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Student Org. Spotlight: ‘ROC Unplugged’ spreads Christianity using drama

Reflections of Christ Drama Team (ROC) put on its annual fall performance in the Student Center Auditorium Wednesday.

ROC was started in 2001 and has been putting on two shows a year ever since. Everything that you think you may know about Christians, ROC makes you rethink.

This drama team is about erasing misconceptions and challenging the audience by talking about events that are going unanswered in the Christian community.

“We had the mindset of showing the EMU community what we are all about,” ROC secretary Camille Broadus said. “We are putting and calling out these taboo events and we are doing it in the name of Jesus Christ. We are not here to judge.”

ROC makes it perfectly clear that being Christian does not mean you are perfect.

“People need to understand that the gospel is about love,” ROC alumni Mary Turnley said.

“We talk about things that are taboo and Christians need to learn how to be comfortable being uncomfortable.”

This year’s show “ROC Unplugged” was a mixture of true and slightly altered stories from the actors’ experiences.

The first act “Hell Raisers” was based on the events that happened at the EMU library last year. People were marching around shouting damnation at anyone who was unfortunate to pass. In the skit, ROC fights fire with speech about how no one is without sin and judgment can only come from one place, and it is not from another human.

“No Room in the Inn” was a comical version of Joseph showing up at the Holiday Inn of Bethlehem. Evan Mann (Joseph) and Darius Fowlkes (receptionist) engage in a more modern conversation of the classic Bible story.

Even though Fowlke’s character is constantly rude and sarcastic, Joseph takes this all in stride because he believes that the messiah is about to be born and his optimism is unwavering.

“God will meet them wherever they’re at,” freshman ROC member Even Mann said. “He is ready to take care of them.”

At the end of the evening, Pastor Sarah spoke beautifully to the audience, reminding them that they are not alone. It was a touching moment where people let God renter their lives and hearts.

“I want people to think about things differently — to become more involved in God and have God draw them into living life instead of just existing,” Broadus said.