They find two guards lying on the ground and meet an angel who gives them the good news. This skit is also a scene in the play, “The Sun Has Risen”.
8 actors (4 female -the main characters, and 4 male -only one has a line, other 3 are extras) all adult or older teens. About 8 minutes.
Excerpt:
(As the sketch begins…4 women are approaching the tomb: Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, Joanna and Salome.)
MARY, JAMES’ MOTHER: Salome, did you bring spices?
SALOME: Yes, I purchased them as soon as Sabbath was over. I hope I have enough.
JOANNA: I also bought some, so we should have plenty. But then, we cannot have too much for our Lord.
SALOME: I agree. (Pause) Oh how I wish I were doing something else this morning. This is going to be an awful reminder of the events of the past few days.
MARY, JAMES’ MOTHER: I have thought of nothing else. My Alphaeus just holds me at night as we both weep over what has happened to our Lord. He was more than willing to allow me to come and anoint His body this morning. I do believe this will be good to help us with our grief.
SALOME: I suppose you are right. Your husband is a good man…and so are your sons.
MARY, JAMES’ MOTHER: Yes, I am proud of my James. When he first told us that he was going to follow Jesus, Alphaeus and I were not sure about him doing that. He was grown, and we could not stop him, but we came and listened to Jesus teach, so we could see for ourselves, just what James was talking about. After hearing Jesus only once, I knew that there was something very special about Him. We became followers as well, and his brother, Joses. Then, when James was chosen by the Lord to be one of the twelve, we were so thrilled and honored.
SALOME: Why is your son called James the Less?
MARY, JAMES’ MOTHER: He did not want to be confused with the other disciple called James, you know, the son of Zebedee and brother of John; so he called himself James the Less, as he felt the other James was closer to The Master.
SALOME: Humbling himself.
MARY, JAMES’ MOTHER: Yes, well the other James was in the inner circle, you know, Peter, James and John.
MARY MAGDALENE: I am sure that our Lord was blessed by you as well, Mary. I have seen you bring contributions on many occasions, and that really helps when there are so many traveling together with nothing.
MARY, JAMES’ MOTHER: Well, we all help when we can. Joanna, you certainly are a blessing with all your gifts.
JOANNA: I am blessed to have the means to do it. My husband, Chuza is paid well as Herod’s steward. He is good to allow me to help. I have been thinking that I should bring some food today for the men as they are remaining together. Are they still in the upper room?
MARY MAGDALENE: Yes, I believe they are staying there for awhile.
SALOME: I will come as well.
MARY, JAMES’ MOTHER: As will I. We should go together.
MARY MAGDALENE: Look, the sun has risen. It feels like it will be a lovely day. I’m glad we started very early.
MARY, JAMES’ MOTHER: Rising early was not a problem for me. I doubt that I have slept much the last few nights. Sleep just brings back the dreams of what happened. I suppose we will never shake His cruel death from our memories.
SALOME: I could not have slept through that earthquake this morning. It was so strong and just shook everything!
JOANNA: Wasn’t that terrible? I thought the walls would fall on me.
MARY MAGDALENE: It certainly got me up early this morning. I wonder why God sent that quake today.
SALOME: Why has God allowed any of these horrible events to happen?
JOANNA: Magdalene, you were with His mother, how is she doing?
MARY MAGDALENE: She is staying with John. It was very hard for her, as it has been for all of us. You saw how hard she was weeping as we watched Him hanging there and suffering so on that cross. How could any mother watch her son die in such an awful way? She seemed to find some comfort when He spoke to her…when He told John that she was now his mother. And it was some what of a relief that He died as quickly as He did. We were there as Joseph and Nicodemus carried his body to the tomb.
SALOME: You both stayed to watch, didn’t you?
MARY, JAMES’ MOTHER: Yes. I was there, too. Oh Salome, He was so scarred, so changed; you would not have known Him. He was beyond recognition. It was so awful. I feel for His dear mother.
MARY MAGDALENE: Joseph of Arimathea is certainly a good man. To boldly ask for Christ’s body and to come take it down off the cross and anoint Him and place Him in his own tomb!
MARY, JAMES’ MOTHER: He is so devout.
JOANNA: Isn’t Nicodemus one of the Pharisees?
MARY MAGDALENE: Yes, he is. He and Joseph have been secretly following Jesus for some time.
JOANNA: And what of you, Magdalene? You have been following Jesus for quite awhile now. How did you come to be in this company of His disciples?
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