Setting: The nave should be dark, except for the dim light in the chancel area. There is an altar or table in the center of stage, on which a chalice and loaf are placed.

Judas should appear out of the darkness, using a side door close to where the people are sitting, and begin his opening remarks from there. Throughout the rest of the drama he may roam freely throughout the chancel.

Judas should be darkly, but not shabbily, dressed.

Text: Mark 14:(10-11), 17-50

Cast: Judas Iscariot, a man, probably in his 30s.

Time: Sometime after the betrayal. Judas is speaking posthumously.

(Judas enters in the shadows, by a side door)

JUDAS: I overheard someone here in prayer, just a moment ago. Someone here was saying, "Why me? Why is this happening to me? Why am I in so much trouble?" You don’…