Everything is Awesome: Two Theologies of Creativity in The LEGO Movie
Warning: MAJOR spoilers ahead. In The LEGO Movie, average construction worker Emmet is told he is the Special, the prophesied saviour of the Lego…
An Artists’ Community: Practicing a Ministry of Presence
I’d like to report the results of a meeting held last week at the Actors’ Chapel in New York City. Ten artists – members…
Reflections on a Theatre of the Embodied Word
This is the final post in my three-part series comparing the theology of the Rhapsodic Theatre to the theology of Jerzy Grotowski’s Poor Theatre….
Grotowski’s Poor Theatre: A Theatre of the Body
In the first part of this three-part series on the Rhapsodic Theatre and the Laboratory Theatre, I introduced the theological underpinnings of the Rhapsodic…
The Rhapsodic Theatre: A Theatre of the Word
Today I will begin a three-part series examining the theologies and theories of two 20th-century Polish theatre companies, Karol Wojtyła and Mieczysław Kotlarczyk’s Rhapsodic Theatre and…
Lord, Give Us Shepherds: A Call for Pastors in the Arts
There can often be two schools of thought when it comes to pastoral care of artists. The first says that artists should be treated…
A Call to Face Evil in the Christian Theatre
During a recent talk, I was asked how we can create powerful Christian art in the theatre. I was reminded of a recent conversation I…