{"product_id":"the-empty-chair-a-thanksgiving-play-for-youth-9780788018336","title":"The Empty Chair: A Thanksgiving Play for Youth","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Raymond I. Keffer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: CSS Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: CSS Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Type - Religious \u0026amp; Liturgical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of us have lost family members, friends, and people who influenced our lives. Although we cannot physically bring these people back to life, they can and do continue to live in our minds, our thoughts, and our dreams. \u003ci\u003eThe Empty Chair\u003c\/i\u003e was created with those people in mind. Of course, \u003ci\u003eThe Empty Chair\u003c\/i\u003e also symbolizes the unseen (yet always talked about) guest at every meal, Jesus himself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten for a Thanksgiving service, this program in readers' theater format is set in a restaurant where a pastor has taken four young people out to dinner as a reward for packing Thanksgiving baskets for the needy. Although there are only five in the party, the pastor asks for a table for six. The story unfolds as the pastor explains why he has requested an extra place setting and chair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe practical format of \u003ci\u003eThe Empty Chair\u003c\/i\u003e allows participants to use scripts instead of memorizing long passages. If desired, the characters may conceal their scripts within their menus. The Christian message is blended into the words of each reader as a means to get the gospel message to the audience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond I. Keffer\u003c\/b\u003e currently serves as the Director of the Lawrence County Learning Center, a college and university consortium in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. In addition to 30 years as a public school teacher, Keffer has been an adjunct professor of education at Slippery Rock University and an adjunct professor of economics at branch campuses of Penn State University in Sharon and Monaca, Pennsylvania. Keffer earned a B.S. degree in education from Slippery Rock University and an Ed.D. from Penn State University. Keffer is the author of the CSS titles \u003ci\u003eDisciples Redeemed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWere You There?\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"CSS Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46896113090711,"sku":"9780788018336","price":664.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780788018336.webp?v=1770356888","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-empty-chair-a-thanksgiving-play-for-youth-9780788018336","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}