Stairway to Heaven

This one-mime performance visually represents the journey of faith through an illusion of climbing stairs. It is guided by the biblical passage Philippians 3:13b-14, which is narrated at both the beginning and the end.

Stage: Illusion - stairs

Cast: 1 mime and narrator

Estimated Run-Time: 4 to 6 minutes

• Opening narration & ascent: 1 to 1.5 minutes
• Descent & struggle: 1.5 to 2 minutes
• Discovery & realization: 1 to 1.5 minutes
• Final ascent & closing narration:  30 seconds to 1 minute

Sample of script:

Narrator’s voice:
Philippians 3:13b-14 -- Forgetting what is behind and attaining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Mime begins walking up stairs while looking upward. The mime then looks at audience and around enjoying the view. While looking around and at the audience, the mime walks onto a landing (and thus walks level) and then begins walking down steps. The mime slowly notices but keeps going down. The mime begins to become concerned. Finally, the mime looks up to God in pleading motion. During these actions, the stairs go level and then begin to go up again. The mime notices and is pleased. Again, the mime looks out and is pleased. The stairs begin to go down. The mime looks up and the stairs begin to go up. The mime realizes the connection and looks down and the stairs go down

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