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“THE FIRST CHRISTMAS PRESENT”

                                         SYNOPSIS



    Rachel is a beautiful, but unhappy,  woman who has married Jacob, a poor Bethlehem innkeeper.

    It is the time of the census. Mary and Joseph have journeyed from Nazareth in obedience to the requirements of the law. The arrive late in the day at Jacob’s inn, looking for lodging for the night.

    Mary is close to giving birth, but the inn is full. Rachel feels empathetic for Mary and gives the best she can under the circumstances, and is rewarded with the first Christmas present.
                               CAST LIST

                                                         (Cast of 8. 4 M & 4 W)


Rachael                        The innkeeper’s unhappy wife

Jacob                        The innkeeper

Sarah                        The innkeepers teen-age daughter

Simon                        A traveler

Ruth                            The traveler’s wife

Isaac                            A wine merchant. Rachel’s brother

Joseph                        A traveler from Nazareth

Mary                            Joseph’s wife

Daniel                        A shepherd


                                                       The Setting

A small in in Bethlehem. The first Christmas Eve.


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