''Moses Made Fun''

Sets, Props, Costumes

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Sets, Props, Costumes

Sets
''Moses Made Fun'' is written to be performed on an open stage if desired. It was originally staged in a church sanctuary. The only set pieces required are:

a ''Pharaoh's throne''
a Christmas tree with two or three strings of white lights
a large red sheet (to suggest the Red Sea and a wall of fire)

Special Effects
    Scene 5 calls for a ''crack'' like electrical thunder

Props (by scene)

Scene 1 -
    fan, grapes, bricks (boxes/blocks)
Scene 2 -
    doll (baby Moses) wrapped in a blanket in a small ark, towel, oil
Scene 3 -
    rake, carrot, staff, stethoscope, doctor's bag
Scene 4 -
    shepherd's staff
Scene 5 -
    cup with blood (V8 juice), two wetmops and buckets, cottonballs, Moses' staff
Scene 6 -
    hats, Ten Commandments tablet

Costumes
    ''Moses Made Fun'' can be costumed simply, with plain sheets tied with a sash for the Israelite slaves and more colorful sheets and sashes for the Egyptians. If roles are to be interchanged, hats with ''I'' or ''E'' (for Israelite or Egyptian) help the audience keep track of who is on what side currently. Sandals for footwear, or bare feet. Moses, the Pharaoh, Aaron, and the Magicians provide a chance for more elaborate costuming.