The New King in Town

Witness the Nativity story unfold through the eyes of Darius—the young stable boy who served King Gaspar and became an unlikely witness to the fulfillment of prophecy. Based on Matthew 2:1–11, this one-person drama reflects on the wise men’s journey, their search for the Messiah, and the unexpected revelation found not in a palace, but in a humble stable.

Told with warmth, wonder, and a touch of humor, The New King in Town offers a fresh perspective on the Christmas story and reminds us that sometimes the lowliest among us are the first to recognize true royalty.

Cast: 1 (monolog male)
Bible Reference:. Matthew 2:1-8
Set: Bare
Sound: wireless mic
Song: none
Lighting: as available
SFX: none
Props: scrolls
Costumes: likely traditional
Special Instructions:
Time: 6

Sample script:

Character: Darius (the former camel boy)
Setting: Bare stage. Actor enters slowly, looks up at the sky.

DARIUS
(Looking to the sky, smiling. Shakes his head fondly, as if lost in a memory.)

Beautiful night, isn’t it?
Quiet.
Peaceful.
Still.
(Pauses)
Reminds me of a time… a lifetime ago, it seems.
Back when I was only a child.

(Chuckles)
When I was a child? Truly, that was a lifetime ago, for now I am old.
How the time flies!
Surely it seems as though it were… yesterday.

(Points up into the sky)
See that star?
There was a star — about in that position — on that night, long ago.
Only brighter… much, much brighter.
Like the moon at its fullest… but again, much brighter.
Eerie, is what it was.
But peaceful.

(Looks out at the audience, a little ashamed)
Where are my manners?
Forgive me — my name is Darius… Darius the camel boy, as I was known back then.

(Pauses, as though listening. Frowns.)
I looked after the camels.
I was indentured to King Gaspar, a wise old man — a truly fine gentleman in every sense of the word.

It was my duty to see to the fine camels in King Gaspar’s stable.
A duty I took most seriously, for sure.
Though I was but a lowly stable servant — in reality, not much more than a slave — still, not all could claim to work for the king himself.

King Gaspar seemed to take a liking to me — talking with me when looking over his famous herd of racing camels.
He told me of the bloodlines, of some of the famous camels which had been raised and trained right there in my stable.

And sometimes… the King spoke of the subject which most excited him:
The coming of a king… across the western desert… the home of the Jewish people.

Sometimes the king would invite me to read from ancient scrolls which he had accumulated in his library.
Although my reading skills were scant, the obvious excitement of the king spurred me on — to try to pick out the gist of the story.

King Gaspar told of how this king… this so-called Messiah… would come to rule over the Jewish people.

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