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Plot
A young married couple, out shopping on the streets of an American city, pass a church where a 10-foot Bible has been constructed on the lawn, as an advertisement to encourage people to attend Holy Week services. A Messenger walks out of the pages of the Bible and invites the couple to go inside the Holy Scriptures to learn of the many beautiful names given to Christ, the Lord.
Once inside, the couple and the Messenger meet Biblical characters and observe scenes from both the Old and New Testaments, which reveal who the Lord is: A Star out of Jacob, Immanuel, The Prince of Peace, Jesus, the Savior which is Christ the Lord, the Good Shepherd, the Great Physician, the Triumphant Risen Lord. Finally, the audience is admonished to "take the precious name of Jesus…
where’er you go."
Characters
Alice
George
Messenger
David
Isaiah
5 to 8 followers of Isaiah, including
First Spokesman
Second Spokesman
Mary, the mother of Jesus
Angel Gabriel
Joseph, husband of Mary
Three Shepherds
Three Angels
Christ Figure
Throng of People--maimed, halt, blind, including
1. Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue
2. Woman of Capernaum
3. The Bowed-together woman
4. Bartimaeus, blind beggar of Jericho
5. Companion of Bartimaeus
Apostle John
Two Angels at the Tomb
Three Women at the Tomb
Costuming and Scenery
Costumes: Traditional Biblical costumes. The Christ Figure, the Messenger, and
the Angels wear white. Mary, blue.
Scenery: Should be kept simple. Theater-in-the-round method of staging works
well indeed. For background these are needed:
1. A large Bible, made so individuals can walk out and in.
2. A semi-pastoral scene - simple greenery, plastic sheep.
3. A traditional manger scene with animal figurines.
4. A hill scene, with three crosses.
5. The empty tomb, showing the stone rolled away.
6. Props: Bundles and boxes George and Alice have purchased; Harp (real or
fake) for David, several plastic sheep; scroll for Isaiah, crutches, walking sticks,
bandages; street corner sign: Church St - Bibb St.; road signs: Jerusalem,
Jericho; piano or organ.