Milo
8th October 2005, 07:04 PM
This is a christmas show I wrote for my church this year. I'm directing it. Please keep in mind that I have put almost no stage directions in. I apologise if this makes it difficult to follow. Also: when this is performed it will have appropriate christmas songs in places as yet unmarked. :D
Christmas Show
Scene 1.
Mary and Joseph are sleeping on opposite sides of the stage, with flats representing their respective houses. Lights on Mary
Enter Angel
Angel: Mary! Wake up!
Mary: hmmmm?
Angel: Wake up! I’ve got a message for you!
Mary: hmmmmm
Angel: It’s from God… (Mary wakes up)
Mary: what did you say?
Angel: I said I’ve got a message, from God.
Mary: Oh
Angel: You’re going to have a baby.
Mary: A what?
Angel: A baby. God’s baby.
Mary: Oh!
Angel: He said you’d say that… He also said something about you being the “handmaiden of the Lord” and that you wouldn’t mind and that you’d be happy to give birth to God’s son.
Mary: Of course I will!
Angel: He said you’d say that too.
Lights on Joseph
Angel: Joseph! Wake up!
Joseph: mmmmmm?
Angel: Wake up! Your fiance’s going to have a baby.
Joseph: She’s what!?
Angel: Relax. God said it’s ok.
Joseph: Oh.
Angel: and you’re supposed to name him Jesus. He’s got some special mission, saving the world and whatnot, but it’s kinda confidential, so keep it on the down low, alright?
Angel leaves, Joseph and Mary wake up. Cross center.
Joseph: I had the strangest dream last night.
Mary: Me too… I’m hungry, I need some pizza.
END OF SCENE 1
SCENE 2
Roman Courier: HEAR YE HEAR YE! Caesar is curious and wants to know how many people live in his kingdom. Rather than sending people like me to count all of you, he’s sending people like me to tell all of you to go to the city in which you were born to get counted!
Mary: where were you born?
Joseph: Bethlehem.
Mary: Oh my. Does that mean…
Joseph: Yep. I’ll get the donkey.
END OF SCENE 2
SCENE 3
Mary: It’s an awfully long way to Bethlehem.
Joseph: Yep. Not a lot of water either.
Mary: I’m tired
Joseph: Me too. I’m thirsty.
Mary: Good thing we filled up at that oasis.
Joseph: Yep. It sure is hot.
Mary: Yep. It is the desert after all.
Donkey: (to audience) I don’t see what they’re complaining about. I’m doing all the work!
END OF SCENE 3
SCENE 4
King 1: Hey! I found a new star in my telescope!
King 2: That’s not a star, it’s an airplane.
King 1: They haven’t been invented yet.
King 2: They certainly have.
King 1: No they haven’t, check the book.
King 2: (checks book) Hmm…. I guess you’re right. Lemme take a look.
King 1: I told you.
King 2: yeah… yeah… I guess it is a star.
King 3: (entering) Hey guys! I found a brand new star.
King 1 & 2: We KNOW!
King 2: So what’s it mean?
King 3: Lemme check the book... It says here it means that an earthquake is gonna hit Los Angeles.
King 1: That’s the wrong book. That’s Nostradamus. Here. Try the prophecy book.
King 3: Oops. Ok… says here that it means a king is gonna be born.
King 1: and?
King 3: and that we should all go pay him homage and bring him gifts.
King 1: and how do we find him?
King 3: We follow the star.
King 1: Don’t be ridiculous. Stars don’t move.
King 2: Hey, your “star” just moved.
King 1: It what?
King 2: It just moved. I told you it was an airplane.
King 1: Here we go again…
King 3: No. It’s a star. And you’re right. It just moved.
King 1: So… do we follow?
King 3: of course!
King 2: I’ll get the camels.
END OF SCENE 4
SCENE 5
Joseph: Is there any room?
Innkeeper 1: Nope. None here! Try down the road! Next door! Next County! I dunno! No room here!
Joseph: Hey! Can we get a room?
Innkeeper 2: nope
Joseph: Why not?
Innkeeper 2: Hmmm… Doris! Why can’t this guy and his wife have a room?
Doris: … because we’re full. We’ve been over this before.
Innkeeper 2: even the basement?
People in basement: No! We’re full down here too! Don’t let them in!
Innkeeper 2: Um. Sorry friend. It seems that we’re full.
Joseph: Gosh. I’ve never seen Bethlehem this full before!
Mary: It must be people coming in for the census.
Joseph: Could we please have a room?
Mary: Pretty please?
Innkeeper 3: No, I’m afraid we’re all full.
Joseph: Really? Why! Because of the census?
Innkeeper 3: Census? No... The _______ are in town, playing at the amphitheater tomorrow night.
Mary: so you have no room at all?
Innkeeper 3: Well, I have a nice barn out back. I keep a few animals in it, and there’re some fans for the concert sleeping in the loft, but it’s pretty clean, and I guess you can stay there.
Joseph: a barn?
Mary: Oh come on. He said it was clean.
Innkeeper 3: It is clean! I promise. I keep my nice chariot there. Anyway, take it or leave it.
Joseph: Well? (Mary points to her stomach) Ok… we’ll take it.
END OF SCENE 5
SCENE 6
King 1: I wonder when that star is going to stop.
King 2: We’ve traveled across a third of the continent.
King 1: Oh, more. Half, at least.
King 2: How do you get half? According to my map that last oasis marks one third of the continent.
King 1: Your map was drawn four hundred years ago by an illiterate camel herder. What would he know?
Camel: I resent that remark.
King 3: Oh look, a city.
King 2: A really big city
King 1: and a really big palace
King 2: My map says that it’s Pittsburgh
King 1: your map…
King 3: the sign says that it’s Jerusalem.
King 2: They must have changed the name.
King 1: Shall we go in for a visit? We are kings after all, it’s the sort of things kings do. Visit one another.
King 2: How do you know a king lives in the palace?
King 3: The sign says so: “King Herod’s Palace”
King 2: The star hasn’t stopped over the palace.
King 1: Maybe the star is wrong. Well. Anyway, let’s go for a short visit anyway. The star can wait.
END OF SCENE 6
SCENE 7
Joseph: Oh. Hello. I’m Joseph. You must be the people in town for the concert.
Concert-goer 1: Yep. We’re really excited about ________
Concert-goer 2: You kids here for the show?
Joseph: No. Actually.
Mary: We’re here for the census. And I’m going to have my baby here.
Concert-goer 1: In a barn?
Joseph: It’s clean.
Concert-goer 2: he’s right. It is clean. Smells nice too.
Cow: Of course it smells nice! We’re not animals.
Donkey: Yes we are.
Sheep 1: We still smell nice. Eu Deu Stable.
Concert-goer 1: A baby, eh? Boy or girl?
Concert-goer 2: how should they know!
Mary: Actually, we have a hunch.
Joseph: Yes, we think it’s a boy.
Concert-goer 1: So have you got a name picked out then?
Concert-goer 2: Of course, you’ll name him “Joseph” after his daddy, right?
Mary and Joseph: Err… no.
Mary: We’re going to call him Jesus.
Concert-goer 2: Oh, that’s a nice name.
Concert-goer 1: How’d you decide on that one?
Joseph: It… just came to me one night.
Donkey: Just look at that!
Sheep 1: There’s a big star outside in the sky!
Cow: That means that an earthquake is gonna hit Los Angeles.
Sheep 1: No, you silly cow, that’s Nostradamus.
Donkey: It means a king is going to be born.
Cow: Oh… yeah you’re right. Say… this lady is about to have a baby.
Sheep 1: You don’t suppose…
Donkey: No.
Angel: Yes.
Cow: Who’re you? You can’t understand us! We’re animals.
Angel: I’m an angel. I can do whatever I want.
Donkey: Oh.
Sheep 1: So you were saying that this kid is the king that’s gonna be born?
Angel: Just wait and see.
END OF ACT ONE
ACT TWO
Angel: Hi there!
Shepherds: AAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Angel: Now where’d I put my speech?
Cherub: Right here sir.
Angel: Oh thanks… now lets see… ok. Fear Not!
Shepherd 1: What did he say?
Sheep 2: he said “fear not”
Sheep 3: There’s no use telling them.
Shepherd 2: Is it the end of the world?
Shepherd 3: Run for the hills!
Sheep 2: we are in the hills
Sheep 3: There’s no use telling them.
Angel: I said Fear Not. I’ve got good news. The Messiah has been born.
Shepherd 1: THE Messiah?
Angel: yes
Shepherd 2: as in the one we’ve all be waiting for?
Angel: That’s the one.
Shepherd 3: are you sure?
Angel: God told me.
Shepherds: Hallelujah!
SONG: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
END OF SCENE 1
SCENE 2
Lackey: Introducing… the marvelous… the miraculous… the magnificent… the mystical…
Herod: Cut to the chase!
Lackey: HEROD! King of the Jews!
Herod: That’s right. I’m Herod. King… of the Jews
Crowd: All hail Herod! King of the Jews!
Lackey: Introducing…
Herod: You already did that!
Lackey: no… we have guests. Introducing three great kings and philosophers from the East! Traveled long, hard, and far!
Camel: What? I did all the work.
Herod: Oh, hey, welcome to my palace. Make yourselves at home.
King 3: Thank you.
King 1: We can’t stay long.
King 2: It’s rather nice here…
King 1: I said we can’t stay long.
Herod: Oh? Why not? My grossly over decorated and ridiculously furnished palace is your grossly over decorated and ridiculously furnished palace!
King 3: Well, see, we’re looking for a King.
Herod: Well, it looks like you found one… heh heh… me!
King 1: Well, it’s supposed to be a new king.
King 2: A baby king, to be exact.
Herod: Only one king in these parts… heh heh… me. I’m the king around here. King of the Jews.
Crowd: All Hail Herod! King of the Jews!
Herod: Yeah, that’s my fan club. You aren’t a REAL king unless you have a fan club.
Crowd: Hurrah!
King 1: You see, there was this star in the sky.
King 3: and at first we thought it foretold an earthquake, but that was the wrong book.
King 2: but then we checked the right book, and found out it foretold the birth of the king.
Herod: And you fellas are going to pay this new King guy homage or something?
King 2: That is correct.
King 1: With gifts.
King 3: Gold, Incense, and Myrrh.
Herod: Cool. Well. I’ll tell you what. If this king is that great, I reckon I should go pay him homage too. So where is he?
King 3: We’re not sure.
King 2: We’re following the star.
King 1: We hope the star stops soon. We’re tired.
Camel: I’m tired too y’know.
Herod: Ok. Well, when you find this guy? How about you come and tell me where he is so I can go and say hello to? Hmm? Whaddya say?
King 2: Ok!
King 1: We’d better be going.
King 3: It was nice meeting you, your majesty.
Herod: Yeah… majesty. I like that. Add that to the chant.
Lackey: Yes sir.
Crowd: All Hail His Majesty! Herod! King of the Jews!
King 1: Lets go.
END OF SCENE 3
SCENE 4
Mary: Isn’t he beautiful?
Joseph: Yes.
Concert-goer 2: Come on!
Concert-goer 1: shhh
Concert-goer 2: We’re gonna be late for the concert.
Concert-goer 1: It doesn’t matter. This is more important.
Donkey: He doesn’t look like a king.
Cow: He’s just a little baby. Give him time.
Sheep 1: Besides. The angel said so. Who do you think you are?
Donkey: I’m a donkey.
Sheep 1: exactly.
Cow: shhh he’s asleep.
END OF SCENE 4
SCENE 5
King 3: Look! The star has stopped.
King 2: Yeah! Over a town over that way
King 1: We’re almost done our journey!
Camel: Well thank heavens for that.
Angel: Yeah, I figure you can thank heaven for stopping the star there.
Camel: what!? Who are you.
Angel: An angel. I thought the wings gave it away.
Camel: Oh. I’m not used to talking to people.
Angel: Ah… well, I’ve got a message for your bosses. Ah… excuse me!
King 3: Ah! Who’re you!
King 2: Watch out! I know karate!
King 1: no you don’t.
King 2: No… I don’t.
King 3: Who are you!
Angel: I’m an angel.
King 1: A what?
Angel: an Angel. And I’ve got a message for you.
King 2: are we close? Are we close?
Angel: yes, and
King 3: is it really a king?
Angel: yes,
Kings: Is-
Angel: let me finish! You’re almost too where the king is. I understand that King Herod wants you to tell him where the baby is. It’s really important that you don’t. He doesn’t mean well for the Infant King.
King 2: I knew I didn’t like him for some reason.
King 3: and I thought it was just his voice
King 1: and his hair.
Angel: When you return to your country, you must go around Jerusalem, and not return to tell Herod where the baby is.
Camel: this means more walking for me doesn’t it?
Angel: I’m afraid so, pal.
END OF SCENE 5
SCENE 6
Shepherd 1: where’s the baby!
Shepherd 2: In here! He’s so cute!
Shepherd 3: Isn’t he supposed to be the Messiah or something?
Shepherd 2: Yep
Shepherd 1: That’s what the angel said.
Sheep 1: Howdy brothers
Sheep 2: Hello there!
Sheep 3: Baaa
King 2: This isn’t it, is it?
King 1: Yes it is.
King 2: It’s a barn!
King 3: So? The book didn’t say he’d be in a palace.
King 2: oh. Right
King 1: shall we go in?
King 3: lead on!
Mary: Oh my goodness!
Joseph: who are you?
King 1: We’re… uh… kings.
King 2: And philosophers
King 3: from the East.
Camel: the Far East.
King 3: We’ve come to pay your baby homage
Mary: My baby?
King 2: he’s a king.
King 1: the Messiah.
Concert-goers: Hallelujah!
Shepherds: Amen.
SONG:
CURTAIN
Christmas Show
Scene 1.
Mary and Joseph are sleeping on opposite sides of the stage, with flats representing their respective houses. Lights on Mary
Enter Angel
Angel: Mary! Wake up!
Mary: hmmmm?
Angel: Wake up! I’ve got a message for you!
Mary: hmmmmm
Angel: It’s from God… (Mary wakes up)
Mary: what did you say?
Angel: I said I’ve got a message, from God.
Mary: Oh
Angel: You’re going to have a baby.
Mary: A what?
Angel: A baby. God’s baby.
Mary: Oh!
Angel: He said you’d say that… He also said something about you being the “handmaiden of the Lord” and that you wouldn’t mind and that you’d be happy to give birth to God’s son.
Mary: Of course I will!
Angel: He said you’d say that too.
Lights on Joseph
Angel: Joseph! Wake up!
Joseph: mmmmmm?
Angel: Wake up! Your fiance’s going to have a baby.
Joseph: She’s what!?
Angel: Relax. God said it’s ok.
Joseph: Oh.
Angel: and you’re supposed to name him Jesus. He’s got some special mission, saving the world and whatnot, but it’s kinda confidential, so keep it on the down low, alright?
Angel leaves, Joseph and Mary wake up. Cross center.
Joseph: I had the strangest dream last night.
Mary: Me too… I’m hungry, I need some pizza.
END OF SCENE 1
SCENE 2
Roman Courier: HEAR YE HEAR YE! Caesar is curious and wants to know how many people live in his kingdom. Rather than sending people like me to count all of you, he’s sending people like me to tell all of you to go to the city in which you were born to get counted!
Mary: where were you born?
Joseph: Bethlehem.
Mary: Oh my. Does that mean…
Joseph: Yep. I’ll get the donkey.
END OF SCENE 2
SCENE 3
Mary: It’s an awfully long way to Bethlehem.
Joseph: Yep. Not a lot of water either.
Mary: I’m tired
Joseph: Me too. I’m thirsty.
Mary: Good thing we filled up at that oasis.
Joseph: Yep. It sure is hot.
Mary: Yep. It is the desert after all.
Donkey: (to audience) I don’t see what they’re complaining about. I’m doing all the work!
END OF SCENE 3
SCENE 4
King 1: Hey! I found a new star in my telescope!
King 2: That’s not a star, it’s an airplane.
King 1: They haven’t been invented yet.
King 2: They certainly have.
King 1: No they haven’t, check the book.
King 2: (checks book) Hmm…. I guess you’re right. Lemme take a look.
King 1: I told you.
King 2: yeah… yeah… I guess it is a star.
King 3: (entering) Hey guys! I found a brand new star.
King 1 & 2: We KNOW!
King 2: So what’s it mean?
King 3: Lemme check the book... It says here it means that an earthquake is gonna hit Los Angeles.
King 1: That’s the wrong book. That’s Nostradamus. Here. Try the prophecy book.
King 3: Oops. Ok… says here that it means a king is gonna be born.
King 1: and?
King 3: and that we should all go pay him homage and bring him gifts.
King 1: and how do we find him?
King 3: We follow the star.
King 1: Don’t be ridiculous. Stars don’t move.
King 2: Hey, your “star” just moved.
King 1: It what?
King 2: It just moved. I told you it was an airplane.
King 1: Here we go again…
King 3: No. It’s a star. And you’re right. It just moved.
King 1: So… do we follow?
King 3: of course!
King 2: I’ll get the camels.
END OF SCENE 4
SCENE 5
Joseph: Is there any room?
Innkeeper 1: Nope. None here! Try down the road! Next door! Next County! I dunno! No room here!
Joseph: Hey! Can we get a room?
Innkeeper 2: nope
Joseph: Why not?
Innkeeper 2: Hmmm… Doris! Why can’t this guy and his wife have a room?
Doris: … because we’re full. We’ve been over this before.
Innkeeper 2: even the basement?
People in basement: No! We’re full down here too! Don’t let them in!
Innkeeper 2: Um. Sorry friend. It seems that we’re full.
Joseph: Gosh. I’ve never seen Bethlehem this full before!
Mary: It must be people coming in for the census.
Joseph: Could we please have a room?
Mary: Pretty please?
Innkeeper 3: No, I’m afraid we’re all full.
Joseph: Really? Why! Because of the census?
Innkeeper 3: Census? No... The _______ are in town, playing at the amphitheater tomorrow night.
Mary: so you have no room at all?
Innkeeper 3: Well, I have a nice barn out back. I keep a few animals in it, and there’re some fans for the concert sleeping in the loft, but it’s pretty clean, and I guess you can stay there.
Joseph: a barn?
Mary: Oh come on. He said it was clean.
Innkeeper 3: It is clean! I promise. I keep my nice chariot there. Anyway, take it or leave it.
Joseph: Well? (Mary points to her stomach) Ok… we’ll take it.
END OF SCENE 5
SCENE 6
King 1: I wonder when that star is going to stop.
King 2: We’ve traveled across a third of the continent.
King 1: Oh, more. Half, at least.
King 2: How do you get half? According to my map that last oasis marks one third of the continent.
King 1: Your map was drawn four hundred years ago by an illiterate camel herder. What would he know?
Camel: I resent that remark.
King 3: Oh look, a city.
King 2: A really big city
King 1: and a really big palace
King 2: My map says that it’s Pittsburgh
King 1: your map…
King 3: the sign says that it’s Jerusalem.
King 2: They must have changed the name.
King 1: Shall we go in for a visit? We are kings after all, it’s the sort of things kings do. Visit one another.
King 2: How do you know a king lives in the palace?
King 3: The sign says so: “King Herod’s Palace”
King 2: The star hasn’t stopped over the palace.
King 1: Maybe the star is wrong. Well. Anyway, let’s go for a short visit anyway. The star can wait.
END OF SCENE 6
SCENE 7
Joseph: Oh. Hello. I’m Joseph. You must be the people in town for the concert.
Concert-goer 1: Yep. We’re really excited about ________
Concert-goer 2: You kids here for the show?
Joseph: No. Actually.
Mary: We’re here for the census. And I’m going to have my baby here.
Concert-goer 1: In a barn?
Joseph: It’s clean.
Concert-goer 2: he’s right. It is clean. Smells nice too.
Cow: Of course it smells nice! We’re not animals.
Donkey: Yes we are.
Sheep 1: We still smell nice. Eu Deu Stable.
Concert-goer 1: A baby, eh? Boy or girl?
Concert-goer 2: how should they know!
Mary: Actually, we have a hunch.
Joseph: Yes, we think it’s a boy.
Concert-goer 1: So have you got a name picked out then?
Concert-goer 2: Of course, you’ll name him “Joseph” after his daddy, right?
Mary and Joseph: Err… no.
Mary: We’re going to call him Jesus.
Concert-goer 2: Oh, that’s a nice name.
Concert-goer 1: How’d you decide on that one?
Joseph: It… just came to me one night.
Donkey: Just look at that!
Sheep 1: There’s a big star outside in the sky!
Cow: That means that an earthquake is gonna hit Los Angeles.
Sheep 1: No, you silly cow, that’s Nostradamus.
Donkey: It means a king is going to be born.
Cow: Oh… yeah you’re right. Say… this lady is about to have a baby.
Sheep 1: You don’t suppose…
Donkey: No.
Angel: Yes.
Cow: Who’re you? You can’t understand us! We’re animals.
Angel: I’m an angel. I can do whatever I want.
Donkey: Oh.
Sheep 1: So you were saying that this kid is the king that’s gonna be born?
Angel: Just wait and see.
END OF ACT ONE
ACT TWO
Angel: Hi there!
Shepherds: AAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Angel: Now where’d I put my speech?
Cherub: Right here sir.
Angel: Oh thanks… now lets see… ok. Fear Not!
Shepherd 1: What did he say?
Sheep 2: he said “fear not”
Sheep 3: There’s no use telling them.
Shepherd 2: Is it the end of the world?
Shepherd 3: Run for the hills!
Sheep 2: we are in the hills
Sheep 3: There’s no use telling them.
Angel: I said Fear Not. I’ve got good news. The Messiah has been born.
Shepherd 1: THE Messiah?
Angel: yes
Shepherd 2: as in the one we’ve all be waiting for?
Angel: That’s the one.
Shepherd 3: are you sure?
Angel: God told me.
Shepherds: Hallelujah!
SONG: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
END OF SCENE 1
SCENE 2
Lackey: Introducing… the marvelous… the miraculous… the magnificent… the mystical…
Herod: Cut to the chase!
Lackey: HEROD! King of the Jews!
Herod: That’s right. I’m Herod. King… of the Jews
Crowd: All hail Herod! King of the Jews!
Lackey: Introducing…
Herod: You already did that!
Lackey: no… we have guests. Introducing three great kings and philosophers from the East! Traveled long, hard, and far!
Camel: What? I did all the work.
Herod: Oh, hey, welcome to my palace. Make yourselves at home.
King 3: Thank you.
King 1: We can’t stay long.
King 2: It’s rather nice here…
King 1: I said we can’t stay long.
Herod: Oh? Why not? My grossly over decorated and ridiculously furnished palace is your grossly over decorated and ridiculously furnished palace!
King 3: Well, see, we’re looking for a King.
Herod: Well, it looks like you found one… heh heh… me!
King 1: Well, it’s supposed to be a new king.
King 2: A baby king, to be exact.
Herod: Only one king in these parts… heh heh… me. I’m the king around here. King of the Jews.
Crowd: All Hail Herod! King of the Jews!
Herod: Yeah, that’s my fan club. You aren’t a REAL king unless you have a fan club.
Crowd: Hurrah!
King 1: You see, there was this star in the sky.
King 3: and at first we thought it foretold an earthquake, but that was the wrong book.
King 2: but then we checked the right book, and found out it foretold the birth of the king.
Herod: And you fellas are going to pay this new King guy homage or something?
King 2: That is correct.
King 1: With gifts.
King 3: Gold, Incense, and Myrrh.
Herod: Cool. Well. I’ll tell you what. If this king is that great, I reckon I should go pay him homage too. So where is he?
King 3: We’re not sure.
King 2: We’re following the star.
King 1: We hope the star stops soon. We’re tired.
Camel: I’m tired too y’know.
Herod: Ok. Well, when you find this guy? How about you come and tell me where he is so I can go and say hello to? Hmm? Whaddya say?
King 2: Ok!
King 1: We’d better be going.
King 3: It was nice meeting you, your majesty.
Herod: Yeah… majesty. I like that. Add that to the chant.
Lackey: Yes sir.
Crowd: All Hail His Majesty! Herod! King of the Jews!
King 1: Lets go.
END OF SCENE 3
SCENE 4
Mary: Isn’t he beautiful?
Joseph: Yes.
Concert-goer 2: Come on!
Concert-goer 1: shhh
Concert-goer 2: We’re gonna be late for the concert.
Concert-goer 1: It doesn’t matter. This is more important.
Donkey: He doesn’t look like a king.
Cow: He’s just a little baby. Give him time.
Sheep 1: Besides. The angel said so. Who do you think you are?
Donkey: I’m a donkey.
Sheep 1: exactly.
Cow: shhh he’s asleep.
END OF SCENE 4
SCENE 5
King 3: Look! The star has stopped.
King 2: Yeah! Over a town over that way
King 1: We’re almost done our journey!
Camel: Well thank heavens for that.
Angel: Yeah, I figure you can thank heaven for stopping the star there.
Camel: what!? Who are you.
Angel: An angel. I thought the wings gave it away.
Camel: Oh. I’m not used to talking to people.
Angel: Ah… well, I’ve got a message for your bosses. Ah… excuse me!
King 3: Ah! Who’re you!
King 2: Watch out! I know karate!
King 1: no you don’t.
King 2: No… I don’t.
King 3: Who are you!
Angel: I’m an angel.
King 1: A what?
Angel: an Angel. And I’ve got a message for you.
King 2: are we close? Are we close?
Angel: yes, and
King 3: is it really a king?
Angel: yes,
Kings: Is-
Angel: let me finish! You’re almost too where the king is. I understand that King Herod wants you to tell him where the baby is. It’s really important that you don’t. He doesn’t mean well for the Infant King.
King 2: I knew I didn’t like him for some reason.
King 3: and I thought it was just his voice
King 1: and his hair.
Angel: When you return to your country, you must go around Jerusalem, and not return to tell Herod where the baby is.
Camel: this means more walking for me doesn’t it?
Angel: I’m afraid so, pal.
END OF SCENE 5
SCENE 6
Shepherd 1: where’s the baby!
Shepherd 2: In here! He’s so cute!
Shepherd 3: Isn’t he supposed to be the Messiah or something?
Shepherd 2: Yep
Shepherd 1: That’s what the angel said.
Sheep 1: Howdy brothers
Sheep 2: Hello there!
Sheep 3: Baaa
King 2: This isn’t it, is it?
King 1: Yes it is.
King 2: It’s a barn!
King 3: So? The book didn’t say he’d be in a palace.
King 2: oh. Right
King 1: shall we go in?
King 3: lead on!
Mary: Oh my goodness!
Joseph: who are you?
King 1: We’re… uh… kings.
King 2: And philosophers
King 3: from the East.
Camel: the Far East.
King 3: We’ve come to pay your baby homage
Mary: My baby?
King 2: he’s a king.
King 1: the Messiah.
Concert-goers: Hallelujah!
Shepherds: Amen.
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