{"id":41275,"date":"2024-11-20T09:02:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=41275"},"modified":"2024-11-20T09:11:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:11:48","slug":"evangelical-acting-troupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/11\/evangelical-acting-troupe.html","title":{"rendered":"Evangelical Acting Troupe is Making a Big Splash Nationwide With its Flashy Productions"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_41278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41278\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/11\/logo-theater-troupe_credit-thelogotheater-Facebook.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41278\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/11\/logo-theater-troupe_credit-thelogotheater-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Logos Theater \/ Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Logos Theatre, based in Taylors, South Carolina, is gaining attention with its flashy productions as its \u201cThe Logos Theatre on Tour\u201d brings the troupe\u2019s productions to audiences outside of South Carolina. The troupe now takes their shows to The Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC and to Answers in Genesis\u2019 Ark Encounter in Kentucky. The troupe\u2019s tour plays have featured adaptations of CS Lewis\u2019s <em>The Horse and His Boy<\/em> and <em>Prince Caspian<\/em>, as well as an adaptation of John Bunyan\u2019s Christian classic, <em>Pilgrim\u2019s Progress<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Museum of the Bible has celebrated the partnership with Logos, noting the productions have increased attendance. The theatre itself has also received a big revenue boost from the touring. Garrett Hinton, director of revenue at the Museum of the Bible, was at first skeptical of having the performances due to the troupe\u2019s virtually unheard of status outside of South Carolina. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/ar-AA1u5phg\">Jerry Pattengale<\/a> described the professional-level scale of the productions. \u201cAll of a sudden, around the corner came this giant horse. I thought it was a robot. I was not prepared, They told me they had puppets, but no one told me they were life-size.\u201d CS Lewis\u2019s stepson, Douglas Gresham, has given positive reviews of the adaptations of his stepfather\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s production value has drawn comparisons to the very robust \u201cSight &amp; Sound\u201d Theatre, which is well-known for its productions in Branson, MO. The troupe has humble beginnings when it starts as the Academy of the Arts in 1971, which names its goal as \u201cMaking the Bible Come Alive.\u201d The Logos Theatre officially opened in 2006. Director Nicole Stratton, whose father Nicky Chavers began the endeavor, and her husband, Noah Stratton, work together to run the school and company.<\/p>\n<p>The company does stress Christian values within its troupe, requiring its artists to sign a 14-point doctrinal statement. It also includes a sexual code of ethics, stating \u201cWe believe that any form of sexual immorality, such as adultery, fornication, homosexuality, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, pornography or any attempt to change one\u2019s sex, or disagreement with one\u2019s biological sex, is sinful and offensive to God.\u201d The theatre\u2019s policy also includes only allowing couples who are married to one another to kiss onstage. \u201cIf you look in the arts world, there are so many struggles that people have in their personal relationships, families that can fall apart, relationships that can have trouble. We don\u2019t want to exploit anything for the sake of art,\u201d said Stratton. The company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thelogostheatre.com\/about-us\/\">website<\/a> features a number of shows available to be seen in South Carolina, as well as shows that can be seen in Washington and Kentucky. It also offers Logos Theatre On Demand, where users can watch performances of the plays from the comforts of their own home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Logos Theatre, based in Taylors, South Carolina, is gaining attention with its flashy productions as its \u201cThe Logos Theatre on Tour\u201d brings the troupe\u2019s productions to audiences outside of South Carolina. 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