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, 60 minutes
Preceded by:	Nausea
Followed by:	Great Lives

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

Bad is 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.

Music

• "Body Of Light" - Bill Nelson (from Chance Encounters In The Garden Of Lights, 1987) | YouTube [6:05]

• "Kiss Me When I Get Back" - Tom Tom Club (from Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom, 1988) | YouTube [12:54]

• "The Spirit Cannot Fail" - Bill Nelson (from Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights, 1987) | YouTube [29:30]

• "Ponta De Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)" - Jorge Ben (from África Brasil, 1976) | YouTube [31:10]

Shared material

• Building A Church

Additional credits

The original broadcast credits state: "With Tim Jerome, Tess Steincolk, Arthur Miller, Larry Block, Paul Mantell, and Joe Frank. This program was created in collaboration with David Rapkin, and was recorded and mixed by Jerry Summers. Special thanks to Richard Eisner and Nan Lieberman."

Miscellanea

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