A Cursillo "Church Mime" Script

(THE MOST IMPORTANT AND OVERRIDING STAGE DIRECTION FOR THIS SCRIPT IS TO LET THE HOLY SPIRIT BE YOUR GUIDE IN LOVE AND JOY!)

(NO MUSIC DURING NARRATOR'S FIRST SPEECH, MATTHEW 25:34-40)

Narrator:
When the Son of Man comes into His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and He will place the sheep at His right hand, but the goats at the left.

Then the King will say to those at His right hand, "Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me."

Then the righteous will answer, "Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee a drink? And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee or naked and clothe thee? And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?"

And the King will answer them; "Truly I say to you, as you did it to the least of these, my brethren, you did it to me."

Then He will say to those at His left hand, "Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for you by the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was naked and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit me."

They will also answer, "Lord, when did we see thee hungry or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to thee?"

And the King will answer them; "Truly I say to you, as you did it not to the least of these, my brethren, you did it not to me."

And they will go into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.

(MUSIC BEGINS SOFTLY THEN NARRATOR CONTINUES.)

Narrator: We are people of faith and hope. God has made us and loves us, each and every one.
The angry,

(ANGRY MIME ENTERS MIMING ANGER, MOVES TO him/her PLACE IN LINE AND FACES AWAY FROM AUDIENCE MIMING ANGER.)

Narrator: the sick,
(SICK MIME, ENTERS MIMING SICKNESS, MOVES TO HIS/HER PLACE IN LINE AND FACES AWAY FROM AUDIENCE MIMING SICKNESS.)

Narrator: the prisoner,
(PRISONER MIME, ENTERS MIMING IMPRISONMENT, MOVES TO HIS/HER PLACE IN LINE AND FACES AWAY FROM AUDIENCE MIMING IMPRISONMENT.)

Narrator: the lonely,
(LONELY MIME, ENTERS MIMING LONLINESS, MOVES TO HIS/HER PLACE IN LINE AND FACES AWAY FROM AUDIENCE MIMING LONLINESS.)

Narrator: and the hungry.
(HUNGRY MIME, ENTERS MIMING HUNGER, MOVES TO HIS/HER PLACE IN LINE AND FACES AWAY FROM AUDIENCE MIMING HUNGER.)

Narrator: We are bound together in God's love.
(CHURCH MIMES ENTER AND FACE ONE ANOTHER.)

Narrator: We are one.
(CHURCH MIMES JOIN HANDS.)

Narrator: We are family.
(CHURCH MIMES RAISE HANDS TO FORM A CHURCH STEEPLE.)

Narrator: We are church.
(CHURCH MIMES BEGIN A SLOW TURNING DANCE KEEPING THE STEEPLE INTACT.)

Narrator: We are church. To come together is our commission.
(CHURCH MIMES MOVE TO 1ST MIME AND BEGIN MINISTERING TO HIS/HER.)

Narrator: We are church. We are one.
(CHURCH MIMES TURN 1ST MIME'S HEART TO RED AND ALL 3 JOIN; AS CHURCH MIMES, IN DANCE.)

Narrator: We are church. To heal is our privilege.
(ALL CHURCH MIMES MOVE TO 2ND MIME AND BEGIN MINISTERING TO HIS/HER.)

Narrator: We are church. We are one.
(ALL CHURCH MIMES TURN 2ND MIME'S HEART TO RED AND ALL 4 JOIN; AS CHURCH MIMES, IN DANCE.)

Narrator: We are church. To reach out is our calling.
(ALL CHURCH MIMES MOVE TO 3RD MIME AND BEGIN MINISTERING TO HIS/HER.)

Narrator: We are church. We are one.
(ALL CHURCH MIMES TURN 3RD MIME'S HEART TO RED AND ALL 5 JOIN, AS CHURCH, IN DANCE.)

Narrator: We are church. To care is our service.
(ALL CHURCH MIMES MOVE TO 4TH MIME AND BEGIN MINISTERING TO HIS/HER.)

Narrator: We are church. We are one. (CHURCH MIMES TURN 4TH MIME'S HEART TO RED AND ALL 6 JOIN, AS CHURCH, IN DANCE.)

Narrator: We are church. To love is our commandment.
(ALL CHURCH MIMES MOVE TO 5TH MIME AND BEGIN MINISTERING TO HIS/HER.)

Narrator: We are church. We are one.
(CHURCH MIMES TURN 5TH MIME'S HEART TO RED AND ALL 7 JOIN, AS CHURCH, IN DANCE.)

Narrator: We are one. We are family.
(ALL MIMES FORM A STRAIGHT LINE, HOLDING HANDS, FACING TOWARD THE AUDIENCE.)

Narrator: We are one. We are bound together in love. (ALL MIMES SLOWLY RAISE HANDS ABOVE HEAD.)

Narrator and all Mimes: For we are church!
(MIMES DROP HANDS SLOWLY, AND BREAK INTO 3 MIME "PAIRS".)

(MUSIC CONTINUES TO PLAY.)

(NARRATOR GIVES A BASKET OF HEARTS TO EACH PAIR OF MIMES.)

(MIME "PAIRS" MOVE OUT IN SILENCE, DISTRIBUTING HEARTS TO EACH AUDIENCE MEMBER. AS THE HEART IS STRUNG OVER THE PERSON'S HEAD THE MIME SHOULD LAY HIS HANDS ON THE PERSON'S SHOULDERS AND LOOK DEEPLY INTO HIS/HER EYES BEFORE MOVING ON.)

(NARRATOR MAINTAINS WATCH TO BE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE GETS A HEART, CONVEYING BY GESTURE IF ANYONE IS MISSED.)

(WHEN ALL THEIR HEARTS ARE DISTRIBUTED EACH MIME "PAIR" COMES BACK INTO THEIR ORIGINAL LINE POSITION AND WAIT, HOLDING HANDS, IN SILENCE.)

(AFTER ALL HEARTS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED, THE NARRATOR LEADS ALL MIMES SILENTLY OFF STAGE.)

(THE END)