Art, Faith and Service
A three day festival of speakers and performers
March 30 – April 1, 2017 in the Powell Theatre
Sponsored by the Union University Lyceum Committee
Free and Open to the Public.
Thursday, March 30 - Dale Savidge
7:30 p.m. | Powell Theatre
Theatre Ministry reexamined: "Thinking outside the box and then exploding the box"
Much of our "Christian drama ministry' is performing for the choir. Jesus said the ones who will be blessed by the Father and inherit
the kingdom are the ones who feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit prisoners and the sick and welcome strangers - and those people aren't
in our churches. "And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to
me.'(Matthew 25:40) But how can theatre be a force for social justice, personal transformation and community engagement? In this experiential
session we will explore how to explode our preconceived ideas of Christian drama and turn our eyes toward the "least of these" among us.
Dr. Dale Savidge is Executive Director of CITA, Christians in Theatre Arts, an organization he helped found 30 years ago.
He earned two Masters degrees in theatre and a PhD in English and Theatre (from the University of South Carolina). In 1996 Dale launched
Associates and Savidge, an arts management organization
for professional actors. He is the founder and Executive Director of the Applied Theater Center
where he practices as a drama therapist and creates programming for people with disabilities, in detention centers, in drug rehab centers and with foster children.
He is the coauthor of Performing the Sacred: Theology and Theatre in Dialogue.
Friday, March 31 - Tom Key
10 a.m. | Chapel; 7:30 p.m. | Powell Theatre
That dangerous and wonderful thing we do
Tom will present an address in chapel on faith and art.
The Cotton Patch Gospel
Tom will perform a one-man show of this classic play at 7:30 p.m. in the Powell Theatre. RSVP REQUIRED
Tom Key is dedicated to the Theatrical Art Form as a catalyst to creating community. He has served as Executive Artistic Director of Theatrical Outfit
since 1995 where his drive to tell "Stories That Stir The Soul" in the heart of downtown with the best artists of the city has developed the company into one of Atlanta's major performing arts institutions.
Saturday, April 1 - Tenika Dye
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Powell Theatre
Theatre for Real Life
An Interactive Workshop introducing concepts of Applied Theatre, an umbrella term to encompass theatrical practice often used in educational, community, or therapeutic contexts and
usually in non-traditional settings with non-actors and or marginalized populations. Applied Theatre is regularly used to explore issues related to society, culture,
public health, education, housing, social welfare and services, ministry, children and youth, criminal justice, etc. The Christians approach to Applied Theatre will be included.
Ms. Tenika Dye received her BA in Theatre and MA in Storytelling from East TN State University. Her career has spanned a wide array of activities in professional theatre, ministry, and missions. She has recently launched Society for Stone Soup to further her use of the arts and service to others. Society for Stone Soup is a networking group that believes in encouraging each person to bring the best of what they have to the table whether it be time, talent, resources, creativity, or simply themselves so that we can all be better together.