchestration to fit your capabilities. Whether you
have a full
35-piece church orchestra, a pianist or two or want to use your
Praise Band, our scores will work for you.
We can even send you backing
CDs (Karaoke Church Theatre!) or standard MIDI files (SMFs) so you can
emulate a
convincing live orchestra on any General MIDI compatible music workstation
(which includes
most synthesizers used in church these days)...and if your
church uses the mighty Korg Triton,
you're in for a real treat, with backing
sequences voiced specifically to take advantage of
this music-making
powerhouse.
Ministry: OK, so you're
saying to yourself "'The Ministry'? That's a strange sub-category for
a production!",
but, as you can see, "GOD, Love and Rock &
Roll" can involve a lot of people on a lot of different
levels...some of
whom may or may not be regular members of your congregation, or any congregation. In addition to providing
your church with a great
summer youth musical, "GOD, Love and Rock & Roll"
is, at
it's best, a ministry on
many different levels and a great opportunity to implement Christ's Great Commission
a little, reaching
some people who you may
never even get to meet otherwise. In fact, if you take nothing else away
from your visit to this website, take this one concept and run with it in your
ministry. Your
church drama will get better for it, your ministry will
increase and, hey, you may even
find yourself leading some unsuspecting actors,
actresses, musicians, stagehands and
tech folk to the LORD!
If you made
it this far, you may just want to see a script and find out more about how your
church can relive
that summer camp experience with "GOD,
Love and Rock & Roll". The easiest way is to
click
here and e-mail your comments and
questions. We'll get more info into your hands within seven to ten business
days!