Crazy New Christmas Classics – A Portfolio

“Uncertain Shepherds“

  • The Son of Man, 33 AD (Rembrandt’s “Young Jew as Jesus”, c. 1656)
  • When we face the Face, what actually happens?

Three Uncertain Jewish Shepherds on their way to Bethlehem. A Christmas Road Trip.

Uncertain Shepherds ( <– text of play, click here)
The Star appears, the heavenly host of angels sing, and three bickering Hebrew shepherds from outside Bethlehem go on a crazy cool road trip to see
The Child!

CLICK HERE – Zoom Presentation of Uncertain Shepherds.

The Kringle Kronicles ( <— click here for my personal variation of humorist David Sedaris’ famous “The Santaland Diaries” )
A quirky real-life journal about the highs and lows of working as a mall Santa Claus in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001. Plus fun trivia, discovering St. Nicholas’ many historic incarnations, and other Christmas chit-chat around the egg nog bowl.
Planes, Trains, Mountains & Lame Brains ( <— click here for a hilarious road journal entry with photos about meeting one of my heroes… not Santa, but the great Hugh Masekela! [Eventually this was adapted for a staged “Moth” style storytelling performance that I’ve done several times] )
Get lost in the Swiss Alps. Meet famous jazz trumpeter and South African human rights activist Hugh Masekela. Miss a train. Traveling with Mark may not be easy, but it sure is memorable.

CLICK HERE also for January 2021 Video Adaptation/Performance for Zoom / A “staged reading” Presentation of Uncertain Shepherds.