Christmas Musicals for Church
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COSTUMES: Costumes can be as simple as t-shirts and pants with simple add-ons for different characters. Babylonians: colorful shoulder sashes and headbands. Ashpenaz may wear a color that sets him/her apart. The Chorus members who become Counselors may wear matching colored sashes. Narrators: If they join the chorus between narrative sections, they dress as Babylonians. If not, they can wear black. King Nebuchadnezzar: longer open robe with colorful belt sash and crown. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: Plain biblical style robes to begin. Underneath, they wear Babylonian dress like the Chorus. Shadrach also wears a colorful belt sash that matches the King's. Prom King: Top hat Homecoming Queen: Tiara and Sash Dogs: Backwards brown baseball caps with floppy felt ears Angel: White robe STAGING AND MOVEMENT: In most cases, suggestions for movement during the songs are indicated in the score. For Proclamations I and II—If the parts are not sung in unison, the cast should form into four separate groups with each group arranged in straight rows. When the drum group sings their part, they mime drumming; when the flute group sings their part, they mime playing on flutes and swaying with the music; when the zither group sings, they mime strumming zithers quickly; when the horns sing, they mime playing horns and swaying with the music. As the song progresses, each group layers its words and motions on top of the groups that have gone before—until all four are singing and "playing" at the same time. If sung in unison, all the singers simply mime playing each instrument in turn. For Preview Only