Cast (in order of appearance)

NICK (an old newspaper vendor)

JIM/NICODEMUS (a younger man)

JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA

SOLDIER I

SOLDIER II

PETER

JOHN

SALOME

MARY

MARY MAGDALENE

EXTRAS

Introduction

We are blessed with a professional actor in our church, who loves to play the part of old men. This play was written with him in mind, but any man with a bit of make-up and whitened hair can win your audience with this warm story of an old man on Easter morning.

The scenery is very simple ... an old street corner newstand with some magazines and papers hung with clothespins are on one side of the stage and a garden area is on the other side of the platform.

Scene: On stage left, a street in any major city, U.S.A., with a newspaper stand and a street light. On stage right, a beautiful garden setting. (Stage left settin…