Theme: A parable of mercy and forgiveness

Characters:
Narrator
Jesus
The youngest son
The Father,
Four solo voices
(Solo 2 doubles as the older son)

Narrator: Dishonest tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus.

Solo 1: Because Jesus was their friend?

Solo 2: Well, they didn't have many friends; especially like Jesus.

Narrator: They came, and the Pharisees and Scribes murmured,

Solo 3: Because Jesus was an important man.

Solo 4: And important men had nothing to do with sinners!

Narrator: So Jesus told a parable.

Jesus: There was a man who had two sons; the younger of them said to his father,

Son 1: Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.

Solo 4: The son was tired of working at home.

Solo 2: He wanted to get out in the world.

Solo …