ministry in the spotlight Campus group presents the gospel through drama While students slept, went out wi th friends or caught up on school work during the weekends, rhe members ofThearron were on the road to their next show. Theatron members were usually on the road traveling to youth conventions and retreats at least 10 weekends out of every semester. Theatron was a comedic drama group that focused more on the relationships they made with the kids chey ministered to rather than with the drama they performed. "Our ministry is mainly done off-stage," senio r and directot Dale Coley said. "None of us are really great acto rs, so really we just use the drama as an outlet to get the teenagers to come up and talk to us and thinkwe're coo\." At a typical Theatron show, the members perfo rmed seven to eight skits with an energetic opener. The skits portrayed a C hristian pri nciple with a modern twist that was easily relatable to teenagers. After each show they performed, the members made themselves available to speak with the audience members individually or in small groups. Sophomore member Brett Ellis sawT heatron perform when he was in high school and became a member of Theatron because he said he saw something he wanted to be a part of. "It's like a support group to ourselves just as much as it is a ministry to kids and teenagers," Ellis said. Not only did Theatron travel throughout each school semester, but they also traveled during rhe summer every other year, Coley said. O n summer tour, the members ofTheatron traveled across the country for 11 to 14 weeks straight with onJr one day off each week. They rode on buses during the day and slept in different hotels most nights. They traveled to church camps, youth conventions, retreats and area-wide church events in states ranging from Maine to Texas and "everything in berween," Coley said. Because T heatron traveled allover the country, members of the group had many opportunities to meet other Christians and be spiri tually touched by them. "Theatron has hel ped me to see how big God's family is," senior Jami Macke said. "Ifyou're a member of the church, you have a fam ily no matter where you go. People take us into their homes and lather us with food and warm beds. People take really good care of us and teally show us God's love. When we go to minister to a youth group, they really minister to us." -Lauren Mitchell Mrs. Pampinelli, played by sophomore Morgan Scharff, introduces "The Stage Manager," played by sophomore Kevin Rogers, to the stage hand Mr. Spindler, played by junior Seth Fish, in "The Torchbearers" on Sept. 27. Before the Wednesday dress rehearsal of everyone-act play. the members of Campus Players and Alpha Psi Omega would hold a devotional for the members of the show. -Chelsea Roberson _ 208 orgaL1Lzatio~J
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