The set: A simple backdrop of cloth or rigid flats upstage painted to give the impression of a barn. Hay bales or cubes can be placed upstage left and right with a few scattered downstage to give levels and depth to the playing area. The props: A small swaddled “baby”and a blanket for Mary to cover the donkey. The costumes: Plain jeans and tee-shirts. Each animal character wears a simple sign either hanging from the neck on a lanyard or attached with velcro onto the front of their shirts that read, “Sheep, Baby Chick, Donkey, etc… The Cast: All parts, with the exception of Mary, can be played by either boys or girls. (The camel is another part that could be played by an adult.)With this in mind, numbers have been used in place of most character/cast names. Only The Lamb The animals from the barn enter SL from their evening grazing 1 Bored? 2 Yeah...you? 3 Yup...me too. All We need a change! 1 (MUSIC STARTS) We graze in the morning… 2 We graze in the evening… 3 And sleep in the barn… All All night long! SONG: Another Day (part 1) Another day, another bale of hay. Another day and nothin’ to do! The world outside is an exciting place. Here in the barn there’s nothing’ to do! (part 2) Life in a barn in Bethlehem; nothing exciting happens ‘round here (part 3) Graze in the morning’ and graze in the evening’ and sleep in the barn then we graze again! |
(The camel, who has been quietly observing, crosses to the donkey whom the lambs have formed a protective ring around.) Camel You guys run along. I’ll keep him company for a while. Those lambs are real nice animals. Probably the nicest ones in the barn. It’s kind of sad, though. Donkey In what way? Camel They’re sacrificial lambs. Donkey What do you mean? Camel It’s kind of hard to explain… Song; Only the Lamb (A) Poor little lamb taken to the temple. Poor little lamb, for the sins of man. Pure spotless lamb for mans forgiveness. Only the pure, only the lamb. (B) One day the Lord has said he’ll send us the lamb of God for all man. But ‘till that day it’s their duty to lay down their lives for man again and again. (A-B-A-B-A) (FX baby cry/coo offstage) Goat Oh great! The donkey not only brought people with him… one of them just had a baby! ALL (Retreating SR) Ewwww! Song; All we wanted was a Change Goats and others We know we said, what we wanted was a change, but this is not exactly what we had in mind. We thought some paint, a couple of rugs maybe. But this donkey has brought us a baby ... |
| The following are excerpts from the script Only The Lamb |
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