Bad

Bad[1]

Series
Work In Progress
Original Broadcast Date
1989
Cast
Tim Jerome, Tess Steincolk, Arthur Miller, Larry Block, Paul Mantell, Joe Frank
Format
Improv Actors, Real People, Absurd Monologue, 1 hour
Preceded by:	Nausea
Followed by:	Great Lives

"So what happened to my church was what happened to many churches..."

Bad is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1989. It is similar to Building A Church.

Synopsis

A minister is imprisoned, escapes using every imaginable transportation. Sounds of construction. The history of church building, windows, clock bells and time-keeping on ships by counting slowly, the history of tools, screws v/s nails. A son tells his Jewish father he's converting to Christianity. Notre Dame was built based on Hugo's description in NDDP. The cathedral of Chartres was originally a tiny church. A cathedral was built by slaves collapsed 600 years later and plunges the land into chaos. A woman talks about her mother pretending to sell her to gypsies. "This spirit cannot fail you" preacher. Mutilating oneself in church. Becoming the leader of a sect, an orgy in a tent, instructions for making offerings. The nature of love. A man takes advantage of everyone, kills people, experiences a conversion. Sounds of church building. The recycling of churches as secular buildings and consumer goods. Larry complains about the show, suggests Joe take a vacation.

Interesting Facts

• Contains material from Building A Church (1988), with music changes.

Music

• "Body Of Light" - Bill Nelson (from Chance Encounters In The Garden Of Lights, 1987) | YouTube

• "Kiss Me When I Get Back" - Tom Tom Club (from Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom, 1988) | YouTube

• "The Spirit Cannot Fail" - Bill Nelson (from Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights, 1987) | YouTube

• "Ponta De Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)" - Jorge Ben (from África Brasil, 1976) | YouTube

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