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The ADVANCE, March 22, 2023/Page 14A
PILATE HOUSE - Tabernacle Baptist Church prides itself on the quality of its productions,
including the quality of costuming. Here, cast members of fhis year's Pilate House pro
duction pose at a rehearsal, Front Row, L to R: CJ Palmer, Bob McKinzie, Drayk Herrin,
Levi Palmer, Back Row, L to R: Ron Bivins, Caleb Perry, Sydni Perry, Bob Sandefur.
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Brings Easter to Life
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail.com
Tabernacle Baptist
Church in Vidalia has been
bringing Easter to life for
many years but plans to de
but a brand new perspec
tive this year through its
drama Pilate House.
In past years, the
church has performed two
plays - Centurion’s House
and Tombstone, which
playwright Pastor Bobby
Thompson described as
being “a fictional tale of
possibility in the context
of absolute truth of Scrip
ture.” He explained that
these dramas are rooted in
the historical and biblical
truths of the Crucifixion of
Jesus Christ and time lead
ing up to it, while also using
some creativity to imagine
what these events would
look like through tradition
al minor characters.
“These plays are not
just for entertainment -
they are to open the door
for conversations,” Pastor
Thompson emphasized.
“We focus on the minor
characters, and this year
we are focusing on Marcus
Pontius Pilate, who was the
one that ordered Jesus to
be crucified, and his wife,
Claudia. Lucifer will also
be a main character in this
year’s production.”
According to Thomp
son, this year, Pontius Pi
late will be played by Shan
non Shelby, who is the lead
singer for the “Eternal Vi
sion” gospel singing group.
Pilate’s wife, Claudia, will
be played by Sydni Collins
Perry and Lucifer will be
portrayed by Chris Palmer.
Music will be infused into
the production, as all three
main characters will sing.
A total of almost 40
people make up the cast
and crew for the produc
tion, which took between
60 and 70 hours to re
search and between 30 and
40 hours to write. The set
centers around the Praeto-
rium, which is the palace of
Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem.
Tickets to the produc
tion are free, but must be re
served prior to the perfor
mances on Monday, March
27, through Wednesday,
March 29, at 7 p.m. each
night. In past years, a total
of 1,000 to 1,200 spectators
have witnessed the drama
each year; thus, with only
350 seats being available
each night, Pastor Thomp
son advises those who wish
to come to reserve their
spots and arrive early. All
audience members must
be seated 10 minutes prior
to the start of each per
formance. Pastor Thomp
son also advises families
with young children to be
mindful when planning to
attend, as there is no child
care available this year, and
the nature of the drama
may be too intense for chil
dren under 8 years-old.
For more information
or for reservations, call the
church office at 912-537-
4272.
BPC business professors Lynn Addison and Toni Banks recently took their Business Lead
ership and Operations Management classes to visit the Trane manufacturing facility in
Vidalia,
BPC Students Visit Trane
By BPC Department of
Marketing
Brewton-Parker Col
lege (BPC) business pro
fessors Lynn Addison and
Toni Banks recently took
their Business Leadership
and Operations Manage
ment classes to visit the
Trane manufacturing fa
cility in Vidalia. The stu
dents received a tour of
the plant where Trane air
handlers are produced. In
addition, students could
see the interconnectivity of
classroom concepts such as
supply chain management,
task time, value-added ver
sus non-value-added activ
ities, and human resource
development in real-time.
The group was excit
ed to be greeted and led
on tour by several BPC
alumni. Trane accountant
Jordan Robins and master
scheduler Erica Harrison,
a BPC graduate and former
BPC adjunct professor, co
ordinated the visit. In addi
tion, the group tours were
led by alum Trey Cranford,
now a continuous im
provement leader at Trane;
former BPC student Jackie
Williams Cook, now a data
analyst at Trane; and cur
rent BPC student Tyrus
Cook, who is an operations
intern at Trane.
The students were
also surprised to learn that
even Ms. Robins had con
nections with BPC, as her
father is former BPC base
ball coach Mike Robins,
who led the Barons to a
national championship in
1997.
Professor Addison
noted, “This trip was not
only good for our students
in allowing them to see
classroom concepts en
acted in the real world, but
it also opened their eyes to
the fact that their degree
from BPC creates oppor
tunities for personal and
professional growth. Brew
ton-Parker graduates work
in our local communities.
They do not always go back
home or relocate to other
cities.”
Banks added, “The
Toombs-Montgomery area
has such a wealth of oppor
tunities available for BPC
graduates, and it was great
to show our students just
one of the many successful
businesses in our area. We
saw in our fall semester trip
to Meridy’s and this semes
ter’s trip to Trane that this
community has an interna
tional reach. We are excited
to not only show our stu
dents these opportunities
but also to introduce our
students to our commu
nity partners as well. The
college is always looking
for internship partners in
the local community. One
of the things we are most
proud of is the fact that all
BPC students have an op
portunity to complete an
internship before graduat
ing. That real-world experi
ence and those networking
connections are invaluable
for employers and employ
ees alike.”
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