Paul, a PASTOR,
and his WIFE, Elizabeth,
the ASSOCIATE Pastor Joshua,
a church ELDER named Jay,
and a CONGREGANT named Jenny.
WHEN
The 21st century.
WHERE
America.
HOW
In church, a really big church.
And what we see is the stage, raised and carpeted;
in the center, a podium;
and further upstage, hanging, a cross;
surrounding, potted plants;
above, a screen for projections;
off to the side, two or three chairs in a row, chairs for the associate pastors;
and off to the other side, an electric church organ and organist.
Also, a full choir—the bigger the better.
And there are microphones and stands, enough for everyone in the play,
because everyone will always speak on mics, just the way pastors do,
or just the way congregants do when they testify.
The whole play is a kind of sermon.
Sometimes it’s a literal sermon.
Sometimes it’s made up of scenes that use the formal elements of a sermon.
Occasionally the Pastor narrates to the audience,
which is slightly different from addressing his congregation.