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If It's a Cathedral,
Somebody Must be
Dying
In 1948, T.S. Eliot was awarded the Nobel
Prize for Literature in recognition of his contributions to
20th century poetry. Part of the body of work which
brought him this recognition was his tone-poem drama,
Murder in the Cathedral.
The play recounts, in a stylized
fashion, the events connected with the assassination of
English Archbishop Thomas a Beckett. Shortly after
Christmas day, four knights stormed into the Canterbury
cathedral, drew swords and spilled blood. Outraged by
the Archbishop's refusal to bow to his secular authority, King
Henry Plantangenet has let fly with a verbal tirade against
Becket, his former Chancellor, and the knights took it upon
themselves to rid the King of this particularly holy thorn in
his side.
Only after the deed was done did
the world find out that Becket was truly the ascetic his
outward ostententatious belied; and when miracles began to
occur at the place his blood was spilt, even Henry himself
submitted to ecclesiastical penance in honor the slain
Archbishop, completing his pilgrimage to the site in bare feet
and a hair shirt.
Eliot's self-consciously
theatrical play examines Beckett's internal struggle, as the
inevitable outcome of his moral stance becomes
clear.
DIM will stage Murder in the
Cathedral at 8 PM on July 26 & 27,
and at 5 PM on July 28. Call 206-241-6149 with further questions. Performances at NCC,
908 S. 200th St., Des
Moines. |
The New Kids on the
Block
DIM is frequently approached by children
and young people (and sometimes their parents!) about
involvement in the program. Every once in a while, a
teenager steps forward to make the significant commitment to
join the troupe. Remember Angela Monson in Balaam's
Star, or Deanna Almont in The Terrible
Meek
?
This summer, two of Normandy's
teens are stepping out in a major way.
Jacob Rosok,
whose father George has been working
extensively with DIM for the last three years, will be making
his debut at Normandy as one of the four dastardly knights who
murder Archbishop Thomas a Becket in Murder in the
Cathedral. Jacob (and the whole Rosok family)
marched as a knights in last year's Waterland Grand Parade
entry, "Knights of the Kingdom." The costume was a good
fit, apparently, for Jacob, a budding drama
student.
Erin Moore also
has a long-standing interest in drama. She will be
appearing in Murder as the knights' messenger.
Erin and her brother Kyle have been active in the dramatic
presentations put on as part of the children's programs at
Normandy since they joined the chuch with parents Dan and
Kristin Broughton (and litte brother Dante) three years
ago. The odds are that both Kyle and Dante will develop
as actors, too!
Come support Erin and Jacob as they take steps to use
their God-given talents in support of His ministry. They'll be very
glad you did -- and so will
you! |
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More Website
Updates
This month marks the debut of the History
page on
DIM's website. If you check it out, I think you'll be
surprised to see how much DIM has done over
the last seven years.
Also appearing for the first time
is the Newsletter Archives (below) and the first entry on
the Actors page.
Got some news to share, a
question to ask, or a favorite anecdote? Send an email
to greg@dramatic-insights.org
as a contribution to a planned "Mail-Bag" column in upcoming
newsletters!
Check back often, as the several
web pages move from "Under Construction" status to varied
stages of completion! |
The SoulBlaze
Connection
Earlier this year, Greg Wright
volunteered his help with the Christian website soulblaze.com
. Greg supplies the site
with a monthly devotional column using movies and
videos as a starting place. Check it
out!
The
SoulBlaze tagline is "Welcome to the Revolution," and the
website vision is to be "where you come to spread and
catch the vision of God and His kingdom. It is a place
to cultivate destiny. A training camp for God's
elite. A meeting place for the warriors of our
generation. We want to represent Christ to the best of
our ability."
The site is
designed to keep young new Christians on fire for the
Lord.
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