Download or read book Two Christmas Plays written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book They Saw Him First written by Susan Sundwall and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This set offers two fresh, imaginative presentations that are fun to perform and will get young people excited about being in the Christmas program. The plays can be easily adapted for use by groups of any size -- lines are easy to memorize, and performance time for each is approximately 20 minutes. Bartholomew, The Clueless Shepherd blends the wonder of the nativity story, a young boy's ambition, and a gentle dose of humor into a winning presentation. It tells the touching story of a shepherd boy who initially fails to notice the amazing things happening around him in Bethlehem. But with his father's guidance, Bartholomew gradually becomes aware of the miracle of Christmas and responds to God's eternal love. The Animals? Christmas Pageant recounts the events in the manger from the point of view of the animals -- and do they have personalities with attitude! Perfect for use with middle school or junior high youth, this play has six speaking and several non-speaking roles.
Download or read book Adult Piano Adventures Christmas Book 2 written by Nancy Faber and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Faber Piano Adventures ). Adult Piano Adventures Christmas Book 2 offers sophisticated-sounding holiday music, pianistically arranged for the early intermediate player and organized into three sections: Traditional Christmas Carols, Popular Christmas Songs, and Seasonal Favorites. Contents include: Angels We Have Heard on High * Away in a Manger * Silent Night * The First Noel * What Child Is This * Pat-a-Pan * O Little Town of Bethlehem * O Come, All Ye Faithful * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Joy to the World * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * Winter Wonderland * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! * Sleigh Ride * and more. Online access to audio recordngs of the piano selections is included, as well as orchestrated accompaniments for play-along fun.
Download or read book Two Christmas Plays written by Pamela Urfer and published by . This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book No Stable Too Small written by Lois Anne DeLong and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's a collection of humorous, down-to-earth plays that bring a fresh perspective to the Christmas story through such creative devices as imagining the thoughts and feelings of fringe characters (like an innkeeper or a servant to one of the magi) or by updating the story with contemporary settings and characters. No Stable Too Small offers a variety of practical material for any situation, ranging from shorter plays with small casts and lines that can be easily mastered by younger children to more elaborate pieces with sophisticated themes for older children and adults. And they're ideal for use with today's young people -- the dialogue reflects the way they really talk, yet never detracts from the biblical message. These flexible scenes offer a mix of speaking parts for all age groups, from preschool through adult, and are especially valuable for small congregations that lack the resources to mount large-scale productions. No sets are required, and only simple costumes and minimal props are needed. The plays can be performed by smaller churches with as few as 8-10 cast members, or parts can be easily divided to accommodate groups as large as 25-30. And with a running time of approximately 20-25 minutes each, it's easy to fit them within a Christmas Eve or Advent Sunday worship service. Some of the charming presentations include: * Love Finds a Way * It Wasn't the Hilton, You Know * Christmas Eve at Angel School * Because God Said So, That's Why * No Small Parts * "Unto Us a Child Is Born..". Next on Omar * Miracles? No Problem! ...and eight more! Lois Anne DeLong is currently a freelance writer and editor in Bay Shore, New York. She previously served 25 years in public relations, publishing, and marketing for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. A graduate of New York University, DeLong is an active member of Brentwood Presbyterian Church in Brentwood, New York. Barbara Anne Antonucci was born and raised in Brentwood, New York, and is a lifelong member of Brentwood Presbyterian Church. A graduate of St. Joseph's College, Antonucci now resides in Monroe, North Carolina.
Download or read book Christmas Plays for Small Churches written by David Christine and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-28 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who said small churches cannot produce quality, thought provoking Christmas programs? If you are looking for Christmas programs with a real Christian message that are designed for small stages, then this book is for you. These plays truly fit all size churches and are written in such a way as to minimize rehearsals and memorization. The book contains five plays: - "The Nativity" utilizes a liturgical format and focuses on worshiping Christ. This play works well even in churches which do not normally use formal liturgy. - "What Child is This?" is humorous yet has a strong evangelistic message. - "It's the Gift that Counts" presents an emotional presentation of the Gospel. The Christmas story is told utilizing both traditional and non-traditional Bible passages focusing on finding God's greatest gift to us. - "An Interview with Scrooge" is a hilarious play that will not only cause your audience to laugh out loud, it will challenge the audience to examine the difference between true Christianity and rote religion. - "The Christmas Surprise" is even funnier than "An Interview with Scrooge." The beauty of this play is that you cannot rehearse it. The pastor should go out of his way to advertise this play and when people ask, "who is in it and when is the rehearsal," he just replies by saying, "it's a surprise." This play seems to be random, but it has a very poignant message challenging the audience to answer God's call (be it for salvation or Christian service). In addition to the five plays, there is an interactive Church Christmas Decoration Service that can become a new Christmas tradition for those churches who do not celebrate Advent services. Also included is a chapter with helps and hints for small churches which include: - Stage Directions - Hints for Working in Small Churches - Hints for Working with Amateur Actors - Hints for Keeping the Play Moving, and - Keeping Christ in Christmas. "Remember the Reason for the Season" is not an add on cliche for these plays; Christ and the Gospel are the foundation these plays are built upon.
Download or read book Christmas Plays by Oberufer written by Rudolf Steiner and published by Rudolf Steiner Press. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For hundreds of years ordinary folk in the small Austrian village of Oberufer on the Danube gathered in the local tavern at Christmas time to perform these plays to their neighbours. With their roots lost in medieval times, the plays gradually evolved to incorporate a unique mixture of broad peasant humour and deep reverence in their celebration of the birth of the baby Jesus. The Paradise Play serves as a Preface, presenting the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, but with the promise of future salvation through Christ. The Shepherds Play follows with its portrayal of the birth of Jesus in a stable where he is sought out by a group of simple shepherds. The Kings Play, the final in the trilogy, depicts the visit of three wise Kings to the birthplace of the 'King of Humanity', and the murderous measures taken by Herod to try and thwart Jesus's mission. This revised edition of the plays - eminently suitable for amateur and professional companies alike - offers a clear layout of the texts, greatly elaborated director's and make-up indications, stage and lighting directions, and detailed costume designs illustrated in colour.
Download or read book Everybody s Christmas Programs written by Dorothy Middlebrook Shipman and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1939 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Rehearsal Christmas Plays written by Kendra Smiley and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2004 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Rehearsal Christmas Plays is the answer to gaining an extra hour or two, feeling less harried and focusing on Christ while directing the church Christmas program! With One Rehearsal Christmas Plays, your Sunday school department will encourage, entertain, and enlighten the congregation as they follow the "Footsteps to the Manager" or as they present a slightly altered version of "T'was the Night before Christmas." One Rehearsal Christmas Plays features these productions and ten others with a Scriptural message and minimal preparation! Completely Reproducible!
Download or read book Two Christmas Plays Nowell by Mary Pakington and Seeing and Believing by Constance E Britton written by Mary Augusta PAKINGTON (Hon.) and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Two Christmas Plays written by Nancy Funk and published by CSS Publishing Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Lost Feeling of Christmas" echoes themes from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol to the extent that a grumpy senior citizen is forced, through a confrontive dream, to come to terms with what the time of Christ's nativity is really all about. The messenger who speaks most forcefully to him is, of all things, his cat. "A Lot of Christmas Love" speaks to a world where poverty and broken families are too painfully in evidence. A family has suffered the disappearance of husband and father. Those who are left to help mother and children cope find their relationships are strained, particularly as the Christmas season comes again. Like God, who comes disguised at Christmastime, this play includes a visit from a stranger in extraordinary dress. These two Christmas plays combine traditional biblical content from the Christmas cycle of stories with contemporary life. Each is a full program, taking approximately one hour to produce, and each involves a wide spectrum of participants from the congregation, including one or more choirs or singing groups. Those who purchase this two-play set will have a pair of excellent Christmas dramas from which to choose, both created by a professor of theatre arts at Penn State University at Mount Altos, Pennsylvania. Nancy Funk received the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Boston University and Master of Arts degree from the University of Iowa. Currently pursuing the PhD degree at New York University, she is Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at Pennsylvania State University, Mount Alto Campus. She and her daughter Jhondra live in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, where the two plays in this book were presented, having been commissioned for use in Lutheran and Methodist congregations. Having worked as director and producer for television drama and commercial work on both public and commercial network television, she is well qualified to combine insights of a secular age with the abiding truths of scripture.
Download or read book The Ultimate Christmas Show Abridged written by Reed Martin and published by Broadway Play Publishing Incorporated. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Critic's Choice! They tell me vaudeville died some time ago, but...the knockabout, anything for-a-laugh spirit of the ancient genre is alive and well. Agile and quick witted...there's no denying their ingenuity when it comes to grabbing comedy out of thin air." Boston Globe "Gloriously irreverent style...a Christmas pageant gone horribly, hilariously awry." Dallas Morning News "These brilliant clowns take us on an irreverent but heartwarming trip through the holidays guaranteed to step on more than a few sacred cows and mistel-toes'." San Diego Magazine
Download or read book Christmas on Stage written by Theodore O. Zapel and published by Meriwether Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 27 royalty-free plays and readings for Christmas (various cast).
Download or read book Two Christmas Plays Nowell written by Mary Augusta Pakington (Hon.) and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Two Terrific Christmas Plays written by Charles Severin Smith and published by . This book was released on 1999-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PLAY #1: A LOT LIKE ME For children ages pre-school through older elementary. Gabriel has commissioned his smallest angels to convince the animals to come see the new King in the manger. Each group of animals (dogs, camels, chickens, goats, birds, donkeys, sheep, and so forth) exemplifies typical human behaviors: too busy, too tired, unbelieving, resistant to change, not interested, but the little angels convince them to come by telling them that the new King will be "just like them." In the end, the animals discover baby Jesus is human and recognize that their own strengths of character exist in the new King. PLAY #2: MAKE ME WISE For children ages 3 to teens. May also be performed by adult groups.The night before Jesus' birth, God asks Gabriel to gather the elders in heaven to share their wisdom with Jesus to prepare him for life on earth. Each Old Testament figure (Adam and Eve, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Noah, animals on the ark, Moses, Job, David, Jonah, Jacob, and so forth) shares a story or imparts advice. The story concludes with the birth of Jesus prepared for his earthly assignment.
Download or read book The Christmas Play written by James DeVita and published by Stage Partners. This book was released on 2022-06-10 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the turn of the century, a remarkable teacher works each holiday season to bring the joy and magic of the holidays alive for her students and their families. But with World War I raging, a Scrooge-like principal, and an unruly band of students, the prospects of a joyous Noel this year seems very slim...until Miss Brown shares a new song she has just discovered in a London store - the song we've come to know and love as The 12 Days of Christmas. Drama Full-length. 60-70 minutes 10-20 actors
