Dinner Theatre Highlights

The "Secret of Latria" has had rave reviews! At the conclusion of June 2004, Angela completed the final brush strokes on her dinner theatre masterpiece. Due to our September 2004 'guinea pig' church's change of plans, we had to cancel our inaugural run of "The Secret of Latria". The script was forced to lay dormant during the Christmas season and through the Illinois District Fine Arts Festival which was held in April 2005. It would be suppressed no longer...it immerged on Sunday evening, May 22 at O'Fallon Assembly of God. In spite of numerous graduation parties and beautiful weather, over 170 people came to the first showing of the 'Secret of Latria'. Some may say that our home church in O'Fallon, IL might be a little bias, the feedback was tremendous.

Our production at Community Gospel Church in Northvale, NJ was a great success as well. The church in Northvale runs normally around 60-75 people, and there were 20 first time visitors at this event with a total attendance of 63. One couple even said, "this was the most fun we've had in many years!"

For those of you who may not know anything about the 'Secret of Latria'...there is good news and bad news. Bad news: IT'S A SECRET, and I'm not telling you...Good news: I will explain a little more about our dinner theatre production.

Our dinner theatre is completely original, written by our very own, Rev. Angela J. Pettibone!
"The Secret of Latria" is an interactive dinner theatre, meaning that everyone is a part of the production. While some scenes are 'staged', the entire room serves as the set for this unfolding mystery. The characters are scattered throughout the room, and the drama is played out before everyone's eyes. The cast consist of 13 characters; Whole In One play the 4 main roles and 9 supplimental characters from the church. Our dinner theatre is set in modern times and in a museum setting.

All I can say is that this production is a lot of fun for everyone. From the brilliant, comical writing, to the many twists and turns, people of any age will enjoy this production from beginning to end!

Below are a few highlight pictures of our dinner theatre. Please feel free to visit our website for more information about how you can host "The Secret of Latria" at your church or group. (www.wioministries.com)