In reply to your letter of June 17th, an examination of the
letters of the beloved Guardian makes it absolutely clear that it is not
permissible to portray on the stage the figure of the Manifestation of God, nor
even of the Master.... The Universal House of Justice considers it
inappropriate to represent the Guardian of the Faith as a character in a play.
The use of light, either of great intensity or in different
colours, needs your careful consideration. If the use of light in any way at
all suggests a personification of the Manifestation of God it should not be
used, but if it can be done without in any way giving the impression that the
Prophet is being represented or personified then there is no objection to its
use.(From a letter dated 12 August
1975 from the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer; compilation
‘Representation of Manifestations of God and the Master in Portraits,
Photographs, and Dramatic Presentations’, prepared by the Research Department
of the Universal House of Justice)
