Caiaphas, Herod and Pilate enlist Judas to deal with a disruptive Nazarene preacher, and set in motion a string of events which lead to the Upper Room to Golgotha to the tomb to the Road to Emmaus, a journey through Easter. The stage would need room for three acts. 1 - Pilate's Palace, 11. The Upper Room, and 111. a road scene. Three complete changes could be done if the stage was small. Painted back flats would…

Joseph of Arimathea gets too close to Jesus, and he had to make a decision . . Theme:      Joseph of Arimathea   Set:          blank   Cast:        two actors plus any number for crowd   Sound and lighting:  standard   Costumes:    Traditional or contemporary   Run-time:    10 minutes   Sample of script:   Crowd is upstage, backs to audience, stretching, trying to see what is happening Joseph comes from off stage, looking around furtively, trying not to be…

Good Friday Litany complete with well-researched background.  Starting with the hymn, "Were You There?", this drama consists of readings from Scripture and congregation replies.  Would make a nice seniors' ministry also. Sample of script: CONGREGATION: The Lord says, “My servant will succeed in his task;he will be highly honored. Isaiah 52: 13 READER 1: Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches in the field and spread them on the road. The people…

Docudrama tells Easter story as told by those who were at the scene. Mary, Mary Magdatene, Peter, Herod, a soldier and others are interviewed about what they saw and how they were involved in this crucifiction of Jesus of Nazareth. Many people are forced to face many truths about that event that changed the face of humanity forever. The drama may be set in it's original timeframe with period costumes, or it could be in a contemporary…

Theme:       This skit is current day, but the plot is Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. And the townspeople, the military, the politicians and the media are on hand for the show. Wolf Blizterstien of JNN (Jerusalem News Network) is out to get the scoop on what is coming down. Includes (optional) opportunity to invite congregation for Sunrise Service   Bible Reference:   Cast:         12+, (except for Jesus, could be m or f) (WB) of JNN Jesus Zealot…

This is a program for Maundy Thursday or Good Friday. It plays out the "Last Supper" as it happened on that Thursday evening. The text is the account of the Last Supper as recorded by John, with a couple of excerpts from the Synoptic Gospels. There are a number of different ways this can be presented. The simplest would be a Readers' Theatre. Or it can be done as a play. The readers will memorize their parts…

Theme:       Mary, Martha and Lazarus are Jesus’ close friends and they are a part of his life and ministry. As such they have lived through his travels and have seen miracles performed. There was the wedding at Cana, healing the crippled man at the pool of Bethesda, the official’s son and of course the resurrection, and many more.  But Mary and Martha have to confront the hurt and disappoint­ment of having Jesus arrive too late to save…

A Maundy Thursday production based on the happenings in the Upper Room, going forward to Gethsemane scene where Jesus is arrested. Cast: 13 men plus narrator Set: Upper Room, bare with table, chairs. The action moves to Gethsemane which can be another part of the same stage or can be an area on the main floor of the sanctuary, (optionally Gethsemane could be a separate scene, depending on stage space available). Props: Basin and towel for washing…

Mothers of Jesus and Judas meet on a dusty Jerusalem street a week after the crucifixion, includes Upper Room scene and conversations, communion. One of our most popular scripts, now selected by more than 35,000 churches, schools and groups for major Christian skit, church drama and outreach ministry. What if the mother of Jesus and the mother of Judas had been friends as children, had drifted apart as young women, and if they then came back together…

Theme:       This 6 act drama skit tells of some of the amazing miracles of Jesus, including raising the daughter of Jairus from the dead, feeding the 5,000, turning water into wine at Cana, the woman healed by touching the hem of Jesus’ robe, raising Lazarus from his tomb and also the “miracles” of the crucifixion and resurrection. The format of this drama is “a drama within a drama” as we get to see a group “performing the…