If in Shakespeare's characters we meet every shade of soul and personality, perhaps in Steiner's, we are experiencing "stages of spiritual development."

In the first two plays the struggles between human beings with the great adversaries Lucifer and Ahriman have much reflected our own struggles. Now in the third play, with much changed,  further development will take place only with strong help!

In Rudolf Steiner's mystery dramas, we are given imaginations that contain the entirety of Anthroposophy and serve as guides in meeting our own karmic knots. We see our own flaws and foibles in Johannes and Capesius and Strader, and learn from them. We welcome seeing how in this play they each are able to achieve new spiritual standing.

Since the beginning of western drama in ancient Greece, we have turned to drama to unveil for us the invisible behind the visible, the workings of the spiritual world through our own.

This workshop is the third in a series of four on Rudolf Steiner's mystery dramas hosted by our Branch for our community. We look forward to the fourth next summer!

The workshop will use the Barbara Renold beautifully edited 2014 translation, and the Rudolf Steiner Library will have several copies for purchase, or bring your own if you have one.

For more information please email ekrivosheia@dslextreme.com

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About Laurie Portocarrero

Laurie Portocarrero attended the Washington Waldorf School in Washington DC, and fell in love with the experience of the dramatic arts permeated with meaning and spirit.

She went on to study Foundations of Anthroposophy, Waldorf teacher training and Goethean Studies; and later, to train in Spacial Dynamics, The Chekhov acting technique, Eurythmy, singing, speech formation, storytelling, and Non-Violent Communication. She has studied and taught in the US, Canada, Switzerland, and Australia. She is now an actor, storyteller, drama teacher and director, living in Philmont in Upstate New York.  A long-time associate member of The Actors’ Ensemble and Walking the dog Theater, Laurie has appeared in and directed many works from Shakespeare to Thornton Wilder to Ionesco. With long-time colleague Glen Williamson she also creates, performs and tours two-person plays such as the Refugees Tale, The Gospel of John, Aeschylus Unbound, and currently, Fire in the Temple. Within the 2010-2014 series of Mystery Drama conferences in Chestnut Ridge, New York, she played Maria in Rudolf Steiner’s four mystery dramas.

She led the course “The Art of the Actor” through Threefold Educational Center in Chestnut Ridge, for seven years. She directs the summer children’s camp “Drama for the Little Folk”, directs an annual community reading of The Christmas Carol, and created the Christmas Celebration of Song and Word, bringing together speaking and singing groups to share their gifts with the community. She directs plays with academy students in special needs communities; and has directed plays throughout China with adults, children and young people of all ages. Currently she also directs a speech chorus, leads a Mystery Drama study/exploration group, and helps to form Branch festivals in the Berkshire-Taconic community.

Ever inspired by and seeking to serve both the Muse of Art and Anthroposophia in the service of the community, her hope in all art-creating is to help facilitate harmonious encounter with each other out of the longing we all carry deep in our beings to develop the Social Art of the future: How do we meet one another? How may we do what Rudolf Steiner urged, and carry our warm hearts into the world to do powerful healing work

With great gratitude, we welcome Laurie whenever she can join us!