I went to St-Brieuc yesterday afternoon to see “The Mark experiment” (Marc: l’expérience). Basically, it is the gospel of Mark presented as a drama. There is no fuss, no costumes. The actors move freely around the audience. I had heard about it, and it was good to see it for myself.
I enjoyed it. But I still have problems with the idea that it is legitimate to represent Christ, and I did not find it as powerful as clear gospel preaching. I could see some people following the play from Mark’s gospel, which is great.
Would I use it as an Evangelistic tool? Maybe not on its own. In my opinion, it would have been great if they people in St-Brieuc had offered a series of Bible studies on Marc afterwards, or some other series of Evangelistic Bible studies.
English speakers can find more information on the Mark Drama website here: themarkdrama.com.