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Thread: Scene 3: The Wise Men Discover the Star
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Dragon
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you kings are late and looking daffy
and don’t you think I’m being jokey
we’ve 3 imposters in the café
who want to rule by karaoke
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come home to a real welsh dragon fire..
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Sheep
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Stares up at the sky, wondering what these people are talking about. Just sees a bunch of white dots up there.
Baaaaaaaaa!
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I may be just a purple sheep with a funny nose, but ThatsMrJuice 2U!
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Herod
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by Fairy Godmother:
Pssst Herod - want a drink?
Let me see.
I'm a professional Actor, appearing in a third rate unrehearsed school-kids nativity play. My dressing room is filled with sheep and angels <spit>, not to mention the fact that there is sheep dung in my make-up box. My flowers have been eaten, my hip-flask stolen and my career is going to pot before my very eyes.
Of course I want a bloody drink.
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#I'm Herod the Great, I am, I am.#
Stoo
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A very naughty boy
Nativity Play
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[Strides onto stage and takes a mic.]
Ladies and Gentlemen, since we're lacking a star in tonights performace this far we're going to try to provide one for your entertainment.
We have a host of star performers lined up for you tonight ... sit back and enjoy as we find our star.
[Shuffles into shadows at the back of the stage]
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Romanes Eunt Domus,
Brian.
[strathclydezero]
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Sheep 1
Nativity Play
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hears the comforting (and purely pastoral ![[Paranoid]](graemlins/paranoid.gif) ) voice of Chief Comic Shepherd, and scuttles back out on stage, confident that the CCS will defend her from those bent on evil against her flock.
Baaaaa
Bumps into Chief Comic Shepherd, and nibbles contentedly at her cloak.
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Jack the Lass the Sheep (but you can call me Shaun)
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Wise Guy
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(Blushes deeply at Sheperd's comment)
What makes you think I'm interested in your sheep?
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KELLY ALVES makes a flip remark and ends up in a play. Hi, Mom!
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Dragon
Nativity Play
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For this is life , if you must rule
you must impress with leadership,
or else you will but look a Fool
and all too soon - your crown will slip
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come home to a real welsh dragon fire..
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Sheep
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Turns his gaze toward Fairy Godmother, toward the hip flask she's carrying. Nose lights up.
Baaaaaaaa?
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I may be just a purple sheep with a funny nose, but ThatsMrJuice 2U!
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Spare Shepherd
Nativity Play
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"Dear Wise Men.
I write to you with a sample of my handwriting, so's you can see deep into my character. My inseperable companion- my yappy imaginary poodle, Blossom, was born on February 30. What do her stars say about her?
I am sure you are busy now, and I am prepared to wait til after the Christmas rush for your reply.
With thanks
Spare Shepherd"
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The last time I checked I was Rowen- really!
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Dragon
Nativity Play
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And there are folk to do the job
who would compete with dulcet voice
"Search for a Star", with tuneful throb
and be elected by voted choice...
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Angel 1
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by Fairy Godmother:
Pssst Herod - want a drink?
*Lifts up skirt and detaches yet another hip flask*
please may I have a bit of that? (hair of the dog and all that)
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Jenny Ann smiles sweetly
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Sheep 1
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by Wise Guy:
What makes you think I'm interested in your sheep?
![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Jack the Lass the Sheep (but you can call me Shaun)
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Fairy Godmother
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quote:
Originally posted by Rudolph the Red-Nosed Sheep:
Turns his gaze toward Fairy Godmother, toward the hip flask she's carrying. Nose lights up.
Baaaaaaaa?
You want one too do you? Hold on a bit as Herod's needs are great at the mo
*Passes hip flask of whiskey to Herod with a wink*
[ 11. December 2002, 23:04: Message edited by: Musical Director ]
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It could only be Nanny Ogg
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Chief Comic Shepherd
Nativity Play
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I has a healthy distrust of foreigners. If it's not my sheep they're after, it'll be my daughters! Or wives! Or...it don't bear thinking about. Any rate, you're casing the joint all right, with your spy glasses and stuff!
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I be also known as Moth!
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Dragon
Nativity Play
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So now we have a little fun
A concert by our loyal staff
To find a new king for this run
and most of all give us a laugh...
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Wise Guy
Nativity Play
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(To sheep 1)
Aww, baby, don't be like that....
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KELLY ALVES makes a flip remark and ends up in a play. Hi, Mom!
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Wise Man 2
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:looks out window: Still looks cold out there.
:To other wise man present: Tell me my good sir, what do you make of the conjuction of Saturn and Jupiter in Pisces? Is it as great an event as I foresee, or do you have an alternative explanation?
What should we do about this event? Do we need further guidance - maybe a further heavenly sign or do we consult the entrails of one of these sheep that seem to be all over the place?
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When I'm not creeping around stables at 2 in the morning I go by the name Alan
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Dragon
Nativity Play
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So gather round and listen well
And cast of thousands, do your worst
Stand up and let your voices swell...
Now come on people, who'll be first?
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Fairy Godmother
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by Angel 1:
quote:
Originally posted by Fairy Godmother:
Pssst Herod - want a drink?
*Lifts up skirt and detaches yet another hip flask*
please may I have a bit of that? (hair of the dog and all that)
Good grief - what d'ya think I am? The bleedin tea lady?
Angels can get their own drink - I'm taking care of the men ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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It could only be Nanny Ogg
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Chief Wise Man
Nativity Play
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[fade in -- sound of native american drummers throbbing in the background]
[dark figure strides onto stage looking up. His warbonnet flows out behind him.]
Lessee .... hmmm....
Moon in the seventh house, Check.
Jupiter aligned with Mars, Check.
Hmmm. Signs indicate Big Happenings in the West.
Hmmm, i wonder where my esteemed colleagues are? We need to meet in the sweat lodge and seek a vision from our spirit guides.
[strides off the stage purposefully as the drumming swells in volume and the humming of the Fifth Dimension fills the air].
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incurablyGeeking westwardly; avatar following yonder star.
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Chief Comic Shepherd
Nativity Play
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Quick, sheep 1, over here mate! I'll save you!
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I be also known as Moth!
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Sheep 1
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by Wise Guy:
(To sheep 1)
Aww, baby, don't be like that....
Pssst... Wise Guy... take a look at the one with the funny nose over there...
Sheep 1 abandons vow to stop Rudolph playing any sheep games and REALLY hopes he'll play this one
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Jack the Lass the Sheep (but you can call me Shaun)
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Spare Shepherd
Nativity Play
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No, I'll save you, I have a fondness for lamb (with mint sauce)....
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Sheep
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Wanders over toward Herod, staring up at him while he takes a drink.
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I may be just a purple sheep with a funny nose, but ThatsMrJuice 2U!
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chief stage manager
Nativity Play
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pssst.... Angel 1.
I have some strong drink on the props table, disguised as magic potions.
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The original bessie rosebride.
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Chief Comic Shepherd
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expertly hauls Rudolph away with crook
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I be also known as Moth!
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Virgin Mary
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by A very naughty boy:
[Strides onto stage and takes a mic.]
Ladies and Gentlemen, since we're lacking a star in tonights performace this far we're going to try to provide one for your entertainment.
We have a host of star performers lined up for you tonight ... sit back and enjoy as we find our star.
[Shuffles into shadows at the back of the stage]
Amidst a swirl of dry ice and rapturous applause from the audience, the door backstage opens and in struts Mary, dressed somewhat differently to her accustomed blue. Most noticeable is the upper part of her costume, to which two Cornettos have been firmly attached. For tonight, as a Stars In Their Eyes special, the Virgin Mary is appearing as...... Madonna!
The Orchestra breaks into the opening bars of "Like a Virgin" as Madonna strides over to the microphone, gives a sultry look in the direction of the camera and begins to sing...
Ickly Jesus sweetly sleep, do not stir
We will lend a coat of sheepskin....
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Can you have a white wedding in blue?
(Smudgie)
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Dragon
Nativity Play
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Now come on people, I can’t sing
And folks have heard enough of me
We need to find the Next Big Thing
And someone who can smile cutely
And meanwhile I apologise
To wise man 2 and wise guy here
My computer’s slow although it tries
To serve me in this Thespian sphere
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Wise Guy
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by Dragon:
For this is life , if you must rule
you must impress with leadership,
or else you will but look a Fool
and all too soon - your crown will slip
Huh? Oh.
(Glances down at note recenly recieved from Spare Shepherd)
What's this about a poodle That's it! It's a clear sign we must follow the Dog Star!
(Starts striding confidently in what is more than probably the wrong direction.)
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KELLY ALVES makes a flip remark and ends up in a play. Hi, Mom!
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Angel 1
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by Fairy Godmother:
quote:
Originally posted by Angel 1:
quote:
Originally posted by Fairy Godmother:
Pssst Herod - want a drink?
*Lifts up skirt and detaches yet another hip flask*
please may I have a bit of that? (hair of the dog and all that)
Good grief - what d'ya think I am? The bleedin tea lady?
Angels can get their own drink - I'm taking care of the men
that's not fair. i'm going to tell on you.
herod - please pass me that flask when you're done, or the fairy godmother won't let me have any.
A
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Jenny Ann smiles sweetly
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Herod
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by Rudolph the Red-Nosed Sheep:
Wanders over toward Herod, staring up at him while he takes a drink.
Bog off, or be made into cushions for my new throne.
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#I'm Herod the Great, I am, I am.#
Stoo
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Sheep 1
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by Wise Man 2:
...do we consult the entrails of one of these sheep that seem to be all over the place?
Baaaaaaaaa
Baaaaaaaaa Baaaaaaaa Baaaaaaaaaaa!
Frantically checks small print in contract for any mention of entrails and runs to Chief Comic Shepherd for cover.
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Jack the Lass the Sheep (but you can call me Shaun)
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Angel 1
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by chief stage manager:
pssst.... Angel 1.
I have some strong drink on the props table, disguised as magic potions.
ta
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Jenny Ann smiles sweetly
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Chief Wise Man
Nativity Play
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[stage still dark. Back screen illuminated with dark blue lights fading to black at the top. Stars like diamonds on velvet sparkle brightly. Drums continue to throb and the spirit singers wail their chant.]
[Suddenly, a single, great star brightens luminously towards stage left high] a breeze rustles the curtains and the tempo and volume of the drumming increase with anticipation]
[Bellowing heard from off stage left]
Mel! Caz! Bal! Phil! Where the heck are you guys? Meet me in the main tower in 15 minutes! We've got work to do!
[silhouette of tower rolls in from stage left]
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incurablyGeeking westwardly; avatar following yonder star.
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Wise Guy
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Yeah, those of us with slow witted computers are getting trounced...
(Nice nose on the sheep. Bit tipsy too. Hmmm.)
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KELLY ALVES makes a flip remark and ends up in a play. Hi, Mom!
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Spare Shepherd
Nativity Play
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Spare Shepherd and Rowen stride onto the stage, to sing a song, deicated to the Lost Star of Bethlehem...
To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go
To right the unrightable wrong
To love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach that unreachable star!
This is my quest, to follow the star
No matter how hopeless, no matter how far
To fight for the right without question or pause
To be willing to pass into hell for a heavenly cause
la la la la
forget the rest of the words....
They slink off the stage looking silly....
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Dragon
Nativity Play
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And meanwhile I apologise
To wise man 2 and wise guy here
My computer’s slow although it tries
To serve me in this Thespian sphere
I’m not a ride, there’s not much space
Between my little crooked wings
I come of a proud ancient race
And I was born to higher things
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Fairy Godmother
Nativity Play
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*Fairy Godmother comes on to centre stage in another mist of dry ice*
*She is wearing what could only be described as clothes from a second hand shop, high heeled ankle boots and the entire contents of her jewellery box. She is sporting a bright yellow wig on her head
Tonight Matthew I am going to be Cyndi Lauper
"I come home in the morning light
My mother says when you gonna live your life right
Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones
And girls they wanna to have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun"
*Side comment - and just where that got some people eh BVM?*
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It could only be Nanny Ogg
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Sheep
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Looks over at Wise Guy, wondering why he's looking at me like that.
Looks over at Sheep 1, wondering why that sheep's smiling like that.
Looks around to try to find the props table for those magic potions. Little to angels know that Rudolph has extraordinary hearing abilities.
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I may be just a purple sheep with a funny nose, but ThatsMrJuice 2U!
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Herod
Nativity Play
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quote:
Originally posted by Virgin Mary:
Ickly Jesus sweetly sleep, do not stir
We will lend a coat of sheepskin....
Ok... just stop there.
You may think you can sing, but frankly, I can tell you, you haven't a hope in hell of making it into this band.
You're just wasting everybody's time here today - mine, and the other judges.
In the immortal words, "don't give up your day-job".
Horrid Herod, Celebrity Judge.
<hoists trousers up to just below the nipples>
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Stoo
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Wise Guy
Nativity Play
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Ye Gods, a STAR? ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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KELLY ALVES makes a flip remark and ends up in a play. Hi, Mom!
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Chief Comic Shepherd
Nativity Play
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Mary's not having one of my sheep for her sheepskin baby-blanket!
Anyway, she'll need two, and that evil twin'll eat it!
Or eat the good twin...which would be damned inconvenient, theologically, historically etc.
OO arr!
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I be also known as Moth!
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Dragon
Nativity Play
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Now that was great and sung with style
Spare shepherd, Rowen, stunningly
Your talent stands out by a mile
Such grace, pizzazz, star quality…
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Wise Guy
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Spare Shepherd, that was lovely!
(Dries eyes. Winks at Rudolph.)
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KELLY ALVES makes a flip remark and ends up in a play. Hi, Mom!
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Director
Nativity Play
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<Hobbles on looking pained>
Right! I'm no wise man, but if someone doesn't clear those sheep off the stage NOW I will personally ask Herod's evil henchman to ensure that none of you are ever again in fit state to gaze at your own miserable navels, let alone entrails, be they bovine or sheepine. ![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
My physio has spent the whole day trying to put my back back, and my health insurance policy doesn't accept "I tripped over a ruminant" as valid grounds for cover.
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Miffy
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Chief Wise Man
Nativity Play
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[figure in war bonnet strides in from stage left]
[another figure strides in from stage right]
[both figures are staring upwards toward the new sign in the heavens and, not watching where they are walking, collide in the middle.]
[spot comes up dimly as CWM and WG disentangle themselves]
Guy! I've been looking all over for you and the other's! Have you seen it? What do you think, dude?
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incurablyGeeking westwardly; avatar following yonder star.
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Spare Shepherd
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Dear Dragon,
we know the truth of you comment, feeling it in our hearts.... humbly, naturally....
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Fairy Godmother
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*Now offstage, breathless and losing beads all over the floor*
Oi Rudolph - drinkies
*Takes another hipflask that she has concealed about her person and hands it to Rudolph *
He's got a surprise coming to him when he gets a slurp of that
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It could only be Nanny Ogg
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Dragon
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Now that was great and sung with style
Spare shepherd, Rowen, stunningly
Your talent stands out by a mile
Such grace, pizzazz, star quality…
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come home to a real welsh dragon fire..
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bee_of_good_cheer
Nativity Play
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~quickly grabs pan of alfalfa brownies from saddle bag~
yo sheep!
treats!
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how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? (ponders zephirine of the roses)
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