Dramatic Presentation for Candlemas A Father remembers

Candlemas 2014 A Father Remembers by Mandy Coutts

Music – Taize chant or Peruvian Gloria

Notes:
This service was a café service. The main part of the drama took place in the middle of the church on a slightly elevated platform with the congregations sat around at tables eating. The market scene was at one end of the church and the Temple scene at the sanctuary end of the church. The drama moved around the church. The Temple scene had the sanctuary stripped and was only lit by candles and living bowls of flame, projected onto the back of the sanctuary was an image of the cross in shadow. Towards the end of the service the cross then is bathed in light as the holy family look to the future. The church has low lighting with lanterns on the tables, during the hymns which are sung without introduction the main lighting is switched on.

Cast
Younger Joseph & older Joseph (Dad), Younger Mary & older Mary, boy Jesus, Anna, Simeon, Market Stall holders

Opening scene

Joseph is in his workshop busy working when his young son Jesus arrives having come from a lesson at the synagogue with the Rabbi.

Jesus - Hi Dad.

Dad - Hello son, back already from your lessons at the synagogue.
What did you learn today?

Jesus - The usual.
We started with the story of Abraham and Isaac….
Then Rabbi Shammai made us recite the story of Moses from Exodus.
Then……

[long pause has Jesus starts fiddling with some of the equipment in the workshop]

Dad - Jesus is there something you’re not telling me?

Jesus - Well….

Continues…