Can you create your own?
A modern-spelling script, used for our weekly read-throughs, can be downloaded by clicking here. The second play from the York Corpus Christi Plays deals with the creation of the world to the Fifth Day, based off the first Chapter of Genesis. It overlaps with Play One (the Creation of the Heavens). God appears as a craftsman- the world is "measured and made"- but he relies on his voice, not his hands. The play was originally performed by the Guild of Plasterers (or Daubers). The existing Guild of Building, re-established in 1954, includes this trade and take responsibility for this Play in the modern-day waggon performances. The original script, in 15th Century Middle English, can be found here, courtesy of Prof. Clifford Davidson and the University of Rochester's TEAMS Middle English Text Series. Watch an adaptation by Tom Straszewski: |