Series on the Book of Job, #1

This dramatic reading takes place in two seemingly different spheres. The Reader (most likely the pastor) stands behind the pulpit. The Reader needs to read these passages from the Bible, so that the congregation realizes that the scene has shifted back to the story of Job each time.

The other readers Male 1, Male 2, Female 1, Female 2, and Female 3 are off to the side of the pulpit. They are seated in folding chairs placed in a semicircle facing the congregation. The arrangement of chairs gives the impression that this is a meeting of a support group. You may even want to put a sign on the wall nearby reading "Survivors Support Group" to make the point crystal-clear. Male 1, Male 2, Female 1, and Female 3 represent a cross-section of New York society. They…