CAST: May be done by large, variable cost with male and female roles to suit your group, or by doubling with as few as five. Matthew - Also plays: Messenger, Joe, Cattle Farmer, Herod, Politician, Jesus, John the Baptiser, Satan I, Satan II, Satan III, Rock, Tourist, Reverend Boyd Bissel, Businessman, President, Senator, Television Preacher, Jud, Pilate, Angel. Band/Disciples - Also plays: Heavenly Host, Herod's Men, Neighbours, Wedding Reception Guests, John's Choir, God, Heavenly Choir, Gospel Quartet. The four band members are also: Jim (plays Neighbour I, Joe in "You Are Still My Boy", Gossip II) Jack (plays Woman in "Mama Is Here", Senator's Daughter, Timmy, Mary, Gossip IV) Andy (plays Gossip I) Tom (Plays Tanya, Gossip III) SCENES AND SETTINGS One ext. Set. indicating the following locations • Clayton: The hometown of Mary Hagler, mother of Jesus. • Gainesville: The birthplace of Jesus Davidson. • Valdosta: The town where Jesus grew up. • Chattahoochee River: Running from northeast Georgia to the Alabama border, where John the Baptizer baptised Jesus and many others • Ogeechee River: Where Jesus recruits his first disciples, the fishermen Rock and Andy. • Stone Mountain: The site of Jesus' sermon on the mount. • Unadilla: Home of the Unadilla Travel Lodge, where Jesus first informs his disciples that he is to be lynched after they go to Atlanta. • Atlanta: The capital of Georgia, and the site of several events in Jesus' life. It was the home of Governors Herod, Harvey, and Pilate. It was host to the annual Sunday School Teachers' Conference that Jesus visited when he was twelve. And it was where Jesus was arrested and convicted. • Leesburg: Where Jesus was lynched. Referenced Locations Opp: In Covington County, Alabama. One of the ancestral hometowns of the Hagler family. Cast Recording Libretto
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