Book 2 of the 19 X 19 CHALLENGE

This Sacred Space

Considerations on the Practice of Theatre
by Mark Perry

A Manifesto for a Theatre of Abundance and Purpose

Excerpt:

“There’s something that happens when we walk into an empty theatre.

“There’s a hush. Like a whispered welcome.

“It is in some ways like entering a temple ... There is a shift we experience walking in, which makes us pause and take in not just the adornment, but the openness. This openness is paradoxical, for it feels like an invitation to look within.

“In ways a theatre is different ... more pliant, receptive to every directive and to all flights of fancy. Any story can be told there. It’s like a friend that is up for anything! Sometimes you sail to the moon, sometimes you stall and sputter, sometimes you crash and burn, but soon enough, all remnants of that last show are struck. Sets come down, the floor is swept, lights returned, cables coiled, curtains restored. And our malleable friend is back, ready for another adventure.

“Theatre is our temple for story.”

Available in Paperback

TITLE: This Sacred Space: Considerations on the Practice of Theatre.

AUTHOR: Mark Perry

PRINT FORMAT: Trade Paperback, 5½ X 8½, 124 pages. $12.00 $10 until 4/28

EBOOK: Not yet available

ISBN: 978-1-953219-02-2

LOC/PCN: Pending

PUBLICATION: April 2026 by Drama Circle.