Flies at the Nativity

TEN-MINUTE: Yes, you read the title right. Three common houseflies are present at the site of the birth of the Baby Jesus.

One of 14 (!) short plays read as part of a "Matthew Weaver Special Showcase" July 20-22, 2018 at Ignite! Community Theatre in Spokane Valley, Wash.

Reading by City Theatre in Coral Gables, FL; July 2018.
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Flies at the Nativity

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  • Randy Hunt:
    24 Dec. 2022
    Have you ever started reading a play with a really unique plot and think to yourself, "Darn, I wished I'd thought of this!" That's how I felt reading this piece from Matthew Weaver.

    Sure, we've seen other short plays about the viewpoint of other animals there to witness the birth of Jesus, but it never dawned on me to consider the viewpoint of a common housefly!

    This play was a great delicacy to consume, though perhaps a different delicacy than we read about in Weaver's play. ;-)
  • Jeffrey James Keyes:
    24 Dec. 2022
    I got such a kick out of this different sort of holiday play. Weaver’s okay cracked me up and made me think different about the little bugs that swirl around us throughout the day. Weaver’s writing is clever and unexpected, I really enjoyed this piece. Well done!
  • Christopher Plumridge:
    13 Dec. 2022
    You know when you have something to share, something so incredible, so delicious, but no one seems to be bothered...? Well, one fly does here, when he finds... erm... a new delicacy, naturally he wants to share it amongst his brethren. I'll never look at the nativity scene in quite the same way again! Great fun!