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Beneath the Upper Room 

 

Beneath the
Upper Room

A New Play About the Last Supper
According to the Women Who Served Him
 by Kevin M Reese

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Courtesy: Trinity United Methodist, Ft. Dodge, IA

Detailed Plot:
Ezekiel, the servant to the owner of the Upper Room, invites us to the place where Jesus and his Disciples are to celebrate their Passover Meal (which will turn out to be his Last Supper).  There, in the kitchen, we see the women of Jesus' group busily preparing the traditional Passover Seder meal.  Course by course, they prepare the meal.  Course by course they serve the meal to the Disciples and return to the kitchen to report what they saw happening in the Upper Room-- and how it affects them.  The only Disciples we see are Judas and Peter as they pass through the kitchen on their way to the Upper Room.  The women sense that something is happening.  The play ends after Jesus and his Disciples have finished their meal, headed off to the Mount of Olives, and the women finish cleaning up.

Courtesy: Forest Hills U Methodist Forest Lake, MN

Setting:
Simple!  A stage with 3 tables and a stool is all you need for the kitchen where the women are preparing and serving the Passover Meal to the Disciples, who are in the Upper Room, just off from the kitchen. 

Characters:  16 (Doubling possible)
Women:
   MAGDALENE (Mary Magdalene)
   BETHANY (Mary, Martha’s sister, of Bethany)
   MARTHA (Bethany and Lazareth’s sister)
   MARY (Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus)
   ELIZABETH (John the Baptists Mom, Mary’s cousin)
   YOUNGER (Mary, Younger James’ Mom)
   LYDIA (Samarian “living water” lady)
   ANNA (Phoenician - Jesus healed her daughter)
   SALOME (James & John’s Mom)
   WIDOW (gave Jesus the 2 coins)
Men:
   EZEKIEL (servant to the owner of the room)
   JUDAS
   PETER
Children:
   JAMES (Jesus’ little brother)
   RACHEL (Salome’s daughter)
   TIMOTHY (Anna’s son)

Original Cast: 16:   10 Women, 3 Men, 2 Boys, 1 Girl

Original Production Info
Beneath the Upper Room was first presented by Trinity United Methodist Church in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Maundy Thursday, April 13, 2006, and played one performance. It was directed by Kevin Reese. Rev Steve Peters was the Pastor.