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GOD...It's a Tough Job by Robert Mattson

#2004-0001

ISBN #1-933159-00-6

Cast Requirements: 3M/2W

Breakdown:

	God, a man (35-55)
	Adam, a man (20-30)
	Eve, a woman (20-30)
	Jesus, a man (20-30)
	Judas, a man (25-40)
	Lucille, a woman (30-45)
	Noah, a man (35-50)
	Grandma Moses, a woman (40-60)
	Lucifer/Lou, a man (30-40)

Plot Summary

Robert Mattson's "GOD...It's a Tough Job" gives the Almighty a chance to talk to his creations one-on-one. It gives audiences some insight into what it was like being the original Bob Villa. Sometimes, when you "do-it-yourself," things don't end up the way you planned.

Wth flashbacks to Adam, Eve, Noah, Jesus, Judas (and his wife, Lucille), Moses' Grandmother and Lucifer, learn the details behind birth, betrayal, Heaven, Hell... and why there was no paperback version of the Ten Commandments.

Properties List

	1 Desktop Telephone
	1 Mobile Telephone
	1 Bag of Coins
	1 Pencil & Notebook
	2 Letters

Costume Plot

Flexible, as deemed appropriate by director & cast.

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"Chattergun jokes & one-liners that never stop, never flag, & wander all over the Biblical map, daring the audience's minds and funny bones. Hysterically funny." - Larry Stark, TheaterMirror.com

"Witty & clever. Smart writing!"
- Lynn Kramer, EMACT'99 Adjudicator

$4.60/individual copy

$20/package +
$30/performance royalty

Author Biography

Robert Mattson's plays have been performed all over the United States and Canada. In 2003 he had a total of 15 plays published by Eldridge Publishing and Baker's Plays. He's the founder of StoryFoundry.com and the Acme New Works Winter Festival in Maynard, MA.

Larry Stark of TheaterMirror.com commented, "…He has the fastest comic-inventive mind I've ever met." But his favorite comment from a reviewer remains, "Your s%#t is incredible."