A bit about the songs, and bit about the drama
I have always mentioned the songs that we play and the drama piece that we have. And I have also always assumed that you know them all. Which is silly really. So here is a bit about the songs and the drama.
Songs: I will give you a few examples of songs we play.
Sitting On The Fence – I play lead guitar in this song, i just jam around the key of E and get to solo - which is alot of fun! This song is about those who havnt decided what they think about God, they dont know if he is real and they dont know if he isnt. They are in the middle, and the song encourages them to think about it.
Something Missing: I also play in this song, it is one we wrote at the start of the year and is frankly quite awesome. It talks about how in life people are always searching for something, and they will pursue relationships or money or fame or even drugs and alcohol to find it. Yet even when they have achieved what they set out to do they still feel empty inside, we belive this is because there is a God shaped whole in people which can only be filled by knowing God. And for people who dont know him, there is something missing.
Free Runner: I dont play in this song, though it is by far my favourite, and also everyones favourite. The last school we played in requested it at the end of each lesson! It talks about how in life obstacles get in our way, meaning the problems we have and face everyday, not buildings or walls. We believe that God makes us Free Runners in life so that whenever any obstacles come our way, which they will, He helps us to get over them… in a really cool way
Free Runners for those who dont know are people who just run. and dont let anything get in thier way. They will jump over walls or roley poley under poles and do flips off things just to get over an obsticle to keep on running. Very cool. Youtube them.
Drama:
One Sketch we do alot is called “Gnome” or “Whats it worth?”. In this short sketch i play the part of an auctioneer who is selling “lot number 64, a traditional garden gnome… with a few minor bemishes”, the gnome is then revealed and is missing a leg with paint work scratched and a generaly broken battered look. The scene begins with Laura entering on the phone to her husband who is reminding her not to bid too much in the auction, and only on the Van Gough painting. After reminding the audience how to bid, I take bids from them, all the while Laura is taking bids too. Laura then begins to talk to her husband again who is still on the phone and overhearing her bid for this gnome. As she explains to him that it is a cute little gnome i accidently take bids form her as the hand movements she is making are similar to bidding. Without realising she manages to bid £900 and then she says very loudly “darling its not like im biding £10000!” then I, only hearing £10000 mistake her for bidding that amount of money. So after quickly closing the bid i sell the gnome to the suprised lady for £10000.
Abi: This is our 20 minute play where Laura plays a girl named Abi and I play all the other characters in the story. We see a day in her life and she comes across her Dad, a shopkeeper, her teacher, her school mates, a careers officer and a guy she likes called Daron. In every scene the audience see’s Abi make bad choices about how she treats other people and even herself. The message behind the piece is that she is making bad decisions and if she let God help her, she could change.
