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God With Us!
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“Emmanuel, God with us!” is the cry of our hearts as we celebrate Christmas. The miracle of God becoming a man and dwelling among us fills every believer with a sense of awe and makes even the youngest heart beat in time with the angelic carols that herald the birth of the great “I AM.”
This category of dramatic literature features Realistic Skits, Story Time Theaters, Christmas Madrigal Dinner Theaters, and a full-length Christian Play, all celebrating the miraculous incarnation of God!
Christmas Skits are short dramatic sermon illustrations of one of life’s revelation moments. In these Christmas Skits, we are admonished to “slow down and simplify,” so that we focus on the “manger,” not the “danger” of Christmas. “The Christmas Story” is a Story Time Theater script featuring the pantomime, storytelling talents of two mimes, a Story Lady, and a pianist, who improvises music during the story. The mimes act out the events of the Christmas story as the Story Lady reads from the Gospel of Luke. The entire family loves this art form. A Heartfelt Christmas is a full-length Christmas Play that celebrates “God with us,” by creating an evening at the theater, hosted by your drama ministry.Christmas Madrigal Dinner Theater scripts are trips back in time. Twelve singers dress in 16th century, English costumes and herald in the Christmas season with a harmonious concert of traditional, a-cappella carols. A troupe of the “King’s players” join the Court and present a traditional play that dates back to the time of Medieval and Renaissance European literature. The guests are seated at festively decorated tables ready to enjoy a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings: the Wassail, (hot apple cider) the “boar’s head” (prime rib) and Figgie Pudding (bread pudding.) The King’s Jester serves as the “Master of Ceremonies” for the evening, as he delights and surprises the audience with toasts, jokes, and comic asides. All of these Christmas plays and skits portray God’s love and God’s presence in the life of the believer.
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Christmas Madrigal Dinner Theater – “Everyman”
“Everyman” centers around the inevitable foe, Death, who comes for Everyman (the Jester). After all his companions forsake him, he stands with Jesus, to face eternity. This is a complete script with dinner suggestions, technical directions, and Madrigal song suggestions.
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Christmas Madrigal Dinner Theater – “Cyrano”
“Cyrano” is the story of unrequited love. Cyrano de Bergerac writes the words for the gallant young Christian who has stolen Roxanne’s heart. Will Roxanne chose Cyrano or Christian? The answer is in the poetry of the play. This is a complete script with dinner suggestions, technical directions, and Madrigal song suggestions.
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Christmas Madrigal Dinner Theater – “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”
The “Wife of Bath’s Tale” is a classic among The Canterbury Tales. In her tale, a knight betrays a maiden, and his punishment is rather odd: he must discover what it is that women want most, and if any maiden on the court disagrees, then, “off with his head!” Will he be saved? Watch and see. This is a complete script with dinner suggestions, technical directions, and Madrigal song suggestions.
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Christmas Madrigal Dinner Theater – “The Second Shepherd’s Play”
The Second Shepherd’s Play is the story of four shepherds who find that their comrade, Mak, is a sheep thief. They catch him in the act and are about to hang him, when suddenly the sky fills with angels who announce the birth of the Prince of Peace. How can they hang him now! Will they?
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A Heartfelt Christmas
In this simple story of a heart-broken little girl, searching for her lost hamsters, we see the “heart” of God who came to earth in a manger to rescue His beloved people. This play is a “storyline” only. It provides a context into which any number of Christmas songs will fit. Create an unforgettable family holiday memory that looks at the why behind Christmas.
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‘Tis The Season
Remaining spiritually focused on Christ at Christmas is the theme of this skit. At church, poor Cindy barely gets the Christmas story read. Her cell phone rings, her son switches car keys, and her other two kids announce that the Christmas tree fell through the window.
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The Christmas Story
“Story Time Theater” provides a delightfully creative venue for the telling of the events surrounding the birth of Christ. Two mimes and one Story Lady set up a sermon on the incarnation of God, the Christmas story. This refreshing, new method of storytelling brings out the child in every one.
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