UNCLE ZEKE's CHRISTMAS by Carolyn Hobbs

CHARACTERS:

Uncle Zeke – Old man with sour attitude and outlook on life.  Rather rough/back-woodsy sort. 

Mother – Pleasant, caring mother.  Dressed as homemaker.

Jeff – Son. Looks about 10 – 12 years of age.   Indoor clothes appropriate for winter.

Sally – Daughter.  About 8 – 9 years of age.  Indoor clothes appropriate for winter.

Father – Businessman dressed in suit and tie.  Dress hat to throw in.

Danny – Small boy 5 or 6 years old.

Carolers

 

SETTING:

Living room/kitchen combination in a modest home.  Kitchen table with four chairs on one side of stage.  Living room couch extra straight chairs and other furniture on other side.  May have a few simple Christmas decorations but not many or fancy.  No Christmas tree.

 

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ONE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS - A Christmas Play in Five Scenes
for Christian Schools or Sunday Schools
By Ronald Bean

On Christmas Eve, an unexpected visitor shares the true meaning of Christmas with a poor automobile mechanic and his family.

Cast of Characters

Mother: Dressed in everyday housedress and sweater for cooking and housekeeping.
Father: Dressed  bundled  up  in  poor-looking  coat  and winter clothes, no gloves.
Tim (son): Age 9 -12. Dressed in clothes with “second-hand” look for indoors.
Pastor: Overcoat, etc., bundled for cold weather.

Setting

Modern day, rather poor home. Simple living room, sparsely furnished with a bare, scrawny Christmas tree with no presents underneath.

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BELLS AT CHRISTMAS– A Christmas Play in One Scene, By Carolyn M. Hobbs

 

Characters: Several Middle or Jr. High students (Four boys, six girls)

Setting: Modern home, family room.  Christmas-time.  Winter.

Costumes: Hannah, in whose home the students are gathering, wears indoor winter clothing.  All others enter in coats, hats or scarves, gloves, etc. dressed for cold weather.

 

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CHRISTMAS IS A MIRACLE, By Wilma W. Burton
A Complete Christmas Program for Sunday Schools or Christian Day Schools
Using Students of All Ages or Grades

  

SCENES

THE PROMISE

    (A play featuring fourteen speaking parts and several singing and speaking groups)

THE MIRACLE

THE FULFILLMENT

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CHRISTMAS LOST- Author Unknown, Expanded By Carolyn Hobbs

CAST of CHARACTERS:

            Newscaster                     Businessman   

             Man on the Street          College Student

            Newsboy                        Mary (Non-speaking)

            Housewife                      Joseph (Non-speaking)

            Young Lady                     Four Shepherds

     (Each is appropriately dressed for their part.  Newsboy in rags)

 

PROPS:  Small Table, Chair, Microphone for radio or TV studio.

   Hand Microphone for Street Newsman.

   Newspapers for Newsboy.

   Wooden Manger, Straw, etc. for Manger Scene.

   Signpost reading “MAIN STREET” for Street Scene.

 

SETTING: Radio or TV Studio; Street Outside:
         Manger Scene (at side or nearby)

 

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THE CHARACTERS OF CHRISTMAS MEET CHRIST -By Ellen McKay Trimmer
A Christmas Program for Sunday Schools or Christian Schools using many students of various ages (Nursery through Intermediates or K-4 through Grade 6) 

DIRECTOR’S  NOTES

 

STAGE PREP: As program opens, a large book (closed) is sitting on an easel on side of stage left in good view of audience.  Front cover with title, “THE CHARACTERS OF CHRISTMAS MEET CHRIST.” 
As each scene is changed, a student turns to the next page.

 

BOOK PREP:  A large book of poster board should be built with flannel attached to inner pages allowing large flannel graph figures to illustrate each section.  OR if an artist is available, the inner pages could have the appropriate scenes drawn on them in color or silhouette form.  The display should be large and set on an easel enabling the audience to see the pictures.  The title of each scene should be clearly lettered at the top of each double page.

 

Alternate Methods**

(1) If a PowerPoint program is available, pictures and accompanying titles could be shown on a big visual screen behind/above the characters on stage.

(2) Each scene could be illustrated in tableaux form by students dressed in appropriate costumes with a student holding the scene title sign.

**If either of these methods is used, slight adjustments to the directions for certain speakers will need to be made.

 

OTHER PROPS:
Large poster board letters for “A Welcome” recitation
Large Star and seven smaller stars for acrostic
Black letters backed with flannel for acrostic
Cardboard “hearts”  for “Hearts With No Room”.
Appropriate Biblical-times costumes for characters in “And You?”

 

SCENES:
The Shepherds Accepted Him
The Wise Men Expected Him
The King Rejected Him
The Innkeeper Neglected Him
And You?