{ "clip_details": { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "pesach-story-fun", "title": "Pesach Story of Fun", "author": "David Nusbaum", "author_handle": "davidnus75499", "author_initials": "DN", "covertext": "LET MY PEOPLE GO! A short play for the seder CAST: NARRATOR, JOSEPH, BENJAMIN, PHAROAH, ADVISOR, HEBREW 1, HEBREW 2, HEB...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>LET MY PEOPLE GO!<br />\nA short play for the seder</p>\n\n<p>CAST: NARRATOR, JOSEPH, BENJAMIN, PHAROAH, ADVISOR, HEBREW 1, HEBREW 2, HEBREW 3, BOSS, PHAROAH’S DAUGHTER, MOSES, GOD, AARON (13 parts)</p>\n\n<p>NARRATOR: Our story begins in the land of Egypt where Joseph, once a prisoner, is now the Pharaoh’s chief advisor.</p>\n\n<p>JOSEPH: So how are things back in Israel?</p>\n\n<p>BENJAMIN: Oy! Terrible. Our gardens and crops are dying. There is no rain this year. That is why we had to come down to Egypt!</p>\n\n<p>JOSEPH: Well, don’t worry..life in Egypt is fantastic. Playstation 3 in every house, High Definition Television, a Prius in the driveway, This is the most powerful nation on the planet!</p>\n\n<p>BENJAMIN: Did you have rain this year? Are the gardens and crops doing well?</p>\n\n<p>JOSEPH: We don’t have to worry about that. I’ve stored away tons of food in giant warehouses. The Pharaoh will be able to feed the people for three years at least, even if we get no rain.</p>\n\n<p>BENJAMIN: What does the Pharaoh think of us Hebrews?</p>\n\n<p>JOSEPH: He loves me. He welcomes the Hebrews into his land. Bring the entire family, we’ll make a great life here.</p>\n\n<p>Narrator: The Hebrews all moved to Egypt and had many children and lived a successful life. But after many years, after Joseph and his brothers had died, a new Pharaoh rose to power.</p>\n\n<p>PHAROAH: Advisor, bring me the latest census report. I want to know all the people who I rule over!</p>\n\n<p>ADVISOR: Yes, you’re Royal Highness. I have the numbers here.</p>\n\n<p>PHAROAH: Let’s see..Nubians, Midians, yes, very good. Are there really that many Hebrews?</p>\n\n<p>ADVISOR: Oh yes, your highness. They are growing in number. They are very strong workers.</p>\n\n<p>PHAROAH: Do you think that might be a danger? Perhaps they will challenge my rule – make demands. You know how these workers are always complaining about the size of the rocks for the new buildings. I am worried that they will use their strength in numbers to rise up against me!</p>\n\n<p>ADVISOR: Yes, you are right, we must do something to break their spirits.</p>\n\n<p>PHAROAH: First, let us begin with something small. We’ll get them to make more bricks each day. If that doesn’t work, we’ll eliminate the fifteen-minute breaks. If that doesn’t break them, then we’ll turn to harsher measures.</p>\n\n<p>Narrator: The Hebrew workers struggled to keep up with Pharaoh’s demands.</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 1: My hands are killing me. And my back, oy! I can’t take this pace.</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 2: We can make a thousand bricks a day—but two thousand? No team can work that hard! We’ll fall over!</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 3: Get back to work, the boss is coming!</p>\n\n<p>BOSS: Efficiency, people! We have got to make 900 more bricks by sundown! Come on, let’s work faster!</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 1: We are working as fast as we can, boss.</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 2: We haven’t had a break all day!</p>\n\n<p>BOSS: And you are not going to get one! Work!</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 3: You know what, boss; you have become a real pain in the backside!</p>\n\n<p>[The BOSS walks over and pushes Hebrew 3 to the ground]</p>\n\n<p>BOSS: Now get back to work before I get really angry!</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 3: You already seem very angry.</p>\n\n<p>[The BOSS pushes him down again]</p>\n\n<p>Narrator: Meanwhile, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted a young Hebrew child. The child, Moses, was raised with the finest Egypt had to offer.</p>\n\n<p>PHAROAH’S DAUGHTER: Here, sweetheart, eat your honey cakes before your flute lesson.</p>\n\n<p>MOSES: I’m so excited about the party this evening.</p>\n\n<p>PHAROAH’S DAUGHTER: Your new robe looks lovely, dear. I just hope that the building is finished. Your grandfather has the workers working double time just to get the place finished before the great assembly.</p>\n\n<p>MOSES: I heard that the Hebrews were complaining.</p>\n\n<p>PHAROAH’S DAUGHTER: Complaining? Don’t worry about that. We take care of the needs of all our workers, dear. They are fed, given homes, and we give them a new pair of shoes each year. We are very generous. The only problem is that there are simply too many Hebrews. For that reason, we are cutting down their number. I know that it is sad that we have to kill off their baby boys, but we are really doing it for their own good.</p>\n\n<p>MOSES: WHAT! But I know so little about the world. Someday I’d like to go out of the palace and see how they live.</p>\n\n<p>Narrator: One day Moses decides to sneak out of the palace, and see for himself the plight of the Hebrews.</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 1: I can’t work, today, I’m sick! And I hurt my arm yesterday lifting stones!</p>\n\n<p>BOSS: I don’t want to hear excuses. This building has got to be finished by Thursday! Today is Wednesday! So get moving!</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 1: I can’t work. Please, listen to me, have some compassion and which Thursday?!</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 2: Give him a break, boss!</p>\n\n<p>BOSS: Be Quiet!</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 3: Don’t get involved!</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 2: I’m tired of this, boss! My cousin there is hurt. He can’t work today. And he’s not working. So go tell Pharaoh that he’ll have to hire some more workers or this isn’t getting done!</p>\n\n<p>BOSS: Be Quiet!</p>\n\n<p>[Boss pushes Hebrew 2 to the ground.]</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 1: Stop it!</p>\n\n<p>BOSS: I’m going to hurt you bad, you whiny Hebrew!</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 3: Stop! One of Pharaoh’s princes is coming!</p>\n\n<p>MOSES: What is happening?</p>\n\n<p>BOSS: I am going to give this man the beating he deserves, your honor! Watch this!</p>\n\n<p>MOSES: No!</p>\n\n<p>[Moses hits the Boss, who falls to the ground]</p>\n\n<p>HEBREW 3: Oh no! What did you do to the boss? We’ll be blamed for this! We’ll be punished!</p>\n\n<p>MOSES: What have I done? What have I done?</p>\n\n<p>Narrator: Moses ran away, far off into the wilderness. Where he is taken in by Yitro, and marries one of Yitro’s daughter’s Zipporah. One day, as Moses is taking care of Yitro’s sheep, he stumbles across a burning bush.</p>\n\n<p>GOD: Moses, Moses!</p>\n\n<p>MOSES: Who is that? What is going on? 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