Stages Of Messiah - Crucifixon

Scene 7 of an 8-scene reader's drama (Stages Of Messiah) is about different times in the life of Jesus and his ministry.

Other available scenes:

• Birth
• Dedication at the Temple
• 12-Year-Old at the Temple
• Temptation of Jesus
• Miracles of Jesus
• Upper Room
• Crucifixion
• Resurrection

Each scene can be performed as a stand-alone drama.

Bible Reference:

Luke 23:56

Cast:

• 3 readers: Narrator, Reader 1, Reader 2 (male or female)
• Additional actors for Tableau (as desired)

Set:

• Minimalist setup with 3 chairs

Sound & Costumes:

• Standard

Lighting:

• Spotlights for Narrator, Readers, and Tableau
• Experiment with spot colors and placement to isolate Readers and Tableau, while keeping the overall stage dim
• Individual reading lights for Readers

Music:

• A short, relevant hymn or song recommended at the end of each scene
• Suggested hymns focus on reintroducing older songs to the congregation

Tableau:

• Silent, frozen actors creating a visual representation of the scene
• For this scene: A table with a chalice and loaf of bread
• Can be highlighted by a spotlight or projected in shadows

Duration:

• Approximately 4 minutes (plus song)

Scene 7 – Crucifixion

From the 8-scene Readers Drama, "Stages of Messiah," depicting key moments in Jesus' life and ministry.

Bible Reference: Luke 23:56

Tableau:

• Two or three women on their knees looking up at the image of the cross

Scene VII – The Crucifixion

R1: Mortification!

R2: Degradation!

R1: Humiliation!

Narrator: When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified him, along with two criminals—one on his right, the other on his left.

R1: He had been brought to this place by fear, bad judgment, lies, false testimony, jealousy… but mostly by sin!

R2: Arrested in the pre-dawn by a gang of thugs—thugs recruited, orchestrated, and urged on by temple leaders.

R1: Tried in mock trials by Roman officials who fully knew of his innocence, but who were weak and easily stared down by a show of uprising.

R2: Taken directly—immediately—from trial to the place of punishment and death, violating their own Jewish law.

R1: They placed on his head a crown of thorns and forced him to carry his own cross on shoulders ripped apart by cruel whips.

Narrator: “Hail! King of the Jews!”

R2: They hung him from the cross. Above his head, they fashioned a sign which read:

Narrator: “JESUS OF NAZARETH… KING OF THE JEWS.”

R1: The chief Jewish priests objected to this sign, begging Pilate to change it to:

“This man claimed to be King of the Jews.”

Narrator: But Pilate replied:

“What I have written, I have written!”

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