The
story line of the musical Pilgrims
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Scene
One
Destruction City sung by the cast
The musical opens with the cast singing and dancing. Christian
enters carrying a book that declares - Destruction City is
going to be destroyed one day and they must escape. It also
tells of a king and a better place to live - where everyone
finds happiness and where people live forever. Christian wants
to go there. Mayor Worldly Wise, supported by Lord Luxury
and Lord Lechery declare that it is all a lie. Christian convinces
Faithful, Hopeful and Pliable to join her in the escape from
the City of Destruction. |
Scene
Two
No Going Back sung by Christian, Hopeful,
Faithful & Pliable
Christian and her fellow escapees meet the Navigator (Evangelist)
who gives them instructions for the road and tells them of
the dangers ahead. Pliable is worried that the cost might
be too high. Worldly Wise and people from the City of Destruction
return and claim back Pliable. Christian, Hopeful and Faithful
journey on. The Navigator points the way to The Door of Salvation
and they enter. |
Scene
Three
I Will Live Sung by Christian
Christian
finds herself alone. Suddenly Protocol and Hypocrisy climb
over the wall and into Christians path. "You have to go through
The Door of Salvation!" exclaims Christian. "We've been climbing
over walls for hundreds of years, my family's done it for
generations!" retorts Protocol. "If you're in you're in!"
declares Hypocrisy, and so begins the banter between Christian
and her newly acquired fellow travellers. On this journey
to the Celestial City they will meet up from time to time
but their stories have different endings. |
Scene
Four
Post Salvation Blues sung by Mistrust and
Timorous.
They warn Christian that the road ahead is littered with dead
people. "What killed them?" asks Christian. "They couldn't
stand the truth. They thought the way would be easy, comfortable,
user friendly. But it's not. It's hard, it's dangerous, it's
confusing," declares Mistrust. "It's all back to front. You've
got to give to receive, forgive to be forgiven and if you
want to be first, you have to be last!" Christian will come
across these two again - Mistrust and Timorous are going nowhere! |
Scene
Five
The Armour That God Gives lead by Faithful
and Christian.
"I
have read about Samson and how he fought and killed one thousand
Philistines with just a donkey's jawbone. I have read about
David and how he killed Goliath with just a small stone. And
now I must take hold of the armour that God provides for his
travellers. The shield of faith, the trusty sword and shoes
that never wear out. For I am going on, not to fight human
forces but to fight the evil forces of the devil." And so
begins Christians fight with Apollyon. |
Scene
Six
Cutting Corners sung by the Giant.
Christian, Hopeful and Faithful have been reunited. Faithful's
over confidence leads them down the wrong path and they all
end up in Doubting Castle. Locked up in the dungeon Christian
takes more care to read the book she has carried all this
time. Finally they all discover the key of hope and they escape.
Chained In The Dungeon sung by Christian, Hopeful and Faithful. |
Scene
Seven
The Day That I Came To The Fair - sung
and danced by cast.
Christian and Faithful have stumbled into Vanity Fair. Here
they are confronted with the evils of this world and are attacked
by Lord Lechery, Lord Luxury, Worldly Wise and the crowd.
Faithful is falsely accused of various crimes and is tried
in the court of Lord Hate-Good. A Sacrificial Lamb Is For The
Stew lead by Lord Hate-Good. After a brutal trial Faith is
sentenced to death and is burnt at the stake! Christian is
devastated. |
Scene
Eight
How Did It Ever Come To This sung by cast.
Christian joins up with Hopeful again and they journey on
together, encountering Mistrust, Timorous, Protocol and Hypocrisy
along the way. People from the City of Destruction continue
their battle with 'life without meaning'. Time has passed
and the River of Death is just around the corner. |
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Scene
Nine
Invest A Little Time sung by Christian
and the whole cast.
The River of Death must now be faced. For Christian and
Hopeful there is hope on the other side. They can see the
Celestial City in the distance and they hold tight to the
invitations given to them long ago by Navigator. For Protocol
and Hypocrisy there is uncertainty and fear. Christian and
Hopeful find Faithful waiting to welcome them to their eternal
reward. Protocol and Hypocrisy meet a different end!
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Conclusion
This musical clearly portrays the battles that every Christian
faces - the victories, the losses, the pain and the joy. For
Christian it concludes with a life without end, in a place
where everyone finds the happiness they are looking for. However
for those who choose to live their lives independently from
God - theirs is a bitter ending. This musical can be used
as a powerful evangelistic out-reach and/or to encourage those
already on the Christian journey. |
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Words
and music by Wayne Wright. Copyright Source Publishing Company
Limited, Auckland, New Zealand.
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