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President: Kara Tisher “Whether we are on the stage or talking to people, even in this podcast, it should be to glorify God.” CD: Daniel Dudley “Lady and the Girl”-2020 “Sometimes you have to step out of your comfort zone for the greater good.” CLUB MISSION: DO YOU WISH FOR MORE CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES IN THE ARTS? SO, DO WE. THAT’S WHY WE’RE CREATING ORIGINAL DRAMA WITH A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW. Faculty Adviser: Robert Oscar Lopez, Professor of Humanities Scarborough Drama Club At Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary The goal of our drama club is to preach the Word and reach the world by producing high-quality multicultural theatrical content with a Christian worldview, designed for use in missions and evangelism beyond the church. CLUB GOALS: We disciple young creative Christians in all areas of dramatic production, developing career skills in theatrical management, by giving students responsibility in all aspects of theatre from conception to execution. CLUB STRUCTURE: The Scarborough Drama Club is a student organization based on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Its institutional home is in the L.R. Scarborough College. The club is designed to work in tandem with faculty, through Creative Writing classes in the undergraduate curriculum, and with Missions, through performances of original plays in the mission field. CURRENT PLAY (2020): “Lady and the Girl,” CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Daniel Dudley The story of Mary Todd Lincoln’s stormy friendship with Elizabeth Keckley, the African American woman whose dressmaking skills freed her from slavery. A tale of friendship, betrayal, forgiveness, and faith. (See Luke 12:27) UPCOMING PLAYS: “Tacubaya” CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Justin Crawford 2021 In the winter of 1847-48, Ulysses Grant and other American soldiers find themselves in a cultural and religious limbo. They await the treaty to end a war in a Mexican city full of intrigue, bullfighting, gambling, and philosophical debate. (See Isaiah 2:4) “Chin” CREATIVE DIRECTORS: Tuan Ceu, Moses Bawi, Van Hlu (2022) A forthcoming play telling the long- overlooked stories of the Chin people in Burma, persecuted for their Christian faith amid complex political struggles. (See Matthew 24:9) CD: Justin Crawford “Tacubaya”- 2021 “There is a certain creative freedom you have to enjoy to do drama at all.” CONTACT INFORMATION: Email: [email protected] Website: southwesterndrama.org Students get firsthand experience in the real world in: Acting… Costumes… Directing… Fundraising & Outreach … Hair… Makeup… Media … Photography… Research… Sets… Stage Management… Writing How you can best support us: PRAY for us to be obedient to God in our performances. ADVERTISE with us by buying space or time on our website, in our playbills, in our podcasts, or at our shows. SPREAD THE WORD by interviewing our Christian creators, writing about us, and forwarding our updates. HELP US SELL TICKETS by encouraging your church to book our talent or block-buy tickets. DONATE your time, mentorship, materials, or money. “The Lord asks for our first fruits, so dramatic performances to honor God must feature original stories, sophisticated craft, provocative and challenging plots, and the highest quality in staging to have the fullest effect on a viewer’s senses. The play must lift the audience out of this world into a place where they reflect upon the unique nature of God’s power.”
