Building A Church
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Work In Progress | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1988 | |
| Cast | |
| Tim Jerome, Tess Steincolk, Arthur Miller, Larry Block, Paul Mantell, Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Improv Actors, Real People, 1 hour | |
| Preceded by: | Stories For Nothing |
| Followed by: | The Street |
"So what happened to my church was what happened to many churches."
Building A Church is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1988.
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, Notre Dam 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 Block, in character, complains about the show, suggests Joe take a vacation.
Interesting Facts
- Material from this program was used in Bad (1989), with music changes.
- This program is not available at joefrank.com.
Music
- "Body Of Light" - Bill Nelson (from Chance Encounters In The Garden Of Lights, 1987)
- "The Spirit Cannot Fail" - Bill Nelson (from Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights, 1987) | YouTube
- "Let Heavenly Music Fill This Place" - hymn composed by Gordon Young
- "West Deep" - Bill Nelson (from Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights, 1987) | YouTube
- "The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee" - hymn composed by Joseph Barnby
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