In today’s world, we are constantly inundated by a barrage of ideas and images that reflect the world and all of its values.  A Dramatic Encounter is an experience in the exact text of Scripture brought to life in a compelling and engaging way.  The audience soaks in the pure words of life with no need to filter the extraneous.  Host a weekend of dramatic ministry where God’s people can be saturated with God’s Word.  In an age where we receive much of our entertainment through screens, we are used to seeing dramas from the detached safety of our living rooms. In his live shows, Wesley breaks through this barrier, walking through the audience, interacting with them, and making them confront the emotional reality of the text.

Acting with Air

Wesley performs his shows with minimal set and props, and instead,  using mime, he makes the visible invisible, and the invisible visible.

Like poetry, mime is specific enough to be illustrative, but vague enough that people engage their imaginations. It’s an unexpectedly powerful experience that allows room for the Holy Spirit to speak to each person uniquely.

Qualifications

Wesley Brainard graduated with honors from the famed Marcel Marceau School of Mime in Paris, France. He holds a Masters Degree from the Oral Roberts University Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma with thesis research in “The Performing Arts in the Christian Church,” and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre from Youngstown State University.

Wesley has a passion for sharing God’s heart through the arts, and has been performing his one-man shows and workshops in churches all over the country since 1989.