Last year we began a journey to take what we have in our ministry manuals and create videos to help train our next generation of host cities to present “He’s Alive!” With another season stymied in spring of 2021 due to the continuing COVID-19 restrictions, our video production plans were put on pause as well.
Before you can take the stage, you have to find one. So to help our new host communities select their venue, we walked through the process and pointed out some of the unique considerations to take into account when choosing a place to host the Passion Play.
With a new season of production on the horizon we are looking forward to taking our cameras behind the scenes to help train our new friends in Iligan City, Philippines and beyond.
Here is the list of videos that we will be gathering footage for and producing as we head into the 2022 season:
- How to select a board
- How to hold a meeting
- Ministry checklist and filling out leadership team
- Scheduling the season
- Looking for a venue
- Planning a set for that venue
- Props overview
- Crosses and cross base construction
- How to put a cross up
- Casting the play
- Goals for each block
- Behind the characters: who’s sandals are you stepping into?
- How to run a rehearsal
- How to do a partial and full run through
- How to run a dress rehearsal
- How to run a technical rehearsal
- Costumes overview
- Disciple costumes
- Crowd Costumes
- Sanhedrin Costumes
- Roman Costumes
- Front of house
- Getting the word out
- Altar call and response team
- Special effects makeup
- Lighting scene by scene
- Props scene by scene
- Micing the show
- Back stage and scene changes
- Director notes: who is on stage and how to make transitions
- Fog machines and you
- Pre-show and sponsors