The Meaning of Easter: An Interview
Description
THE MEANING OF EASTER: AN INTERVIEW
“From Darkness to Dawn: Witnesses Speak” (Reader’s Theater)
Estimated runtime: 45 minutes
Cast in this part (suggested 16–24):
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HOST / NARRATOR (Interviewer)
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CO-HOST / STAGE VOICE (optional; can be read by an ensemble member)
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MARY MAGDALENE
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MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS
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PETER
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SKEPTIC / TEMPLE VOICE
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WITNESS CHORUS (6–12 voices; can be mixed ages)
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Optional: DISCIPLE VOICE 1, DISCIPLE VOICE 2 (can be in chorus)
Setting: A simple “interview studio” look: 2–4 chairs or stools, a podium or music stand for Host, and a semicircle of chairs for the Witness Chorus.
Props: Handheld scripts, one small jar (for Mary Magdalene), one folded cloth (symbolic), one simple shawl (Mary, mother of Jesus).
Style: Reader’s theater. Minimal movement. Strong vocal clarity. No memorization required.



