Setting: One platform, or chancel area, should have an ornate chair in the center for the Pilate’s throne.

A bowl of water and a towel should be on a table somewhere on the stage. Near it, a sign with the words, "King Of The Jews."

At the edge of the chancel, front center stage, there will be a stand for the cross. The cross should be substantial in size but not too difficult for an actor to hold it on his shoulder and carry it. The cross may be placed in one of the aisles toward the back but not so far that people will miss any of Simon’s monologue.

Text: Mark 25:1-32

Cast:
Simon the Cyrene, father of Alexander and Rufus (perhaps the Rufus mentioned in Romans 16:13).
Guard, young and strong. (The same actor may portray the Centurion in Drama Five.)
Pontius Pilate, governor or Judean p…