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Jeff Barker (born 1954) is an American playwright and professor. His plays include Kin, Unspoken for Time,[1] and September Bears. He is an advocate for the restoration of the plays of Ancient Israel, co-creating Terror Texts (with composers Joseph Barker and Heather Josslyn-Cranson) and And God Said (with composer Ron Melrose).[2] He also acted in the film "The Prairie Pirates", directed by Jamey Durham. [3]
Jeff Barker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) |
| Alma mater | Greenville College Northern Illinois University University of South Dakota |
| Genre | plays |
| Spouse | Karen Barker |
| Children | 3 |
Biography
editBarker grew up in Mendota, Illinois. His first play was written and produced as an undergraduate at Greenville College. He earned an M.A. at Northern Illinois University and an M.F.A. at University of South Dakota.[4] From 1988 to 2020, he and his wife Karen taught acting and directing at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, and they both retired as Professors Emeriti in 2020. More than thirty of his plays have been produced.[citation needed] September Bears, his 9/11-based play, appeared off-Broadway in 2003.[5] Barker and his wife have three children[6] and live in La Moille, Illinois. Barker is an elder in the Reformed Church in America and also serves on the faculty of the Institute for Worship Studies in Jacksonville, Florida.[7] The Barkers are professors in the Doctor of Ministry program at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan.[citation needed]
Selection of plays and musicals
edit- Sioux Center Sudan
- Albie’s Honor (commissioned by Saltworks Theatre Company)
- September Bears
- Kin: The Trial of Carrie Buck
- Unspoken for Time (Dramatic Publishing Company, Inc.)
- Cross Purposes
- The Final Approach of Flight 232 (adaptation)
- When Scott Comes Home
- Super Bowl/Dionysus
- The White Leopard (written with Karen Bohm Barker)
- Joseph and His Brothers
Non-dramatic publications
edit- Performing the Plays of the Bible co-authored with Thomas Boogaart (Webber Institute Books, 2020)
- Whispers From the Lord (Hendrickson Publishers, 2023)
- Zambia Home (Hendrickson Publishers, 2021)
- Iowa, Ethiopia (Hendrickson Publishers, 2019)
- Sioux Center Sudan (Hendrickson Publishers, 2018)
- The Storytelling Church (Webber Institute Books, 2011)
- "The Power of Telling a Story" (chapter in Church of All Ages, 2008)
- "The Other Driver" (essay in Perspectives, October, 2004)
- "Ancient Israelite Dramas" (essay in Christianity and Theatre, Spring, 2004)
- "Danyale’s Wedding" (essay in Christianity and Theatre, Spring, 2000)
- "One Lonely Saturday" (story in Church Herald, January, 1994)
- "Starting a Drama Ministry" (co-authored with Karen Bohm Barker, Church Herald, October, 1992)
References
edit- ↑ "Unspoken for Time". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ↑ "'Terror Texts' to be performed at NWC". Sioux City Journal. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ↑ "The Prairie Pirates (2007) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ↑ "Jeff Barker". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ↑ "Home". Hugs Across America. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ↑ "Author Bio". Wordpress. Archived from the original on 2006-11-19. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ "The Faculty". 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2019-01-23.