February 2009

People Connection

Knee-Deep Thoughts from our playwrights

John Christian

John Christian is retired. Previous careers (in reverse order): Database administrator, computer programmer, social worker, carpenter. He leads singing for a nursing home worship service every Sunday, and preaches there twice a month. He also sings in choir. He has acted in three Destination Theatre performances. Other acting experience includes high school plays (many years ago) and a couple plays at West County Assembly of God. He sang a solo as Marcus in Who Will Call Him King of Kings three different years. He is also using his carpentry skills for DTC sets and props.

John has 8-year-old twin grandsons who live with his older son and daughter-in-law in the Seattle area. His younger son works for Google and lives in the San Francisco Bay area. He married Janet in October, 2008 and now has three step-grandchildren, Isaac, Bekah and Rachel, whom he enjoys immensely.

Watching live drama is a shared experience: Shared with the others in the audience and with the performers. It has an immediacy and intensity that TV or movies can't replicate. It's all real-time, with no replay option. That makes it special in today's slick impersonal world.

Writing a dramatic piece is not shared, of course. But the expectation of sharing is built in. The writer wants to share an idea, a feeling, or an experience in a way that will touch actors and audiences at multiple levels and multiple ways. And, if done well, everyone grows a little.

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February 2009

People Connection

Knee-Deep Thoughts from our playwrights

John Christian