Cliff Ashby | March 17, 2008
SCENE SIX: “BLASPHEMY”
PREACHER
LEVITICUS, Chapter 24: (SPEAKING PASSIONATELY) And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear us sin, and he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him; as well the stranger as he [...]
Cliff Ashby | March 16, 2008
SCENE FIVE: “ABRAHAM RENTS OUT HIS SISTER / WIFE – TWICE!!”
PREACHER
Exodus 12, 13, 20: And there was a famine in the land; and Abraham went down into Egypt for the famine was grievous in the land. And it came to pass when he was come near to Egypt, that he said unto Sarah his wife, [...]
Cliff Ashby | March 14, 2008
SCENE FOUR: “JEPHTHAH: A PROMISE IS A PROMISE”
PREACHER
Judges 11: Now, Jephthah, the Gileadite, was a mighty man of valor–
JEPHTHAH
(A COUNTRY BOY) –Don’t want to brag, but I could toe the mark with the best of ‘em.
PREACHER
And he was the son of an harlot; and Gilead begat Jephthah.
JEPHTHAH
Gilead, my Papa, took one look at Momma and [...]
Cliff Ashby | March 13, 2008
SCENE THREE: “SODOMY BAD, INCEST O.K.”
PREACHER
Genesis. Chapters 19 and 20. There came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot, seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn [...]
Cliff Ashby | March 12, 2008
SCENE TWO: “ABRAHAM’S COVENANT WITH GOD”
PREACHER
Genesis, Chapter 27. And God said unto Abraham thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. This be my covenant, which ye shall keep between me and you, and thy seed after thee; Every man-child among you shall be circumcised. And it shall be [...]
Cliff Ashby | March 11, 2008
The play consists of several scenes, featuring different Bible characters. An Evangelical preacher introduces each scene with a quotation of scripture, and also comments throughout the play. A stage manager occasionally holds up cue cards, to let the audience know if they should boo, hiss, cheer, etc.
This play was first performed at First Unitarian Universalist [...]
