Dagon: Drama Scripts for People and Puppets

By Owen Shelley

What happens when the Ark of the Covenant is captured by the poor, unfortunate Philistines? They and their god Dagon soon find out.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Owen Shelley
• Release date: Jan 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215764657

Owen Shelley

Owen Shelley has been a prominent Children's Missioner for over 50 years and produced a wide range of resources during this time. In 2007 he, and his son Stephen, recognised that these resources were still relevant today if only they could be updated for the modern technological age. Stephen has spent the last few years converting these resources to a digital format so that you can still have access to them.

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DAGON

Scene 1: Interior of tent with camp stool and table. Commander pacing back and forth as distant noise of battle fades.

Commander: I've planned this battle for weeks and it's terrible not knowing who is winning.

SFX: Battle noises cease completely, distant cheers

Commander: Well, that sounds like the end. But of whose army? I must see. (Commander goes to tent flap) There's so much dust it's hard to... ah, here comes one of my officers. (Commander sits at table)

Captain: (Offstage) Commander? Commander: Come in captain! (Captain enters and salutes)

Commander: Well, Captain. What news? Are the Israelites defeated?

Captain: (happily) Yes Commander. Our Phillistine army has won the battle. The Israelites are now in full retreat. Nearly four thousand of their best soldiers lie dead upon the battlefield.

Commander: Good! And what of our own troops?