Christmas and New Year

Christmas Delight

Lyn Morgan · 25 August 2011

Style

Light-hearted.

Duration

12min

Actors

1M, 3F, 1M/F

Characters

Florrie Picklenose: wearing curlers held by a scarf, an apron with rags, cleaners and pegs hanging from the pockets, glasses and fluffy slippers. Jade Lofty: a yuppie's yuppie, wearing too much make-up, stylish clothes and hair style, sun glasses and has a superior manner. Trevor Yob: wearing a dark blue singlet (bulging at the belly), towelling sun hat, black stubby shorts, thongs and sporting some white Zinc cream on his nose. Christal Clear: dressed reasonably stylishly, but not overdone like the others. MC insipid looking man with greased hair parted in the middle and glasses. PROPS: Table, assorted boxes (wrapped in appropriate Christmas wrapping for each character), mixing bowl and wooden spoon for each contestant, appropriately decorated box (shoe box size) for the final product, lipstick and mirror for Jade, gooey brown sludge and scone for Florrie, small esky with sunglasses, asprin etc for Trevor, jewellery box, torch, jewellery for Christal. SETTING: The scene takes place at the final of a cooking competition. There is one large table on the stage, with four areas set out for the four contestants. The contestants are off stage.

Summary

This skit is set at a cooking competition where different characters whip up their version of Christmas. The audience can compare for themselves the emptiness of Christmas without the vital ingredients. (Note: This script contains quite a bit of Australian slang. If you need a translation, to fit the script to your own circumstances, don't hesitate to contact the author.)

Script

MC: I'd like to welcome you all to this afternoon’s event. So far it's been a tough competition with only points between our four finalists. For…

Experience Christ

24 June 2011

Script

EXPERIENCE CHRIST (A Christmas Play) Summary Our Sunday school teachers were discussing how to have a nativity play which included the Wise Men given it is generally…

Experience Christ

Karen Colebatch · 23 June 2011

Style

Drama.

Duration

15min

Actors

16+ M/F/C

Summary

Our Sunday school teachers were discussing how to have a nativity play which included the Wise Men given it is generally assumed the magi weren't there at the actual birth. I piped up with the idea of "Where were you when it happened" style interviewing and the final result is this Special News Report script. Possibly there is something similar out there but I hadn't found this web site or anything similar until after the fact. The play is introduced with an audio-visual component which highlights our own contemporary society and some of its ideas about Christmas. It then flows into on-stage interviews with the people who were actually there, encouraging us to think about what Christmas really is all about. There's not a heavy emphasis on the Christmas story details, rather a focus on those who participated and their perception of events, trying to get the audience to internalise and relate to the ideas. It finishes with a final simple audio-visual component challenging the audience to experience Christmas the way it was originally - all about Jesus. I used Windows Movie Maker to put the video bits together. Inadvertently it was also a great way to incorporate the older kids who were getting too cool to participate in the "little kid's" play. They loved doing the "television" stuff. We also used songs at points I've marked in the script. I haven't included the music details. You could use anything you like in those spots.

Script

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Love Letters

Joanne Miller · 10 June 2011

Style

Drama.

Duration

8min

Actors

1M, 1F

Summary

These letters are being written by Mary and Joseph. The words in parentheses are them talking to themselves as they write.

Script

Dear Mama, I just didn't know how to say this to you in person so I thought I'd write to you. Joseph and I still want to be man and wife, but there's been a small…

The Cry of a Tiny Babe

Westchurch Kids · 30 November 2010

Style

Dramatic.

Actors

1N, 12C

Summary

Bible characters come on stage in ones and twos and line up across the stage. At the conclusion all characters hear the baby Jesus cry and turn to look. (“Like the stone on the surface of a still river, driving the ripples on forever, redemption rips through the surface of time in the cry of a tiny babe.” – Bruce Cockburn, Cry of a Tiny Babe on Nothing But a Burning Light, 1991.)

Script

Duration: 10-12min Notes: • This play works well with young children who don’t need to learn lines. • This play can be performed with very little…

The Perfect Gift

John Siedenberg II · 27 November 2010

Style

Dramatic.

Duration

60min(?)

Actors

14M, 4F, 1C +V

Characters

Joseph Fritz (A bell ringer for a local charity) William Green (Common Man, an office assistant in a local law firm) Woman (A Typical Mother on Christmas Eve with her child, aggravated) Jimmy (A typical bored son, shopping with his mother) Man # 1 (No specific part. Plays several people) Inn Keeper (Self-explanatory) Shepherd #1 Shepherd #2 Shepherd #3 Woman ( The Woman at the Well) Jesus Mary M Criminal #1 Criminal #2 Soldier #1 Peter John Other Disciples Angels Mary Joseph

Summary

William Green had the perfect gift for his mother. It was wrapped and ready to go under the tree until a mugging. Stranded in town without any money or phone, William finds a friend in Joseph Fritz, a charity bell ringer, who shows him the story of Jesus from birth to death, and death to eternal life. In the end, William realizes that there is only one thing perfect, and he gave us "The Perfect Gift".

Script

[Carolers are singing “Silent Night” which calms the crowds as a few stop to listen and join in. When they are finished and as the crowd applauds, ROBBER comes…

What is Christmas?

Susanne Ticknor · 27 November 2010

Style

Dramatic.

Duration

20min(?)

Actors

3M, 7M/F +V

Summary

A reporter who struggles to believe in God because of hurts in his life gets some help from a neighbour and a special visitor.

Script

Characters Terre Topper (reporter) Cameraman (non-speaking) Man Two teens Mother and children Sandy (neighbour) Gabriel Various Script Scene 1 (The scene opens in a mall…

Read All About It!

Alicia Wooden · 18 October 2010

Style

Drama.

Duration

30min

Actors

8M, 4F, 3M/F + 2V

Characters

Sam Wright- The newspaper editor who’s more concerned about getting a good story than anything else Matt- The angel that helps her realize the true meaning of Christmas Emily- Sam’s Assistant who is over- worked but knows the true meaning of Christmas Biblical Characters: Mary -2 lines Joseph –no lines Angel 1 – angel that talks to Mary-3lines Angel 2- angel that talks to the shepherds-1 line Three wise men Shepherds Inn keeper-no lines Sheep-no lines Angels-no lines

Summary

Newspaper editor Sam is having a hard time finding a story, but with the help from an unexpected visitor she is able to find the true meaning of Christmas.

Script

Scene 1 (Props needed- chair, desk, computer or laptop, newspaper, stapler, picture frame, binders, bell, phone, and cell phone. Others props may be used to make it look…

The Best Birthday Ever!

Yvonne deSousa · 18 October 2010

Style

Drama.

Duration

10min

Actors

4M, 4F, 1M/F

Characters

4boys, 4 girls and 1 teacher

Summary

Children waiting for their teacher (who’s late) discuss the fun they have at Christmas. Eventually they get round to realising what they are really celebrating.

Script

(Kids on stage sitting on chairs around a classroom table and/or stairs with CCD books in front of them-table needed to put cake on) Jane: What is taking…

Manger Mania II

Ray Lombardi · 18 October 2010

Style

Drama.

Duration

60min (?)

Actors

8M, 4F, 2M/F To read the full script and order this musical, visit

Summary

When Emily's four friends stop by the house at Christmastime, Emily is in the middle of putting up the family's nativity. As she unpacks each piece she begins to explain the significance of the individual pieces, and the story then comes to life as we visit Mary and Joseph, shepherds and the wisemen. The children come to understand how the nativity points to the wonderful reality that Jesus Christ came to this earth to save them from their sins.

Script

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Christmas Rapping

Bob Denison · 23 July 2010

Style

Lighhearted.

Duration

15min

Actors

10-24C

Summary

"Christmas Rapping" is a children's play suitable for Christmas. The birth of Jesus is depicted as if he were born today in a typical town or community. Raps and an unusual version of "Silent Night" make this an unusual and humorous play that at the same time causes the audience to focus anew upon the birth of Jesus.

Script

Production Notes: A mix of grades 1 through 6 can perform the play adequately, though using an adult for the narrator might be desirable. The play is approximately 15…