Jennifer Dorn, is a native of Longview, TX. Folks who live there know it was named the official “Balloon Capital of Texas,” in 1985 and is famed for its annual Great Texas Balloon Race. Her parents moved Jenn and her brother to Green Forest, Arkansas in 1994 expressly to be in the Great Passion Play. “My parents felt led to have us all be cast members in the Play together,” recalls Jenn. She remembers her mom, brother and herself sitting on the sidelines that first season. “They only had an opening for my dad,” Jenn says. In 1995, the entire family came on as cast members, and the rest is history. “I led the Christ donkey from the barn that first season.” When she was 16, she worked in different areas of The Holy Land Tour.
Today, Jenn and her husband, David, whom she met on the set of the Play when she was 13 and he was 14, have four boys and are all in The Great Passion Play together. “My dream was always to be a wife and mother.” And Jenn’s dream has come true. Her love for Jesus, her family and others shines brightly as she joyfully meets the many responsibilities she has on campus. As of now, Jennifer plays the ‘angel,’ and ‘Herodias,’ but is up for the challenge of learning a new role if need be. Due to family situations, she & David left the Play in 2002, but came back in 2017.
When asked what the best part about being in the Play is she replies, “Hands down, I get to meet people from all over and tell them about Jesus every night there’s a production.” When Jenn’s not in the Play, she manages the ticket office and sometimes fills in other areas where needed. It’s not unusual to see her directing traffic in one of our parking lots before the Play begins!
Her favorite passage in the Bible is Jeremiah 29:11. “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
We at the Great Passion Play want to say, well done Jennifer, your exceptional work ethic, loyalty and positive attitude are what we see and appreciate the most in you.
Today, Jenn and her husband, David, whom she met on the set of the Play when she was 13 and he was 14, have four boys and are all in The Great Passion Play together. “My dream was always to be a wife and mother.” And Jenn’s dream has come true. Her love for Jesus, her family and others shines brightly as she joyfully meets the many responsibilities she has on campus. As of now, Jennifer plays the ‘angel,’ and ‘Herodias,’ but is up for the challenge of learning a new role if need be. Due to family situations, she & David left the Play in 2002, but came back in 2017.
When asked what the best part about being in the Play is she replies, “Hands down, I get to meet people from all over and tell them about Jesus every night there’s a production.” When Jenn’s not in the Play, she manages the ticket office and sometimes fills in other areas where needed. It’s not unusual to see her directing traffic in one of our parking lots before the Play begins!
Her favorite passage in the Bible is Jeremiah 29:11. “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
We at the Great Passion Play want to say, well done Jennifer, your exceptional work ethic, loyalty and positive attitude are what we see and appreciate the most in you.
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