THEATRIX AUDITIONS

SYNOPSIS:

          Bethlehem Inn is abuzz with excitement. The "No Vacancy" sign has been displayed for the first time in years, due to the census. The Innkeeper's family is not accustomed to having so many guests, and the stress upon the family becomes quite comical in the first scene.

          The family will serve the guests their different courses of dinner (as they stay in character), making the guests a part of the action. In addition to "The Family", servers made up from the volunteer base will provide the bulk of the patron food service.

The guests will "sow" into the evening's entertainment upon arrival as they conduct the business of ticket transaction. Each guest will receive a gold coin token that they deposit into the Innkeepers burlap cash bag upon entering the Inn.

          The CONFLICT begins when the Bag 0' Money disappears, not only making each patron a suspect but revealing the THEME of the show..."Where is your Treasure?" This begins the exposure of each major character's "Treasure" and their relationship to each other, which defines the PLOT.

          During this time family stress heightens as problems with the cook and other servants puts the Innkeeper in a most disagreeable mood. As the Innkeeper, almost heartlessly, denies Joseph & Mary, (who are never seen or heard) entry into the Inn, he is in conflict with himself and ultimately permits them the use of the stable.

          Sprinkled in and among the main plot, a PARALLEL PLOT develops with the three kings, aka, "The Wise Guys", that not only provide the COMEDY RELIEF but also converge with and redirect the MAIN PLOT to the manger, and hence, the MORAL of the STORY; "...for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also...". (Matthew 6:21)

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

THE FAMILY

       Sol the Innkeeper       Jewish, “Tevya” type

       Leah Sol’s Wife        typical Jewish Mother type

       Adara eldest teenage Daughter.      overly dramatic, lovelorn teen

       Bara younger teen Daughter      a little bossy middle child

       Chava youngest Daughter       a little whiny

       Benjamin 10 year old Son      full of mischief, typical boy

       Aya Leah’s Sister           town “gossip” Jewish, “Yenta” type

THE HEAD SERVANTS

       Reuben young servant apprentice        bright, faithful, curious

       Obadiah old head servant Cook        crusty and cantankerous

THE WISEGUYS

       Balthazar wiseman      the leader and adventurer, a Show-off

       Melchior wiseman      nerdy, inquisitive, nervous, funny 

       Kaspar wiseman.      "absent-minded professor" type

ROMAN EMPIRE
      Roman Security Guard takes account of the audience        

       Traveler ...he...travels.      small role, encounter with “Wiseguys”

THE TOWNSPEOPLE
      Rabbi the town “clergyman"        says the Dinner Blessing in Hebrew

       Traveler ...he...travels.      small role, encounter with “Wiseguys”

       Asher Shepherd #1       non-speaking role

       Zeke Shepherd #2.       non-speaking role

       Boaz Shepherd #3.       non-speaking role

Servants various occupations
         These are unscripted townspeople characters that are helping Sol handle the overwhelmed Inn. These actors will be made up of the volunteer base of the organization that adopt, develop, maintain and improvise a particular fictitious Biblical character, in period costume, while serving the patrons. The servants MUST NOT break characters for the ENTIRE performance.