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A Woman Called Noah

A Woman Called Noah

$12.00 (USD)

  • Cast Number: 1
  • Run Time: 5
  • Bible Reference: Numbers 27:1-11, 36:1-3
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Description

Did you know that there is more than one Noah in the Bible?
Everyone knows of Noah and the Ark and the flood. But in Numbers 27:1-11 we hear of another Noah. And this Noah was . . . a WOMAN!
This monologue investigates what it could be like to have the same name as a very well-known person, the kind of pressures this might create and, alternatively, the kind of advantages to be gained, the doors that may be opened by carrying a name from the past.
In this monologue, this same theme is used, and it then develops into a consideration of how we in our age are also known by a name from the past. As Christians, (literally “Christ’s ones”), we are “using” Christ’s name. Are we properly aware of the pressures which this should place upon us to attempt to live up to the one whose name we carry?
And do we sufficiently consider the advantages which are ours in claiming the name of “Christians”.
NOTE – This is one of DramaShare’s most popular scripts, one we always use in our DramaShare workshops.

Keywords: Equality, demand, inherit, fairness, rights, outgoing, self-assured, fear

 Cast: 1 female (monolog), alternately 1 actor with speaking part and others to mime the actions of the words

Bible References:  Numbers 27:1-11 & 36:1-13, should be studied and well understood.

Run-time: 5 minutes

 Props: No props required.

Costumes:  Noah should be dressed in period costume. Use bright colors to indicate an outgoing character.

Sound: wireless mic if available allowing actor to wander the stage.

Lighting: Normal soft lighting is all that is required, but a tight spotlight, if available, would enhance. For the more dramatic lines it would be useful to have a spot tight on the actor’s face.

Conduct of Character:

In the time and culture when Noah lived, women were very low in the social order and it’s difficult to believe women wouldn’t dare approach the male-dominated environment, the Tent of the Meeting, let alone demand equality. Unthinkable!
Noah had to be very outgoing, self-assured, walking erect with a firm, determined step, radiating self-confidence, not overbearing. She thinks as she wanders about, telling her story.
I wrote this script for a Christian school workshop retreat. Neither children nor teachers had much dramatic training and were apprehensive. Using what is known as the DramaShare Method, we allowed participants to see the world these girls grew up in and showed how horrific it would be for, a) a woman to enter the temple and confront elders, b) to demand their rights, (which they really didn’t have), and, c) to be bold in an era when children were to be seen and not heard!
To put this across, we had adults and students reverse roles, adults request things they expect to be given from the current modern society including new clothes, toys, favorite foods, etc., and each request denied by students, who took on the role of the authority figure. After some practice, both groups took roles very seriously (sometimes aggressive in request/denial). Participants thought of how the daughters might have got their nerve up to do this, alternating with some being aggressive, others fearful, and how this would affect their movements. One group decided to “push a cute little girl to the front since the elders wouldn’t be so likely to kill her!”

Put extra effort into this area. For more info, see DramaShare’s Improving through Improv-ing Manual

Sample of script:

actor enters the stage, speaks
Hello. My name is Noah.
turns, moves Upstage Center, pauses, looks back at the audience over his shoulder.

You look surprised.
(pause, thinks, an idea, smile)

Oh, I see!
You are thinking of Noah and the Flood, the Ark.
Maybe you didn’t realize that Noah who built the Ark was not the only Noah in the Bible? You don’t believe me? Just look in Numbers, chapter 27.
You’ll see that I and my four sisters are mentioned there. Oh and don’t feel bad about thinking that I was referring to (emphasize) “the other Noah”.
Throughout my life, on more than one occasion, people have made this mistake.
The fact is that there were our names were not really identical. They didn’t mean exactly the same thing and weren’t pronounced exactly the same. Mine is pronounced No`ah {no-aw’} and means “motion”. Noah of the Ark was pronounced Noach {no’-akh} and means “rest”. But certainly, when you have a name so close to a well-known and highly respected person from the past, there is bound to be some confusion.
Worse still there are bound to be . . . (emphasize) comparisons. You must realize that not only was our forefather Noah a beloved and revered part of our history, but Noah was also a man of God. Genesis records that, . . . . (take on a tone as one quoting from the Bible), “Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time and . . . (step forward, spread out arms and emphasize), and . . he . . walked . . . with . . . God”
And again it is written, (again take on tone as if quoting from the Bible), he did everything . . (emphasize), just . . . as . . . God . . . commanded . . . . him”. Don’t you see? Noah not only walked with God, but he also talked . . . . with God!

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