Godspell Lines/Blocking

Jes: Ompah-PAH

All: la x22

Jes: There once was a judge…

All: la x11

Jes: … Who cared nothing for God nor man.

All: la x2 (look to audience with confusion)

Jes: … who constantly came before him demanding justice against her rival.

All: la x2

Jes: For a long time he refused, but in the end he said to himself…

All: la

Jes: True, I care nothing for God nor man. But this window is so great a nuisance, I will see her righted before she wears me out with her persistence.

All: la x11

Jes: You hear what the unjust judge says: and will not God vindicate his chosen, who cry out to him day and night while he sits listening patiently to them?

All: Will he, Jesus? Will he, will he? (circle around Jes in agony)

Jes: I tell you, he will vindicate them, soon enough.

All: Yay!! (think and go back to chill spot)

Son: Because two men — I said two men…

All: Hallelujah!!

Son: … Went off to the temple to pray. One, a Pharisee…

All: Boo!!! You need to leave!!

Son: …and the other a tax gatherer.

All: Awwwww! My Shayla!

Jef: Oh, God, have mercy on me, sinner that I am!

All: Hallelujah! Amen! Yehbo!

Jes: Father in Heaven…

All: (cheer with cheerleaders)

Jes: … ABUSES…

All: (back up)

Jes: Now. What if you are bringing a gift to the altar, and…

Rob: (make “altar” w/ statues on the coffee table)

Jes: First, go and make peace with your brother.

All: (disapproval) uh uh uh — awwwwww

Jes: Now go and offer your gift.

All: Woo woo woo!

Jes: Land in jail.

Rob: (form jail at coffee table — tilt head to right.) huh?

Jef: There once was a king…

All: Yeah x2 (Rob stand on coffee table — start rhythm clap)

Jef: … who decided to settle accounts with the men who served him.

All: Yeah x3

Jef: Well, at the outset there appeared before a master a man whose debt ran into the millions.

All: What?

Jef: I said the millions!

All: Whoaaaaaaa

Jef: Since the man had no means of paying the money, the master ordered him to be sold to meet the debt with his wife…

All: No!

Jef: … And his child…

All: Whoa!

Jef: … And everything he had. Well, the man threw himself down at the master’s feet and went:

All: Unh! (cut rhythm clap)

Jef: And so moved with pity was the master, that he decided to free the man and remit the debt and let’s hear it for the master!

All: Yay!!! Huzzah!! Hooray! (hug Joa back in arrogance — hop down cutesy sit in floral chair)

Lam: … The Man!!!

Rob: (stand up to point at Joa) You scoundrel!

Lam: … He said to him.

Rob: (cross to Joa) I remitted the whole of your debt when you appealed to me. (big angry voice) Were you not bound to show your fellow servant the same pity I showed you?

Jef: And so… *gibberish

All: (head turn at Jef) WHAT????

Jef: And so angry was the master that he condemned the man to torture until he could pay the debt in full.

All: (look at Joa) Unh-unh-unh.

Jes: And that is how my Heavenly Father will deal with you, unless you each forgive your brothers from your hearts.

Rob: Master.. (into Day by Day)

Post Day by Day

Rob: (go sit in front of Herb’s chair)

Jud: Oh, Jeeeeesus Chr…

All: Slowly I turn, step, by step, inch by inch…

Jes: Now, if a man sues you for your shirt…

All: (sit semi circle facing Jes) Charades! (play charades)

Musician(s): Give him your coat as well!

All: Give him you coat as well! Yay!

Jes: Now, if a man in authority asks you to go one mile with him…

All: (stand front to audience and play charades with them)

Jes: Go with him two!

All: (crouch down) Go with him two! (clap)

Jes: Give when you are asked to give… and never turn your back…

All: (slowly back up turn to Jes)

Jes: … on one who wants to borrow.

All: (moment of realization and go to kitchen island)

Son: It so happened that a priest came upon him, but when he saw him he went past on the other side.

Rob: (carry golf club and place golf ball on Her’s head and back facing audience. swing, bless Her and walk off SR) FOUR!

Jes: I do!

Rob: (walk over to SL floral chair)

Jes: But, be careful not to make a show of your religion before men.

All: Oh.

Jes: … don’t let your right hand know… what your left hand is doing.

All: Ohhhhhhhhh.

Jes: Your good deed must be in secret.

All: It’s a secret!

Jes: … He will what?

All: Reward you!!!

Jud: There once was a rich man who dressed in purple and the finest linen…

Rob: (stand on coffee table) That’s me.

Jud: … (post ad lib) And every day feasted in the greatest magnificence. At his gate lay a poor man… named Lazarus—

All: Lazarus come on down!

Jud: —who would have been glad to have satisfied his hunger with the scraps from the rich man’s table.

Rob: (look down at Laz) Oh, my God, it’s good!

Jud: The rich man also died,…

Rob: (act dramatic ahh death) Blood, blood, blood, blood and DEATH. (lay in front of coffee table)

Jud: … and was buried in Hades,…

Rob: (open eyes) Hello.

Jud: … Where he was in torment!

Rob: (act tickled) Oh stop that tickles.

Jud: He looked up and there, far away, was Abraham, with Lazarus close beside him.

Rob: Oh Father Abraham, have pity on me; send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water to cool my tongue for I am in agony in this fire.

Gil: And now it is he who has consolation here and you who are in agony. But that ain’t all! There’s a great chasm fixed in between us and no one from your side who wants to cross it can, and no one from our side who wants to cross it can… either.

Rob: Then, Father Abraham, send Lazarus to my Father’s house, where I have five brothers to warn them so that they too may not come to this place of torment.

Gil: They’ve got Moses and the prophets. Let ‘em listen to them.

Rob: But if someone from the dead should rise, then they would listen.

Gil and Angels: … rise from the dead.

All: (come forward and bow) Nyuk x7 (into Learn Your Lessons Well)

Jes: The lamp…

All: …lamp, lamp…

Jes: … of the body…

All: … body, body…

Jes: … is the eye…

All: … eye, eye…

Jes: If your eye…

All: … eye, eye, eye…

Jes: … is sound…

All: … sound, sound, sound…

Jes: … your whole…

All: … whole, whole, whole…

Jes: … body…

All: … body, body…

Jes: … will be filled…

All: …filled, filled, filled, filled, filled, filled, filled…

Jes: … with light.

All: …light, light, light…

Jes: But…

All: …but, but…

Jes: … if your eye…

All: …eye, eye, eye…

Jes: …is bad…

All: …bad, bad, bad…

Jes: …your whole

All: …whole, whole, whole…

Jes: …body…

All: …body…

Jes: If then…

All: …then, then, then…

Jes: …the only…

All: …only, only, only…

Jes: …light…

All: …light, light, light…

Jes: …you have…

All: …have, have, have…

Jes: … is darkness…

All: …-ness, -ness, -ness…

Gil: I can’t see!

All: Are you good? What’s the matter?

Jes: No man can serve God…

All: What!?

Jes: …and money!

All: Oh, money! (go sit in chill spot w/ Jef)

Her: What are we to eat?

All: Shh. Be quiet!

Jes: Set your mind… where?

All: (point up) God.

Jes: For theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.

Rob: Blessed are they that mourn…

Jud: Blessed are you!

All: (give puzzled look to Jud and Jes)

Son: Yes, it’s all for the… yes, it’s all for the…

All: (chill spot)

Gil: Jesus loves me this I know…

All: (semi circle around Gil)

Peg: And some of the seed fell into good soil…

Rob: (reflect Rhylee “tree up” behind Christen)

Jes: But, that which fell among good soil… Hey, good soil, good soil!

Rob: (tree up and go sit with Jef)

Jes: Don’t give dogs what is holy…

All: Two-three!

Her: He had spent it all, when a severe famine fell upon the country and he began to feel the pinch.

Rob: (go in circle around Jef to take his money and then go back and “pinch” Jef)

Jef: Swine?

Rob: Pigs!