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Hunger and Hope Dramas

 
Welcome to the Leader’s Guides and artwork portion of Hunger & Hope: Dramas about Poverty, Hunger & Mission.  [To order a copy, click here.]

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Here you’ll find suggestions for using each of the 11 dramas in this book as part of your congregation’s overall hunger education efforts. When you click on each drama’s link below, you’ll find:

  • Specific preparations for performing the drama
  • Visual images necessary to individual scripts
  • Ideas for using the drama in worship
  • Discussion and sharing guides
  • Help for Bible conversations
  • Thematic strands to explore
  • Activity suggestions
  • These 11 short, easily-staged plays for congregational use provide a tool to raise the level of commitment in your congregation regarding matters of hunger, poverty, and homelessness. They can be used in numerous ways—private reading, personal devotions, or group study. Though like all dramas these were written for the purpose of performance, so you are encouraged to producer a director and some willing actors and perform the play in as many settings as you are able. As is true with so many things in faith and life, the whole is greater than the individual parttext coming soon.


    Contents of Plays

    Drama title Leader's Guide   Artwork* (For dramas - see tip for saving files below)
    Lifting the Burden of Hunger Guide  MS Word Format      
    Need Help Guide  MS Word Format      
    Night Voices Guide  MS Word Format      
    Spirit Fire Guide  MS Word Format      
    Nicholas and the Tax Collectors Guide  MS Word Format      
    Be a Human Bean Guide  MS Word Format Puppet pattern 1 Click here to learn more about Adobe PDF  Puppet pattern 2 Click here to learn more about Adobe PDF  (Puppet patterns are PDF files)
             
    Bean Around the World (Nicaragua) Guide  MS Word Format Puppet pattern 1 Click here to learn more about Adobe PDF  Puppet pattern 2 Click here to learn more about Adobe PDF  (Puppet patterns are PDF files)
        Image 1
    Barry and Carlos
    Image 2
    hurricane rebuild
    Image 3
    bean community
        Image 4
    farmer
    Image 5
    bean party
     
             
    The Common Enemy Guide  MS Word Format Image 1
    blue marble (earth)
    Image 2
    diverse people
    Image 3
    children in poverty
        Image 4
    mother and child
    Image 5
    homeless man
    Image 6
    disabled man
        Image 7
    modern war
    Image 8
    homeless ignored
    Image 9
    diverse people #2
        Image 10
    food kitchen
    Image 11
    street scene
    Image 12
    family
        Image 13
    a child
    Image 14
    black man
    Image 15
    young woman
        Image 16
    elderly person
    Image 17
    diverse people
     
    Light Bulbs Guide  MS Word Format      
    The Saltshaker Guide  MS Word Format
    Grin and Bear It Guide  MS Word Format      

    *Artwork tip (Internet Explorer users): Click on a graphic to open it in a new window, then right-click on the image and choose "Save Picture As."

    Ordering instructions for this 72-page book of drama scripts:

    Order from: Phone number Order online Item number Cost / quantity limit
    ELCA Resource Catalog Ph: 800-638-3522 Click here to order ELCACS1087  $8, plus shipping

    *Please note that this resource is not available online for download. This is a print-only resource.

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