| The Acts of Baby Jesus: Three Christmas One-Acts for the Church Contributor(s): Santiago, Naomi (Contribution by), Santiago, Erik (Author) |
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ISBN: 1973715961 ISBN-13: 9781973715962 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Religious & Liturgical |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.35 lbs) 58 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Great Christmas plays for church are hard to find After years of looking and producing some pretty average stuff we took to writing our own. We're not sure if they're great, but a groundswell of churches around the world have requested them at this point, so we've tried make it easy to get these three one acts written for churches. They are short, ranging from 5-15 minutes and have cast sizes from two to eight people. No Ordinary Baby - two friends of Mary and Joseph wrestle with the news of Mary's "illegitimate" pregnancy. Jacob the cynic and Rebecca the ever-hopeful dreamer, grapple with the possibilities of God coming to earth. Audiences will think, engage, question and laugh in this sweet comedy that wrestles with questions that have lingered since the birth of Jesus. The Three Somewhat Wise Men - This comedic one act opens with a short narration, "Countless generations know the famous story of 'The Three Wise Men' - the three kings of the Orient who traveled so far to Bethlehem to meet the new-born savior Jesus Christ. But few people know that, according to the Bible, they did not reach the child until he was some two to three years old. Even lesser known is that...they had a few hiccups along the way. So, we invite you to travel with us back in time as we thoughtfully consider, well, what took them so long? Although our account is apocryphal, we think you will find it enlightening." This fun exploration of these endearing characters will inject some humor into your Christmas program. You can cast the 'seasoned saints' from among you or youth with the classic beards askew to give it a twist of your own. The Winning Nativity - slightly obsessive Amy is determined to win a nativity contest with a slightly disimpassioned cast. That may be a generous characterization and all the more problematic since Amy is determined to impress her childhood idol, the one and only Venecio Capaldi. In a variation on the classic nativity play, complete with hapless sheep and self-absorbed teen playing Mary, this little piece is meant to reinvent this tried and true staple of the Christmas program and give us some things to chew on. All of these plays can provide a great platform for a sermon or other elements of a church Christmas program. They have been used by churches from Vietnam to Sweden and Ohio to Southern California. |