Characters (in order of appearance)
Jacob
Omar Looseandfree
Applause Child (nonspeaking)
Shepherd 1
Shepherd 2
Shepherd 3
Lead Angel
2nd Angel
Angel Choir
Audience Member 1
Wise Man 1
Wise Man 2
Wise Man 3
Servant (nonspeaking)
Mary
Joseph
Audience Member 2
Audience Member 3
Stage Manager
Stagehands (nonspeaking)

Props
Four chairs
Handheld microphones (real or fake)
Sign with “Applause” written on it
Bells
Three pillows
Baby doll

Notes
Another one of our “intentional anachronism plays,” “Unto Us A Child Is Born ... Next, On Omar” imagines how a very contemporary talk show might have covered the events surrounding the birth of Christ. In keeping with the “sound stage” look, the set is very basic, consisting of three chairs placed downstage center. Another chair, for the Applause Child, is…