What else would Jesus Do? (Boal in the Bible)

Warm up games
Knee Tag
Sword fighting
Treading on toes
Force field

Activity

1. Split into groups of 4 or 5

2. Read through the gospel text together
3. List encounters where Jesus intervened in a situation, For example:

Women caught in adultery
Martha and Mary
Zacheus in a tree

4. In your group create images of each intervention in the story (which can be shown to the other groups)

5. Pick one story and create images for what actually happened before and after the intervention.

Explore through images other scenarios before and after (What else could Jesus have done?)

6. 7. Pick a scenario you like and explore adding movement and speech to each image.

Perform to the other groups and Discuss 

8. Replay and  invite people to intervene with alternative interventions.

Making an instant Forum play

The following is an overview of how to devise (as a group) a piece of forum theatre from scratch. The idea is then for an audience to explore in different ways how to change a particular oppression.

1. Decide
Oppression you want to change
Central Character - their wants
Oppressors - their wants
Potential Ally (If you want one)
Where is play set?
What is the conflict? (wants)
What is the crisis? (Danger/opportunity)

2. Make Images in groups
Beginning - Introduce characters and themes
Middle - Conflict
End - Crisis

3. Bring images alive through following stages:
Breath
Movement
Sound
Thought
Words
Full improvisation
(Allow several minutes for group to explore each phase. This can be teacher led to drive process along)

4. Rehearse (Practise scenes, Possible intervention points, Jockering/Facilitation)

5. Perform

6. Forum the play.