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Manna Theatre Company

Scene Breakdown

Scene one


Side of stage ;


Vital - make sure stool is in wings to bring on for tony, reserve three seats front row for tony, Sue and Rev Nigel as cast.


Chap group one ( Sue ) ;


Tim, Bythia, Nesia, Gracie, Tilda,


Adults ;


Jai,Gary, Puiu, Oscar. Tim


Up Top


Sandie, Ari, Lois, Jesus, Viv, Andy, Carolina.  Leek group to join here.


Chap Group Two ( Viv )


Kian and Korin


Blocking


Jaime narrates


Gracie comes on young mary and off - join chap group.


Mic change Gracie to Tilda ( 6)


Fishermen and nets on through crowd off back stage- join the group coming down street.


Tilda on and narrates


Cue group from top with donkey and branches and blankets


Tilda off ( Keep mic)


Sue Chap group meet the group coming down hill.


Lines between disciples


Hosanna Song and Dance


Core Dancers on stage for dance


Donkey leave.


Onto stage and freeze



Scene two - Temple scene into lame miracle


Mary Mag narrates Ari


Cast leave into tent stage left - cue “ not just look at him on the outward or the words that others have said about Him”


LEEK CAST WILL BE CHANGING NOW TO GET INTO WARM CLOTHES AND LEAVING TENT CHAP AWARE


REV NIGEL TO LEAVE TENT AND SIT IN AUDIENCE UNTIL THE LAST SUPPER SCENE



Disciples get ready with backpack


Temple scene get ready to bring on temple tables


Andy change to cripple


Mic change -


Sandie (10) - Nesia

Viv (11) - Bythia


Mary mother on


Mary mother talks


Tilda on and listens


Tilda talks


Disciples leave tent - all men and ladies.


Viv remain with chap group in tent - Korin and Kiran and watch Sues group during this scene please.


Sue, Nak, Carolina and Cath - on with temple scene tables


Tilda off to join viv


Jesus sees temple and sings - disciple group to side on floor watching


After song and temple scene sellers are Off.


All onto stage.


Viv Unites Sues group with Sue and children join the stage with Carolina, Sue and Viv.


Cripple on from side stage pulling himself along.


Jesus talked to the children


Jesus heals the cripple


Into crowd to pray Jewish dance group dance


Chaperones - With your groups at all times.


Andy - to be with Sues Group please


Puiu - Oscar with Viv group



Back to the stage for the end of the song


Mary mother starts to narrate all others leave into tent.


NB ; ( additional not in script narrative slotted in here to cover mic swaps )


Scene three - Miracles into The last supper


Mic 🎤 swap


Nesia - Sandie - Mic 10

Bythia - Viv Mic 11

Cripple - Kian Mic 7

Mic 9 -  kiran on for women issue of blood 🩸


All cast on for miracles scene


Chap alert - Sue looking after additional Korin and Kian until viv back on.


Freeze on position on stage

Crowd pushing

Jairus comes on

Jairus runs off


Carries in Tilda and mum behind weeping


Jesus pushed through

Tells crowd to go

Crowd come off stage and face stage

Go down with Jesus movement

Jairus and talitha and mum leave stage left.


Rejoin group through crowd - VIV with Tilda at all times.


Kiran women issue of blood pushes through.


Jesus welcomes her - others onto stage to welcome her


Back to original position on stage.


Mary mag DSL


Jesus heals her heart


Welcomes her to his group of friends


Cast leave on cue line “ family “


Mic 🎤 swap - Kiran to GARY 9


Ready with last supper all disciples

NOT children.


Chap alert

Gracie, Nesia, Bythia, Tilda, Korin - stay in tent with Sue until song


Viv to watch Kian on stage


All last supper scene on as soon as ready table and food and cups etc


STOOL NEEDED FOR TONY ON END - Oscar to do this


REV NIGEL TO JOIN GROUP AND TONY AND SUE from audience


Water and cloth ready for feet please in arms Sandie


Jesus on and pray on extension of stage


Kian leaves as Judas


All on to sing - Kian to sing from tent.


All off - taking props


Peter comes forward


Scene four - The Garden


Mic 🎤 swap -

Kian - Guard Jay 7

Viv- Korin - 11

6 - Andy man at the fire

Sandie - make sure she’s on 10


Guards get ready for arrest - rope and spears


All other cast change headscarves and cover faces so not to be seen in the crucifixion scene


Tim, Oscar, Puiu’s and Jonathan on through crowd and onto stage


Chap alert - please make sure you can see Tim at all times


Garden song


Judas on with guards and Nak as Malcus.


Through crowds - Chap alert make sure you can see Kian as he is on stage


Guards and Jesus in garden


Peter cuts off ear


Jesus heals


Jesus arrest


Jesus taken off through back of stage to cast tent


Boys freeze on stage


Scene five the trial


Mary mother and Johanna on and narrates


Boys leave cue “ dear Johanna what do you recall “


Johanna narrates


Peter on through back


Johanna and Mary mother off


Andy, Korin and Sandie follow Peter and all sit on rocks


Song and denial


Peter freeze


Others leave way came - change scarves !!!


Mic 🎤 change

11 - Back to VIV


Peter leave as Mary speaks through back into tent .


Mary speaks


Guards bring Jesus and crowd - faces covered follow him and face stage - Jesus on stage left


MAKE UP TEAM ON WITH CROWD AND MAKEUP 💄 CROWN OF THORNS AND THE ROYAL ROBE


Pilate through the back


Pilate addresses crowd


Crowd freeze - tight circle Jesus in middle


MARY MOTHER NARRATES


ONE GUARD WHIP JESUS

OTHER GUARD GET CROSS STAND AND PLACE ON STAGE


THEN GET CROSS AND BRING ON


JESUS SHOUTS OUT


CROWD GEERS AND SHOUTS


CROSS GIVEN TO JESUS


CROWD LEAVE - change scarves


Jesus carries cross through the audience.


Crowd come back on wailing and mourning …..


Nak carry cross through crowd down side of cast tent round back onto stage


Jesus pushed onto stage from back


Crowd stay in Green area mourning and kneeling at the stage crying


When Jesus appears up onto stage for song positions


Just one look song


Voice over at cross - all turn round and fall on floor and freeze


Peter and mary mag stay


All else off after voice over


Mic 🎤 swap


Mic 6 - Angel


Peter sings

Mary M dances

Jesus and guards stay at cross side



Scene six - resurrection


Mary Bethany Viv on and narrates


Chap Alert - you have Kian and Korin now Sue.


Jesus is taken down and carried over shoulder to the cast tent - make sure fully in please !


Other guard - take out cross and lay in tent and then remove the base plate and into the tent - as in character


Mary mother on talks


Johanna , Mary mag and Mary Bethany on


Talking

Johanna looks at the entrance ( stage back exit )


Mary M gets troubled and shouts Peter and runs off


Mary M and Johanna and Mary B all follow.


Peter appears with John hearing Mary shouts at side of stage


Peter runs to tomb


John overtakes Peter


Both see the tomb empty


Mary mag stays and talks


Peter and John leave


Angel appears at temple through stage back


Mary meets Jesus


Jesus and Mary talk


Jesus leaves


Mary sings / Peter and Mary mother join and sing


As they leave singing


He is seen - scene 7


Johns monologue to the audience


All cast on to eat with baskets and food.


John joins the crowd


Jesus comes on


Disciples talk


Gather around Jesus to hide him as he leaves through back


Group freeze


Talitha steps out and speaks monologue


Unfreeze at end of monolouge


Cast chat


Mary mother speaks - Jesus appears again through audience -


Cast freeze !!!


Jesus appears to disciples shows hands and feet


Peter and John meet their master


Mary goes and gets food for Jesus


Johns line to audience.


Jesus leaves into audience


As he leaves through audience cast gather and watch and freeze


Cast bow

















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