Phillips designed makeup for each actor and an army of volunteers did the face-painting on the morning of the performance. For the finale, the actor playing the Lord held above his head a dowel rod holding 12 spools of crepe paper in the colors of the rainbow. Susan Webeler, a Chicago Theological Seminary intern, played a porcupine in cardboard and toothpicks. In her first sermon at St. Pauls, she remarked on the miracle of transformation that she discovered in her first Bible Story Theatre experience. Any bible Story is able to be performed in the story theatre fashion.
Actors serve as both narrator and character.
Stories can be done very simply or as elaborately as one's budget allows. Bible Story Theatre continues to be a highlight of the church school year. They can hear the stories over and over again, but once they've lived in them, whether as a goat or a rock or a Philistine, the stories become a part of their lives. A Bible Story Theatre book of scripts and production ideas is being written by Sharon Phillips. She is also available to conduct training workshops for church school teachers.