he Parable of the Good Samaritan

amar and Judas hold broom US side of sawhorse; Sonia sits at bottom of ramp DSC; actors in story, line up USR; others sit around ramp.

Cast begins by chanting opening musical bars for MGM movies: “Daadadadaaaa ... DadadaDADAAA! Metro Cleveland (use local town or city) presents ...” Two cast members, standing behind broom, form circle with their hands into which third member pops up and mimes lion’s roar, the deafening sound effect made through hidden mic. MGM ‘lion’ immediately collapses from the strain.

Actors in the story, with the exception of Joanne, Robin and Peggy, crouch down behind the broom and let their fingers on the broomstick portray their biblical character.

Sonia: “A man was on his way from Jerusalem to Jericho.”
Herb (sings while his two fingers, wearing finger gloves, bounce along broom stick): “Zippidy doooda zippidy dayyy.”
Sonia: “When he fell in among robbers ...”
Jeffrey, his fist hovering over Herb’s trembling fingers, sings: “Born to be WILD!”
Sonia: “...who beat him...”
Jeffrey brings fist down on Herb’s fingers, “Bonk!” which straddle broom handle “half dead.”
Sonia: “...stripped him...” Cast sings stripper’s song as Jeffrey “strips” finger gloves.
Gilmer (melodramatically): “Wait a minute! Wait a minute! This is a family show.”
Sonia: “...and left, leaving him half dead.”
Jeffrey: “Bonk!”
Sonia: “It so happened that a priest came upon him ...”
Joanne (chanting Gregorian-like): “Under the B -- fifteen ... Under the O -- sixty-four.”
Sonia: “ ... but when he saw him he went past on the other side!”
Joanne: “Biiiingo!”
Sonia: “So, too, a judge came to the place .”
Robin: “Order! Order!”
Herb (nasally): “I’ll have a Bic Mac and a small McAmbulance to go pleeeeese.”
Sonia: “And saw him and went past to the other side.”
Robin: “No shirt, no shoes, no service!”
Sonia: “But a Samaritan who was making the journey came upon him.”
Peggy (hoisting imaginary wine bottle): “Wasn’t that a party!”
Sonia: “And when he saw him was moved to pity.”
Peggy (caressing Herb’s fingers with her “drunken” fingers): “Awwww ... the poor guy.”
Sonia: “He went up and bandaged his wounds, bathing them in oil and wine.” (Herb hiccups.) “Then he put him on his own beast.”
Peggy: “Hop on my ass.”
Herb’s fingers jump up on Peggy’s hand and Herb rises with knowing grin on his face. Peggy gives him indignant glare and Herb sheepishly slides back down out of view.
Sonia: “And brought him to an inn.”
Judas (simulating the flashing neon sign of the inn by opening and closing his hand): “There’s no more room in the inn. You’ll have to use the stable.”
Herb (jumping up): “The stable! I’m not going into any messy stable. There’s bugs and manure and ...” (sees Jesus, does take) “Welllll, if it was good enough for you, I guess it’s ... good enough for me.” (slides out of sight again)
Sonia: “The next day he produced two pieces of silver.”
Peggy mimes coughing up two silver pieces in her hand, exaggerated sound effect produced through hidden mic; hands Judas silver pieces.
Peggy (tipsier by the second): “Look after him and if you spend any more, I will repay ... you ... no, you ... on my way back!”
Sonia (sliding down ramp): “Wasn’t that ... (finger cymbals) … touching?”