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• Production history

Scene

It’s a short, one-act auto (a religious play designed for celebrating a religious holiday at court).

Staging

Solomon and the prophets are dressed as shepherds; Cassandra and the sibyls are dressed as shepherdesses. There is a lot of singing and dancing. There is a discovery-space scene in which angels herald the birth of Christ and the Nativity scene is revealed; all the prophets adore the Christ-child and his mother Mary at the manger. (less)

Solomon and the prophets are dressed as shepherds; Cassandra and the sibyls are dressed as shepherdesses. There is a lot of singing and dancing. There is a discovery-space scene in whic... (Read more...)

Cast number

Minimum	Maximum
4 males	4 males
4 females	4 females
8 (total)	8 (total)

Cast information

There could be some additional singing angels and Nativity characters

Characters

• CASSANDRA, Dressed as a shepherdess
• SOLOMON, As a shepherd
• ERUTEA, Sibyl (one of the ‘aunts’)
• PERESICA, Sibyl (one of the ‘aunts’)
• CIMERIA, Sibyl (one of the ‘aunts’)
• ISAIAH, Prophet (one of the ‘uncles’)
• MOSES, Prophet (one of the ‘uncles’)
• ABRAHAM, Prophet (one of the ‘uncles’)
• Singing angels

Nativity personnel; all of the above characters address and adore the ‘real’ Virgin and child, but it is possible that they are not played by ‘real’ actors.

Entry written by Kathleen Jeffs. Last updated on 4 October 2010.

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