Sunday, 24 February 2008

2008_01_01_archive



Dowel rods???What are they?

I take it for granted that everyone knows what dowel rods are. Let me

back up....they are wooden sticks 3 feet long and 1/2 inch in

diameter. Usually painted flat white. They will not glow in the dark,

so you need to sew a sleeve or slip for it if you want to do a song in

blacklight...which by the way we make and offer on our website. It's

amazing how many images that you can do with the dowel rods. We have

many songs with dowel rods on our site. Just ask...we'll help you.

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Easter Tips

Okay...not everyone is thrilled that Easter is coming so this year. I

just seems like you just got done with Christmas dramas and

bam!...Easter is already here. Well, relax...I've done all the work

for you. You don' have to turn the church into Jerusalem again. This

time you can choose something a lot simpler. A good mix of

interpretive sign, dowel rod, song interpretation, monologue will do

just as good. Believe me your Pastor will be elated that his platform

isn't torn up for two months. To get an idea of what I'm talking

about...just visit our site at howitiller.com/easter.htm. If you have

any questions you can email me at howitiller@aol.com or even call me

at 918-760-3561. If you haven't tried any of the above, you have a

great experience to look forward to. If you missed out on Easter this

year. These resources are available all year round and work any

time...not seasonal at all. Drama works any time and more and more

churches are finding that out.

Not sure which direction to go...I still have two weekends open to

come and help. It's all I do...a different city almost every weekend.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Morgan's Wedding Was Awesome

Well, after an incredibly busy December...I arrived home Christmas Eve

and jumped right into the final plans for my daughter's wedding.

Morgan's wedding was a winter wonder land. Artificial snow lined the

aisle and covered the platform. Over sized snow flakes and white sheer

fabric hovered above the bridal party as the couple exchanged vows,

rings and rings. Morgan majoring in Tech Music in college chose music

themes out of Gladiator. There wasn't a traditional song anywhere to

be heard. She was very, very beautiful if I say so myself. If you'd

like a very different wedding...Morgan is the one to hire to organize

your wedding. It was a wedding to remember.

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Thursday, January 3, 2008

Easter Drama Package

Easter comes early this year so don't wait too late to start. Maybe

your Pastor doesn't want to turn the platform into Jerusalem this

year...that's okay, we can help you design an anointed powerful Easter

Sunday through a compilation of dowel rods, sign langauge and

monologues. If you visit our site at www.howitiller.com/Easter.htm,

you'll see a variety of resources that can make that job easier. I'm

also available for a couple weekends in February and one in March if

you'd like for me to come and help. Just let me know. You can reach me

at howitiller@aol.com or by calling 918-760-3561.

Here are a list monologues that work well for Easter:

The Monologues are:

1. The Act - The woman caught in the act of adultery reflects back to

the day when she first met the Lord Jesus. The day she thought would

be her last, became her greatest. 8 minutes. There is a custom sound

track just for this monologue.

2. The Betrayal - Caiaphas reflects back to the moment when he was

visited by Judas and set up the moment when Judas betrayed the Lord

Jesus. Great for Easter or anytime. 9 minute

3. Obvious - There are many monologues about Calvary, but most are

from Mary's or Caiaphas' point of view. This one is from the

perspective of the man who begged for the body of the Lord, Joseph of

Arimethea. This isn't revealed to your audience until the last line.

Powerful stand alone monologue or to compliment a larger production.

5-6 minutes

4. Someday Came Today - This monologue is about the thief at the cross

who reached out to Jesus. We can hypothesize about his past, but what

a miraculous day for someone who didn't deserve it. Christ's love is

wonderfully shown in this event at Calvary. Even though the event is

historical, Howi brings a modern application through the breaking down

of just the one line that Jesus said to the thief. "Today, you will be

with me in Paradise." Never will those words have a fuller and more

relative meaning then when they come alive through this monologue.

5. The Thorns Have a Rose - Reader's theater in rhyme. A wonderful way

to add something moving and emotional to your Easter program. It is

divided in to two sections. The first section depicts the death of

Judas and the second section depicts the death of Christ. With the

right readers, this script can bring the audience to the very foot of

the cross. 2 Readers 6-7 minutes

Here are some DVD ideas:

The DVDs are: o DVD Volume 1 Has "Still Her Little Child" by Ray Boltz

o DVD Volume 2 Has "Redeemer" by Nicole C. Mullins and the popular,

"End of the Beginning" by David Phelps o CODE Indiana 07 Has "Let the


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