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Testify (TV Series)
''Testify'' is a 2024 New Zealand drama series broadcast on TVNZ 2. It centres on a wealthy and influential family at the helm of an evangelical megachurch in Auckland. The television series premiered on TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+ on 8 April 2024. Synopsis A youth pastor, David challenges his father, Scott to make their evangelical megachurch A megachurch is a church with a very large membership that also offers a variety of educational and social activities. Most megachurches are Evangelical, although the term denotes a type of organization, not a denomination. A megachurch draws 2 ... more socially inclusive. David teams up with his brother, Paul, the prodigal son and Dana, a queer podcaster. Together, they uncover historic sexual abuse in the church. Cast *Vinnie Bennett as David Jacobson, youth pastor and adopted son of Scott *Craig Hall (actor), Craig Hall as Scott Jacobson, Pastor of Avow Church and family patriarch *Ari Boyland as Paul Jacobson, estranged adopted son of Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' ()—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''Play (theatre), play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Grace Smith
Jessica Grace Smith (born 18 February 1985) is a New Zealand actress, writer and director. Early life Smith grew up in Dannevirke, but she moved to Wellington in 2007 to study at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School. She graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor in Performing Arts (Acting). Career Smith appeared as Diona in the miniseries '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'', and feature films '' Diagnosis: Death'', '' Sione's 2: Unfinished Business'', and ''The Devil's Rock''. She later moved to Australia, where she spent three years attending auditions. Shortly before a planned move to Los Angeles, Smith unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Phoebe Nicholson in ''Home and Away'', before she was offered the role of Denny Miller by the producers. Working with cinematographer Jessica Charlton, Grace Smith wrote and directed ''Flip'' (2019), a short film in the Kiwi tradition of " man alone" stories, but featuring a female protagonist A protagonist () is the main character of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
