Setting: The temple courtyard of the high priest.

Caiaphas, entering from the sacristy or the front, will be at a podium or pulpit in the chancel throughout the drama. Everything about his posture and voice should suggest authority edged with arrogance and pomposity. He will be dressed in elaborate vestments or robes, ideally with a Velcro fastening which will make a noticeable tearing sound at the end of the play.

Peter will enter from the rear of the nave, and will stay outside the chance! throughout the play. He will be dressed in working clothes, perhaps carrying a staff.

Although this is like a dialogue, the two men are not addressing each other, and do not even recognize the other’s presence. After Peter has entered, as one talks, the other freezes.

Text: Mark (26-31) 53-72

Cast…