A collection of Seven Religious Dramas. These dramas are a ready tool and a great asset for any Church or Christian Group wishing to present effective Biblical Christian witness to their community. They are meaningful Christian plays with a strong Christian message, with the added value of entertainment while teaching Christian Principles. They are suitable for all audiences, yet even amateur Drama Groups will find them relatively easy to produce, direct, and stage.
Melding fact and fiction about early Christianity, along with the rigors of monastic life in Ireland, these dramas vary, from the Biblical account of the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, to the lives of five Irish Saints, and the Faith of Irish emigrants.
The list of Dramas included are:
- Patrick, Patron of Ireland
- Brigid, Patroness of Ireland
- Columcille, the Masterful Monk
- Emigration to Happiness
- From Cenacle to Calvary
- Columbanus
- St. Oliver Plunkett
The Author, Fr. Gerry Condon, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, ordained a Priest at St. Patrick College, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, and subsequently spent over fifty years in the service of the Baker Diocese, Oregon USA, gives unique insights and melding of Ireland and America's history and Christian heritage to these Biblical and historical Dramas. Over several years he wrote, produced, and directed these plays for the local Saint Patrick's Day Celebration to the great delight of the local population. Now retired, he is making them available royalty-free, to anyone who enjoys the performing arts.
About the Author: About the Author Fr. Gerry Condon is a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Baker, Oregon. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, was ordained a priest at St. Patrick College, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Following ordination he came to the Baker Diocese. During his years of service in the Baker Diocese, he has been assigned to a variety of parishes. While being pastor of St. Mary Church, Wasco, Oregon, some parishioners encouraged him to begin a drama group, which he did, and directed several dramas over a period of years. On occasions, he also gathered people with musical talent to go to an institution for the retarded in The Dalles, Oregon, to the great delight of the residents. While serving in the Parishes of St. Patrick, Heppner, and St. William, Ione, he wrote his first booklet, titled: "A Way of Grace". That booklet was a series of meditations of the Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church. Later, at one time, in those same parishes, he was requested to have a "religious" drama in conjunction with the annual celebration sponsored by the Heppner Chamber of Commerce in honor of St. Patrick. At that time he composed the first of his dramas: "St. Patrick, Patron of Ireland". That was well received by the community, and so led to a succession of religious dramas. In 2008 Fr. Condon was chosen as "Man of the Year" by the Heppner Chamber of Commerce. He is currently retired, and lives in Heppner, Oregon.
