Credo

by Cristina A. Bejan

On Christmas eve, 16 year-old Jonas is called upon by God (in the form of Ozzy Osbourne) to be the next Messiah. Jonas' Israeli-Jewish father, lapsed-Catholic mother and troubled adolescent sister are more than reluctant to believe him. Jonas struggles with self-doubt but ultimately accepts the challenge when visited by Jesus Christ himself who emerges out of a poster in Jonas' room, as Kurt Cobain. Setting...

On Christmas eve, 16 year-old Jonas is called upon by God (in the form of Ozzy Osbourne) to be the next Messiah. Jonas' Israeli-Jewish father, lapsed-Catholic mother and troubled adolescent sister are more than reluctant to believe him. Jonas struggles with self-doubt but ultimately accepts the challenge when visited by Jesus Christ himself who emerges out of a poster in Jonas' room, as Kurt Cobain. Setting: Christmas Eve at Church and the Schlechtenheimer house.

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Credo

Character Information

  • Jonas
    laid-back slacker, into alternative rock and pot
    16
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Maya
    Jonas' sister; a fierce individualist who feels imprisoned by her overly-structured life
    17
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Rachel
    their mother; late 40s; a Catholic overwhelmed with guilt due to her loss of faith
    late 40s
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Ari
    their father, an Israeli Jewish medical doctor who is out-of-touch with his kids and wife but loves them immensely
    late 40s
    Israeli/Jewish
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • God
    a booming voice with a lower class British accent - manifesting in the form of Ozzy Osbourne
    40s/50s
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Jesus Christ (JC)
    himself looking exactly like Kurt Cobain
    20s/30s
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male

Production History

  • University, Moser Theatre, Oxford, UK, 2005