SCENE 3
EUGENIA: (continuing) The Old Testament is divided into different groups of
books, and two of those groups are the Major Prophets and the
Minor Prophets. Isaiah is a Major Prophet. (kids begin zoning out and
looking through boxes as Eugenia goes on.)
ZACH:
(suddenly looking interested) Major Prophets and Minor Prophets,
huh? Hey, that could be a name of a rock band––The Prophets!
Except, since I'm the only one who can actually play an instrument
. . . it can be (dramatically) "Zach and the Prophets"!
STEVE:
(sarcastically) Spoken just like a Minor Prophet.
JOY:
Steve is right. We are just kids! We can't be Major Prophets. We can
only be Minor Prophets.
ZACH:
(conceding) Introducing . . . "Zach and the Minor Prophets." That
works!
EUGENIA:
(concerned that the kids are not understanding, she pulls out a
megaphone) Children, you are kind of missing the point of the Major
and Minor Prophets. Major doesn't mean that they were adults and
Minor doesn't mean that they were children. The Major Prophets
were simply longer books than the Minor ones. Both sections of the
Old Testament are important; one is just longer. (finding megaphone)
ZACH:
That's nice, Ms. E. Enough about Major and Minor . . . we already
figured that out. (directing his attention to the other kids) Guys, let's
talk about the specifics of the band! What were their names?
EUGENIA:
(speaking into the megaphone, pointing it directly into Zach's ear)
Whose names?
ZACH:
(rubbing his ear) The Prophets. We need to know their names so we
can create an image for our band.
EUGENIA:
(speaking into the megaphone) An image?
ZACH:
Yeah, Ms. E. You know, the "vibe" of the band?
JOY: Yeah, like what kind of fashion statement we will make! (getting out
clothes and striking a pose) (all other kids pick a costume)
ZACH:
And what kind of instruments we will play! (looking for something to
drum, or pantomimes drumming.)
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