Festival Of Corpus Christi: Play Analysis

Cycle Plays

This is quite an exciting time for me and my family. The festival of Corpus Christi is fast approaching and we are looking forward to it with great anticipation. Fortunately it is late spring and the weather will be perfect for the entire town to get together to hold this magnificent celebration. This year, because I am part of the cattle raising guild I have been given a special task. The town leaders have put me in charge of producing part of a series of dramas in conjunction with the festival. Since a fatted calf is mentioned the story of the Prodigal Son I have been asked to create it into a drama. This will be no easy task. There are many things that I must consider including how it is to be staged, what kind of
I think both the performers and the audience will enjoy it if I use many secrets, or to put it anachronistically, special effects. This will hopefully be facilitated by using a central platform where most of the action will take place. I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out great. The best part is that my house is right next to the staging area and it has a perfect view for watching the performance. I will probably charge people to come watch it at my house because it is better than sitting on the box seats or standing up if they are next to the stage. Lastly I wanted to discuss my ideas for the actual material we will be performing. All I really have to work with is 22 verses that tell the story of the prodigal son very briefly. I was hoping to add a second story-line to the performance. It would take place when the brothers are still infants. The younger brother would be constantly doing bad things and causing trouble. When the father would come into the room it would appear that the older brother was to blame and he would be the one to get punished. This would add the final comedic twist to the story that will push it over the