Programme – “Time is ticking away: Are you Ready?"

Programme – “Time is ticking away” ‘Are you Ready?’ 9^th November 2003

1. Welcome

2. Team Song
3. Announcements
4. Team Participation
5. Team Drama
6. Reading
7. Team Dance

Preludes

Stage Setting Specials Stage is set for team Song and Participation

Preludes – Band As Preludes End Singers to Enter Welcomer to enter on CUE Please

Welcome

Stage Setting Specials Anne.W Handheld mic Entering stage left (screen side) Exiting stage left

After Welcome Start CD Mix for start of song as welcomer exits Band to start intro to Team song as soon as CD Ends as per plan

Team Song – ‘Time is tickin’ away’ – DC Talk

Stage Setting Specials - Beginning – Centre Stage - Finishing – wherever they end up Leading: JD Backing: Moses, Nick 1st lines of the lyrics: Time is tickin' away, time is tickin' [Tick tock!] Time is tickin' away, time is tickin' Tick, tick, tick, tock, tickin' last lines of the lyrics (how the song ends) (chorus) Time is tickin' away, tick tick tickin' away Time is tickin' away, tick tick tickin' away Time is tickin' away, tick tick tickin' away Time is tickin' away, tick tick tickin' away

After Team Song Band Interlude Singers exit and announcer enters Short lighting change over

Announcements

Stage Setting Notes Yvonne Handheld mic Entering stage left (Screen side) Exiting Stage left (Screen side) Order: Tithes & Offering Connecting with Hosanna Cards Refreshments Next week Any additional notices What’s on next?

PLEASE INVITE THE AUDIENCE TO STAND AND JOIN THE TEAM After Announcements Band to start intro into 1st song Team to enter

Team Participation

Stage Setting Specials Does Tim need to be on? Entering: Stage right (Piano side) Exiting stage right (Piano side) 6 Singers / 6 Mics Singers: May – Leading, Phillippa, Laurene, Moses, Nick, JD

2 Songs –1; Praise his Holy name; 2; You are good After Team Participation CD Interlude Band singers exit Stage set for Team Drama props, people the lot Start Drama

Drama – ‘Where would you go if you died tonight?’ – Mabel Lee

Stage Setting Specials Props Key: bed, mattress on one side and a flashing light on the other out the door Dramatists: Karen, May 1st lines of the script: Lina: Sal, I’m so glad you popped in to visit me today. I’ve been thinking about you and Peter lots lately. Sally: Well, I was going to wait till Christmas to catch up with you but somehow I just hopped in my car and drove down here. Lina: Goody goody. We can have a girly weekend doing girly stuff. How’s Pete? Last lines of the script: Lina: Sal, have you ever wondered where you would go if you died tonight? Sally: I try not to think about morbid things like that. (shows that she’s grossed out. Gets up to get a towel to go for a shower) Well, I’m going to have a shower now. Lina: OK, I’ll go buy us some fish and chips. I won’t be long……. (Sally grabs her toiletries and heads off to the shower. Lina grabs her car keys and goes out the door. Lights fade.) (Sound of car engine, car takes off and then sound of screeching and a bang. Ambulance lights flashing.) (Flashing lights stop.) The End.

After Drama CD Interlude stage set for Team dance Props, people the lot Reader to enter Scene: Two sisters lying on a mattress chatting about life. Sally has just popped in to visit Lina so her luggage is beside the mattress. Some clothes are strewn over arm armchair and her shoes are under the chair. * We will try and use the lapel for Karen at rehearsal, if too much interference, will leave it

Reading

Stage Setting Specials Anne.C Handheld mic Entering stage left (screen side) Exiting stage left (Screen side)

After Reading Start Team dance

Dance – ‘I wish we’d all been ready’ –DC Talk – Choreographer – Marion Wilson

Stage Setting Specials Props Key – Smoke Machine, Baby(doll), different scenes set Some start on stage others will walk onto stage from side door through to front of stage, others from stage down through crowds Dancers: Marion, Saila, Chorda, Tim, Neelam, Ben.C, Johnny.C, Noa, Lia (TBC) 1st lines of lyrics: Life was filled with guns and war And all of us got trampled on the floor I wish we'd all been ready Children died the days grew cold A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold I wish we'd all been ready There's no time to change your mind The Son has come and you've been left behind Last lines of lyrics (how song ends) There's no time to change your mind The Son has come and you've been left behind I hope we'll all be ready you've been left behind I hope we'll all be ready you've been left behind I hope we'll all be ready you've been left behind

After Dance CD Interlude Stage set

IMPORTANT NOTES:

Nick, Moses & JD are in both Team Song and Participation

May is in both Participation and Team Drama