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| | | | |  | | CAMP SUNSHINE | | By: Ken Bradbury | | (Duration: 8-10 minutes; Speaking Cast: 3 females, 2 males, 5 total cast) | | Some young people attend a camp that is not so typical — then again, maybe it is. |
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| |  | | EVERYWOMAN | | Adapted from the anonymously written medieval morality play, “Everyman” | | By: Jon Jory | | (Duration: 20 minutes; Speaking Cast: 6-8 females, 2-4 either, 8-12 total cast) | | “Before God, shall your bad deeds and good deeds be weighed and judgment passed,” Death states. Everywoman replies, “Hey, I’m not ready for that. I just got accepted at Princeton!” Death retorts, “Tough nuggies. Let’s go.”
Everywoman examines the question of Christian salvation and what each person must do to attain it. Everywoman learns that when you die... read more |
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| |  | | FINDING CHRISTMAS | | A Tale of Two Bethlehems | | By: Rachel Dvorak | (Duration: 40 minutes; Speaking Cast: 4 females, 5 males, 1 either, 10 total cast;
Flexibility: 5-10 extras, doubling possible, gender flexible) | | What a Christmas Eve. When Brian works overtime and comes home tipsy, that’s it—his fed-up family goes to church without him. Alone, Brian trips and bumps his head. Suddenly, he’s in an ancient marketplace—but thinks he’s at a biblical re-enactment in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. An inquisitive lost child follows him everywhere, chattering constantly. Brian... read more |
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| | | |  | | THE FIRST CHRISTMAS | | A Lighthearted Retelling | | By: Aidan Spencer | (Duration: 17 minutes; Speaking Cast: 3 females, 6 males, 2 either, 11 total cast;
Flexibility: 0-10 extras, gender flexible) | | There’s so much to celebrate in this fresh take! This performance of the cherished Nativity story is a condensed comedic feat. While it sticks to the most important facts of that first Christmas (namely, the birth of the Christ child), it delightfully and humorously tweaks other details. The lone Wise Woman is there “because the wise men wouldn’t stop to ask for... read more |
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| |  | | FIRST NOEL LIVE | | A Newsroom Nativity Report | | By: Nancy Griffin-Bonnaire | (Duration: 35 minutes; Speaking Cast: 6 females, 9 males, 2 either, 17 total cast;
Flexibility: 2-25 extras, gender flexible) | | There’s a huge breaking local news story, and Bethlehem Weekend Update co-anchors Abel Inwilling and Dinah Blowerhorn have all the details. They follow the unfolding account of a disturbance in the midst of the census with live updates from on-location senior correspondents who speak with shepherds, the innkeeper and his wife, a donkey whisperer, Mary and... read more |
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| |  | | THE GREATEST PREQUEL EVER TOLD | | An Updated Humorous Pageant with Flexible Casting | | By: Patrick Rainville Dorn | (Duration: 20 minutes; Speaking Cast: 1 female, 1 male, 7-8 either, 9-10 total cast;
Flexibility: 5-20 extras, doubling possible, gender flexible) | | If you’ve got a “seen one, seen them all” mindset when it comes to Christmas pageants, you’ll be surprised and delighted by this upbeat performance. A handful of adults, teens and/or capable elementary-aged kids may carry the show’s larger lines while countless toddlers and preschoolers may play dancing angels, gamboling sheep and other cute-and-adorable... read more |
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| |  | | THE HISTORY OF MANKIND ... IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES | | By: Ken Bradbury | (Duration: 10-15 minutes; Speaking Cast: 2 either, 2 total cast;
Flexibility: gender flexible) | | (FOR OLDER STUDENTS) Fast paced and hilarious, it's a real opportunity for two talented and energetic students to showcase their imagination and creativity. Join them as they travel from the beginning of time to the present including scenes between Adam and Eve, Henry and Edsel Ford, Wilbur and Orville Wright, and many others. |
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| |  | | HOLY MOSES | | By: Ken Bradbury | | (Duration: 8 minutes; Speaking Cast: 2 males, 2 total cast) | | Moses has an idea to use a tour company to cross the Red Sea. |
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