Here is a back-to-basics Christmas program using your whole church family as they celebrate and perform together. Narration, directly from God’s Word, is read by adult actors from written scrolls so there is minimal memorization. The music is treasured and joyful Christmas carols and hymns. Use your youth and adults for solos, ensembles or instrumentals. At certain points, the whole congregation is invited to sing as well. School-aged kids can just dress up and pantomime with a few speaking parts and preschoolers are either sheep or tiny shepherds - cute ei...
The story of Jesus' death and resurrection truly is "the greatest story ever told." But why is it so often told in ponderous and arch fashion? "The Golgotha Project" brings to life the people of 2,000 years ago by finding the humor and humanity in them. The story is told in a series of amusing monologues, dialogues and brief scenes involving people who witnessed the events in Jesus' time. The show is very modular. Productions can either choose to eliminate certain scenes or characters with little effect on the overall show. This Easter story is fresh and ente...
We all know the Christmas story as written in Luke, Chapter 2, but what must it have been like for Mary’s family and friends? For Joseph especially? Based on biblical truth, but written in modern English, this drama shows the pain, anger, wonder and joy of those closest to Mary. It focuses on life for those faced with this chaotic situation and the struggles of the time brought on by Rome and tradition. It does not include Mary, except for a short, non-speaking nativity scene. Your audience will find laughter, drama, joy and maybe...
Three hobos gather in New York City in the early 1900s. Winter is approaching, and they hatch a plan to get themselves arrested so they can winter in jail, where at least they will have a warm bed and three squares a day. They proceed with multiple attempts to get themselves nabbed, but each attempt fails, for one reason or another. Dejected, they wander the streets until they come to a church where they hear a Christmas hymn playing. The beauty of the scene and the power of the music prompts them to pledge to reform their lives and start afresh—and it’s at t...
This drama gives life to the last seven lines uttered by Christ and the women who must witness his death. It’s a beautiful and mournful play capturing the story of Jesus’ crucifixion and the witnesses of Mary, his mother; Mary Magdalene, his disciple; and Mary Clopas, sister to Mary, Mother of Jesus. As Jesus utters his final words from the cross, it is the women of his ministry who ensure his story is told. The three women travel with Jesus to the hills of Golgotha and bear witness to his crucifixion. These women go to the cross when his other disciples must...
Two earthshaking events, one from the New Testament and one from the Old, intertwine in this play to remind us that when Christ came as our sacrificial offering for our sins, it was a purposeful fulfillment of prophecy by God. Jesus’ life, death and resurrection echoes the story of Exodus from Egypt. The Passover and Exodus are experienced in a Hebrew home through the eyes of a typical family of four - mother, father, and two teen children. The events leading up to the Crucifixion are discussed at a Jewish home through four very different women - Mary Magdale...