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For Christmas this year our church is doing a cantata from 2005, Born a Savior, Born a King, by John Purifoy (Lorenz Publishing). There is nothing really wrong with the packaged narration, but I thought a more conversational approach would be better for our setting. So I have just finished writing the new narration and have submitted it to our director and pastor.

The new narration will, of course, be published here later, but if you have need of it for this year, just drop us a note and we'll send you a copy.

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Regrettably it is too late for us to be recommending any of our larger productions for this season, so let's focus on the shorter pieces that can...

When we go into production on one of our scripts, an improved script is very often the result. Over the course of rehearsals for our recent production of Who do you say that I Am?...

With each play we perform, I try to add a few new costume pieces. This adds variety, flexibility, and greater dimension to the characters. For Who do you say that I Am?, Shara is Syrian, so we wanted more of an Arabic look to her costume. Hananiah is a money-changer at the temple, so more of a distinguished look was in order. Erastus is a gardener, so it's down and dirty for him.

Linda and I are currently in rehearsals for our church's Good Friday service. We are presenting (with the help of a brave, inexperienced brother from the congregation) Who do you say that I Am?, a 30-minute one-act I wrote in the early 90s.

Who do you say that I Am? takes place in the Garden of Gethsemane, just moments after Jesus is arrested. The three characters—