Terrell Anthony is the Midwestern son of southern parents. Trained as a journalist, he attended seminary in Northern California before working in western Europe and eventually settling in Greenwich Village of New York City. He penned the Off-Broadway play, “Quiet on the Set.” It has played in eight countries and been translated into five languages. He wrote and directed the original production of “Darkness,” the Good Friday-Easter play, published by Eldridge. He’s also the author of children’s story, “Kingdom Come,” and an upcoming novel for tweeners. For several years, Terrell played Rusty Shayne on the daytime serial, “Guiding Light.” He later played Joseph Barron on “Another World” and for a brief time, Tad Martin on “All My Children.” He’s also been the commercial voice of Clairol, Jaguar and Lancome. During the last few years, Terrell has written, directed, produced, and performed in videos through the Henry Jackson Foundation for the U.S. Defense Department, as an outreach to U.S. veterans and service members suffering from PTSD, depression, suicide ideation, and crippling headaches. Yet, his most satisfying experience has been a lifetime in the making, a relationship with Jesus.
36 pages
1 m, 1 w, 1 girl, 1 flexible, 2 offstage voices
Joanna is a hard-hitting public relations consultant, willing to work night or day for her clients, especially one who is a U.S. senator. On the night of Christmas Eve, the senator has driven into a ditch. Normally, Joanna would handle everything said to the public about the accident. But to her immense frustration, the senator delegates her chief of staff to communicate with Joanna, and he refuses to give Joanna many details. So, she presses her staff to find out what is happening. Meanwhile, Joanna’s younger brother, Jesse, has just arrived, prepared to cel...
28 pages
3 m, 1 w, 1 flexible
It is the night of Jesus’ crucifixion. His followers (the audience) are in hiding from the authorities. They came to Jerusalem to hail Jesus. Now, they’re confused and frightened. They have become strangers in Jerusalem, the followers … of a dead man. As the audience sits in the dark, they meet Mary Magdalene, a beggar boy, Nicodemus, Simon the Cyrene, and James the disciple. Each of the characters has a unique perspective on Jesus that’s reassuring but challenging.
“Darkness” is U-3 ...