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Without You

Without You

$18.00 (USD)

It is Good Friday . . and all hope is gone . . Jesus, the promised one has been arrested, tried, convicted and crucified . .
And for the disciples . . it is . . . finished . .
This human video script with original music tells the story of what it must have felt like to the disciples “on the ground” . . .

Cast:
Narrator (male or female, could be offstage voice)
Singer (or singers) offstage, could be taped in advance
D1 is the primary dancer
DA are all other dancers, any number

Set: blank set

Lighting: as available but with the ability to darken the set

Sound: Song “Without You” by DramaShare, available online or contact DramaShare
Based on the Michael Bolton song “How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?”

Costumes: as available

Sample of script:

narrator comes on stage, or offstage voice

Narrator: It is Good Friday, Jesus has been arrested, tried in a sham trial, sentenced to be killed on a cross.
The followers of Jesus are scattering, afraid for their lives, the many people who waved palm branches and declared Jesus the Messiah are now either silent or are now demanding his death.
The few remaining disciples, (mainly women), come to the cross, hoping against all odds that this prophet who gave life to so many will now triumphantly come down from the cross.
But Jesus doesn’t come down from that cross, and to the few remaining disciples . . . it is . . finished!
I have always believed that (most) of the traditional Good Friday celebrations in (most) Christian churches do us a disfavour by relating the events of Good Friday as though the people there at the trial and crucifixion of Jesus had the advantage of hearing “the rest of the story” . . as though they knew Jesus would somehow triumph over death. . .. But those people on the spot could only judge by what they were seeing before their eyes. . .. And their eyes saw Jesus’ lifeless body. . . All hope was now gone.
It seems to me that the thought on the minds of those heartbroken disciples watching their teacher, their friend, their promised Messiah dying there at the cross must have been . . .
“How am I supposed to live without you?”
And so I ask you, would you please try to take yourself back in time, . . to be standing there at the foot of the cross . .
Try to remove from your mind the knowledge you have learned of the miracle of Easter Sunday . . for these happenings those disciples on Good Friday could not know.
It is Good Friday . .
It is a very black and hopeless day . .
And in your mind . . he is dead! . . .

D1 comes on stage from upstage, slow, hesitating, rhythmic steps

Singer: I just couldn’t believe it

D1 moves slowly to center stage, emotion is concern, frown
DA come on stage from upstage wings, slowly move toward D1, sad, concerned look

Singer: When I heard the news today

D2 move closer to D1, touch shoulder, emotion as though confiding
D1 reacts in shock and disbelief

Singer: I had to come and see if it was true

D1 slowly moves a few steps downstage center
DA move a few steps toward offstage, go to knee, bow heads

Singer: You’d said you were leavin’

D1 falls to knees, face upward, hands outstretched, shock
DA move toward D1, in support, concern

Singer: You were going to go away

D1 shakes head slowly in disbelief
DA mime “no!” in disbelief

Singer: I hoped that’s just a parable from you

DA smile, nod heads in agreement, assuring D1
D1 bows head

Singer: So tell me of the future,

D1 looks up, hands outstretched
DA focus on D1

Singer: . . does this mean our dreams are shattered?

D1 falls to floor on hands and knees, face to the floor
DA sadly, slowly move a few steps upstage and toward offstage, faces looking somewhat downward and offstage

Singer: Tell me now I’ve simply got to know

D1 looks in downstage direction, frightened, pleading, hands outstretched at shoulder height
DA remain motionless, focusing downward and toward offstage

Singer: Tell me how am I supposed to live without you

D1 stands, slowly moves a few steps downstage, hands outstretched at shoulder height

D2 maintain the location toward offstage, move in downstage direction to same degree as D1

Singer: Tell me how I can continue strong

D1 very emotional, looking upward
DA look at each other, shake heads negatively

Singer: How am I supposed to live without you

DA turn, looking downward, turn backs to audience
D1 looks sadly at DA

Singer: And how am I supposed to carry on

DA start moving slowly upstage, backs to audience
D1 runs to downstage center, emotional, looks upward, hands outstretched

Singer: Is all that we’ve been praying for now gone?

D1 turns back to audience, slowly moves upstage
DA back to audience at upstage locations, spread across the stage, go to knees, bow heads

In the next verse D2 become the crowd scene and/or the soldiers, D1 is alone against the rest

Singer: I came here to Golgotha

DA form lines at both sides of stage, as though watching what is going on at downstage center
D1 moves slowly, hesitatingly from upstage to centerstage, emotion fear

Singer: Heard the screams of angry men

DA mime screaming, hatred on faces, shake fists toward downstage center
D1 looking fearfully at the crowd, from side to side and then downstage center

Singer: Those who praised with palms

DA continue as above
D1 continues as above

Singer: . . . now shouting “Crucify!”

The complete script, plus all 2,000 other DramaShare scripts, are available at no charge to DramaShare members, non-members may purchase the individual script.

  • Run Time: 9
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Description

It is Good Friday . . and all hope is gone . .

Jesus, the promised one has been arrested, tried, convicted and crucified . .
And for the disciples . . it is . . . finished . .
This human video, (mime to music), script with original music tells the story of what it must have felt like to the disciples “on the ground” . . . while the dancers tell a visual story.

Cast: 5+ m or f

  • Narrator (male or female, could be offstage voice)
  • Singer (or singers) offstage, could be taped in advance
  • D1 is the primary dancer
  • DA are all other dancers, any number

Bible Reference: Luke 23

Set: blank

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song:

  • “Without You” by DramaShare, available online or contact DramaShare
  • Based on the Michael Bolton song “How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?”

Lighting: as available but with ability to darken set

SFX: none

Props: none

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions: none

Time: 9

Sample of script:

narrator comes on stage, or offstage voice

Narrator:
It is Good Friday, Jesus has been arrested, tried in a sham trial, sentenced to be killed on a cross.
The followers of Jesus are scattering, afraid for their lives, the many people who waved palm branches and declared Jesus the Messiah are now either silent or are now demanding his death.
The few remaining disciples, (mainly women), come to the cross, hoping against all odds that this prophet who gave life to so many will now triumphantly come down from the cross.
But Jesus doesn’t come down from that cross, and to the few remaining disciples . . . it is . . finished!
I have always believed that (most) of the traditional Good Friday celebrations in (most) Christian churches do us a disfavour by relating the events of Good Friday as though the people there at the trial and crucifixion of Jesus had the advantage of hearing “the rest of the story” . . as though they knew Jesus would somehow triumph over death. . .. But those people on the spot could only judge by what they were seeing before their eyes. . .. And their eyes saw Jesus’ lifeless body. . . All hope was now gone.
It seems to me that the thought on the minds of those heartbroken disciples watching their teacher, their friend, their promised Messiah dying there at the cross must have been . . .

“How am I supposed to live without you?”

And so I ask you, would you please try to take yourself back in time, . . to be standing there at the foot of the cross . .

Try to remove from your mind the knowledge you have learned of the miracle of Easter Sunday . . for these happenings those disciples on Good Friday could not know.

It is Good Friday . .

It is a very black and hopeless day . .

And in your mind . . he is dead! . . .

D1 comes on stage from upstage, slow, hesitating, rhythmic steps

Singer: I just couldn’t believe it

D1 moves slowly to center stage, emotion is concern, frown
DA come on stage from upstage wings, slowly move toward D1, sad, concerned look

Singer: When I heard the news today

D2 move closer to D1, touch shoulder, emotion as though confiding
D1 reacts in shock and disbelief

Singer: I had to come and see if it was true

D1 slowly moves a few steps downstage center
DA move a few steps toward offstage, go to knee, bow heads

Singer: You’d said you were leavin’

D1 falls to knees, face upward, hands outstretched, shock
DA move toward D1, in support, concern

Singer: You were going to go away

D1 shakes head slowly in disbelief
DA mime “no!” in disbelief

Singer: I hoped that’s just a parable from you

DA smile, nod heads in agreement, assuring D1
D1 bows head

Singer: So tell me of the future,

D1 looks up, hands outstretched
DA focus on D1

Singer: . . does this mean our dreams are shattered?

D1 falls to floor on hands and knees, face to the floor
DA sadly, slowly move a few steps upstage and toward offstage, faces looking somewhat downward and offstage

Singer: Tell me now I’ve simply got to know

D1 looks in downstage direction, frightened, pleading, hands outstretched at shoulder height
DA remain motionless, focusing downward and toward offstage

Singer: Tell me how am I supposed to live without you

D1 stands, slowly moves a few steps downstage, hands outstretched at shoulder height
D2 maintain the location toward offstage, move in downstage direction to same degree as D1

Singer: Tell me how I can continue strong

D1 very emotional, looking upward
DA look at each other, shake heads negatively

Singer: How am I supposed to live without you

DA turn, looking downward, turn backs to audience
D1 looks sadly at DA

Singer: And how am I supposed to carry on

DA start moving slowly upstage, backs to audience
D1 runs to downstage center, emotional, looks upward, hands outstretched

Singer: Is all that we’ve been praying for now gone?

D1 turns back to audience, slowly moves upstage
DA back to audience at upstage locations, spread across the stage, go to knees, bow heads

In the next verse D2 become the crowd scene and/or the soldiers, D1 is alone against the rest

Singer: I came here to Golgotha

DA form lines at both sides of stage, as though watching what is going on at downstage center
D1 moves slowly, hesitatingly from upstage to centerstage, emotion fear

Singer: Heard the screams of angry men

DA mime screaming, hatred on faces, shake fists toward downstage center
D1 looking fearfully at the crowd, from side to side and then downstage center

Singer: Those who praised with palms

DA continue as above
D1 continues as above

Singer: . . . now shouting “Crucify!”

The complete script, plus all 2,000 other DramaShare scripts, are available at no charge to DramaShare members, non-members may purchase the individual script.


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