Thursday, June 30, 2005

Saul: A Play in Two Parts

Act 1: The Blinding Light
As I narrate from Acts 9, one of the boys acts the part of Saul, angrily shaking his finger at the "Christians", receiving a letter from the high priest and then litterally dragging his fellow actors into "prison". God speaks to him on the road, and Saul falls down as though dead. The scene ends with a fantastic outburst when Saul is offered food, but flails his arms about and knocks the food away because he is blind.
Act 2: Sight Restored
I continue narrating the story. Another group of actors takes the stage. Saul is now played by a girl, praying silently to God. God (played by a six-year-old standing on a chair) is pointing to Ananias that he should go visit Saul. Ananias reluctantly goes. Saul's sight is then restored, at which point he is baptized by a small shot of water from a plastic drinking cup. Saul then starts preaching the gospel to the crowds - having somehow aquired a blue-covered Bible, complete with New Testament!

Performed one-time only at the children's club at Ley Street earlier this evening. The group acting part 1 received the prize for best performance, while the second group received a bonus for creative use of a cup of water.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a creative way to share this account from Scripture!
Mom

Krissy said...

I love it! It sounds beautifully absurd.

Anonymous said...

Nice, it is their story after all. Congrats and good work!