The Message
Characters:
Cardholder 1
Sign HELLO
Cardholder 2
Sign STOP
Cardholder 3
Sign CHEER
Cardholder 4
Sign MYRRH . . .
People (Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3)
Boss Angel
dressed up
Old person
Young person
King 1
dressed up, Gold
King 2
dressed up, Frankincense
King 3
dressed up, Myrrh
Joseph (from P/1)
dressed up
Mary (from P/1)
dressed up
Boss Angel:
Good evening ladies, gentlemen, children, everyone.
Cardholder 1
holds up the Hello sign, nothing happens
Boss Angel:
Now now, let’s try that again – Good evening ladies,
gentlemen, children, everyone!
Cardholder 1
holds up the Hello sign
People (read):
HELLO
Boss Angel:
Allow me to introduce myself: My name is Gabriel, I am
visi ng this place on a rather important mission: We,
that is us celes als, require three of your dis nguished
dignitaries to take presents to Jesus for his birthday.
People:
OK, let’s go nd them!
People start walking in all direc ons, bumping into each other.
Boss Angel:
Oi, cut that racket. A bit more decorum if you please.
People stop, old person pushed in front of the Boss Angel.
Old person:
Stop bossing us around – where do you want us to start
looking?
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Three Kings walk in, music player on, rapping away.
People Group 1:
Wow – Cool!
People Group 2:
Guess they look dis ng - dis nc ve enough.
People Group 3:
Probably are dignitariens.
Cardholder 2
holds up the Stop sign
People (read):
Stop! Stop!
Rap music stops abruptly, kings bump into each other
King 1:
Wooo
King 2:
Hey
King 3:
Oops!
Three kings address people.
King 1:
What’s gives?
King 2:
What’s up?
King 3:
What’s happening?
Young person:
You have to take presies to baby Jesus.
King 1:
Okay
King 2:
Right
King 3:
Cool – Who is Jesus?
Boss Angel:
Jesus is the Son of God the Father.
Young person:
And He is the King of all the universe!
Cardholder 3
holds up the Cheer sign
People:
Hooray!!!
King 1:
Son of God?
King 2:
A King??!!??
King 3:
So what are we supposed to do?
People:
We’ll tell you – Yeah – Let’s tell them . . .
(disco rap starts up again)
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People Group 1, 2 and 3 sing, the three kings pantomime the following song.
Song of the Three Kings
(disco rap version)
King 1 pantomime
(verse 1, sung by
People Group 1)
I am the one who brings the gold,
I travelled very far
to nd a baby one day old,
by following a star.
3 kings pantomime
(refrain, sung by
People)
But love is all we have to bring,
the love of everyone.
Peace, goodwill, to Him, our King,
to Jesus Christ, God’s Son.
King 2 pantomime
(verse 2, sung by
People Group 2)
Frankincense is what I bring,
my treasure came with me
to Him, who is the new-born King,
the One I came to see.
3 kings pantomime
(refrain, sung by
People)
But love is all we have to bring,
the love of everyone.
Peace, goodwill, to Him, our King,
to Jesus Christ, God’s Son.
King 3 pantomime
(verse 3, sung by
People Group 3)
Myrrh is the gi I bring this night,
I hold it in my hand.
By following a shining light
I travelled to this land.
3 kings pantomime
(refrain, sung by
People)
But love is all we have to bring,
the love of everyone.
Peace, goodwill, to Him, our King,
to Jesus Christ, God’s Son.
King 1:
That’s us!
King 2:
The three Kings!
King 3:
Yeah!!!
Cardholder 3
holds up the Cheer sign
People:
Hooray!!!
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(disco rap starts up again)
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Kings move to where the gi s are.
King 1:
I’ll take the Gold.
People:
Hooray!!!
King 2:
I’ll take the Frankincense.
People:
Hooray!!!
King 3:
I’ll take the Myrrh.
People:
Hoor . . . (disco rap stops abruptly) – What’s Myrrh?
King 3:
Er . . . Ahm . . . It’s . . . Ahm . . .
Cardholder 4
holds up the Myrrh sign
King 3
points at the words on the sign
People (read):
Myrrh – a fragrant resin obtained from a shrub and used
for incense and perfume.
Old person:
Now o you go and present your gi s to Jesus.
Three kings
walk to the stable, stand beside the manger
King 1:
I bring you Gold.
Joseph:
Thank you.
King 2:
I bring you Frankincense.
Mary:
Thank you.
King 3:
I bring you Myrrh.
Mary & Joseph:
What’s that???
King 3:
Why it’s a fragrant resin obtained from shrub and used
for incense and perfume.
Three kings give each other a High Five
Cardholder 3:
holds up the Cheer sign
People:
Hooray!!!
(disco rap starts up again)
Cardholders and People move o the stage, disco rap is fading out.
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