He then began to train a team to do on-air voices which includes his wife, Karen Mains. Mains transformed broadcasting as a service to the local church rather than competing them. He then started to use religious media that would boost spirituality on every listener. Jess as Director of a national radio broadcast, The Chapel of the Air. Lay people were invited and brainstorm sermons and he firmly incorporated that each sermon should include practical ideas so it will be integrated with everyday living as Christians.ĭuring the year 1977, Mains replaced his uncle John D. He implement a system to service planning focusing one concept making the entire worship communication into just a single but valuable idea. Mains' system is advanced that he joined together worship with arts and media. Some church-planting specialists proclaimed that it can't be done but then with a few supporters, the church has grown from only 27 until 500 for ten years. During the year 1967 he built an experimental church in a Teamster’s Union Hall in West Chicago. Mains has been dedicating himself for spiritual growth development programs that disturb ordinary presumptions. “Princess Amanda and the Dragon” will be performed for over 3,500 area school children on Tuesdays and Thursdays through November. “There’s so much fight choreography,” said Trewet. The costumes, set design, sound design and lighting design create a visible fantasy world on the stage-including fire, a storm and a lush forest. Supporting the truth of these stories is a strong design concept.

Amanda comes back and realizes she’s supposed to be where she is, and it’s okay.” “How I’ve felt lost like Amanda has and coming back…and serving the King. “One thing I’ve learned through the process of playing Princess Amanda is how much I’m like her,” Wright said. Junior Logan Wright plays Princess Amanda and said working on this show has helped her see the King working in her own life. “The very first time we sat down with Karen about what she wanted this show to look like, she said, ‘This story is important for us as a kingdom, for the Christian community here,’” Trewet said. “Death to pretenders!” But the King is alive and he rules in Great Park.Ĭaroline Trewet is the only one of the ensemble to have acted in both shows. “There is no such thing as a king,” say the authorities of Enchanted City. The people who believe in the King must be quiet about it. Enchanted City is where the Enchanter lives, a place where darkness and evil are prevalent. The Tales of the Kingdom stories are fantasy-based allegories with a Christian kingdom message. If you saw last year’s, it’ll be more meaningful, but you don’t have to have seen it.” “We have a prologue that gives background info. The characters were featured in last year’s “Tales of the Kingdom” as well, but the ensemble says you don’t need to have seen last year’s play to enjoy this show. The stories follow adventures in the lives of two characters - a boy named Hero and Princess Amanda.īoth characters find themselves in the midst of fear, courage, growth and discovery.

It’s not ‘darker darker,’ but it’s definitely darker than last year’s. “Here’s what happens when you love a forbidden thing. “It’s a little bit of the darker side of Great Park,” director Karen Barker said. This year’s sequel - also adapted by Hannah Barker Nickolay (’13) - travels even deeper into Great Park.

Last year’s play “Tales of the Kingdom” introduced audiences to the world of Great Park and the lives of several characters therein. “Princess Amanda and the Dragon” is a new adaptation of four stories from the Tales of the Kingdom books by David and Karen Mains. But for the past four weeks, the NW theatre department has been quietly bringing a dragon to life. They tend to struggle in liberal arts classes and even Zwemer tower is a little too short for the impressive landings they crave. Historically, NW has been known as a pretty safe place to take refuge from dragons.

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