Buy just what you need . Don't worry if you can't afford all the latest equipment for your drama ministry. Jennifer Schuchmann is business director for Art Within, a professional Christian theater company in Atlanta, Georgia. KidStuf at North Point Church M ultimedia drama makes church exciting for kids and adults at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia. A brick and stucco wall unit with stairs suggests a basement clubhouse.
Acoustical paneling reduces the noise level accented by the church's high ceiling and tile floor.
Black theater curtains hang backstage to disguise walls and hide actors until their entrances. A separate curtain drops in front of the set if the room is needed for other purposes. Scaffolding towers and platforms frame the stage. As actors tell stories, illustrations are projected onto the screens. One video camera films the kids as they sing along with the lyrics projected onto the screens.