The Richest Man in the Valley

Six years ago I wrote the Christmas Musical, "The Richest Man in The Valley." This is a fairly twisted version of the Scrooge story based on the old short fable, "The Richest Man in the Valley," which has nothing to do with Christmas. It sort of goes with yesterdays comments on how you don't really need a "Christmas story." I simply took the old fable and set it at Christmas.

The old man who works for the rich man has a dream. In his dream the richest man in the valley will be dead in three days. In my story that third day is Christmas morning. In the fable, the old man is a good and honorable man. In my story he is a Godly Christian man. There are a few other similarities, but not many. I'll elaborate on my plot tomorrow. It gets far more complicated and interesting. A couple of other important themes are intertwined with the main story.

For more on my Christmas production and Christian theater visit our site at www.lightsup.org or www.lightsuptheater.com. It's hard to find a good Christmas play these days. This is one that any size theater group can produce and perform.