I had the opportunity to teach a Vacation Bible School class yesterday. Which means, full costume and acting out the lesson in character. For my part, I played an adult Mephibosheth (look it up) and told the life story of King David.
It seemed to go well but it's a real challenge to act out a monologue four times in two and half hours to kids ranging from four years old to eleven or twelve.
When I act these stories out, I always enjoy a bit of anachronism in my story. So my Mephibosheth had a modern wheelchair and would make occasional reference to things outside of the Bible setting. I know it's over the little guys' heads but it keeps me entertained and sometimes the adult class leaders catch my little in-jokes.
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