Easter

Summary: Mary’s Hope begins after Jesus’ crucifixion, as Mary comforts her friend Rebecca by sharing the story of His miraculous birth. Through flashbacks acted out by the cast, Mary recounts the angel’s announcement, Joseph’s journey from doubt to faith, and their difficult trip to Bethlehem. She remembers Jesus’ humble birth in a stable and the shepherds who came to worship Him. Reflecting on Old Testament prophecies, Mary explains her belief that Jesus’ suffering and death were part of God’s plan to save humanity. The play ends with the joyful news of Jesus’ resurrection, transforming Mary’s grief into hope and reaffirming God’s faithfulness.
Style: Dramatic                 Duration: 10-15min
Actors: 4F, 3M; Flexible shepherds
Scriptures: Luke 1-2; Mathew 1; John 12:23; Jeremiah 23:5; Isaiah 53:4-5

A video of a performance of the piece can be seen at https://vimeo.com/778728804?fl=pl&fe=sh Performance begins at 2:25 

Characters Cleopas I’m not a very important man. My story was only told by Dr. Luke, not Matthew, Mark or John. I wasn’t considered a disciple and I never shared…

Production note: A song, Save Me, sung by the thief, can be obtained from the author, whose address is at the foot of this script. Characters Repentant thief The cross,…

Awaiting Orders By Andy Jackman Summary Two soldiers watch the final moments of Good Friday. Characters Commander: Mature and less prone to excitement than: Corporal:…

J: The earth is scorched with the fires of avarice. The creation has betrayed its creator. G: Say to the people, O Jeremiah, these words: Your sins are many. Your pain…

Summary: A mother searching for Jesus to heal her son, only to arrive too late. Style: Dramatic monologue Duration: 5-10 minutes. Actors: 1 female I’ve been…

Duration: 20min approx.  Cast: The presentation calls for 5 narrators, though it can be done with a single narrator, and two scripture readers - one old testament and…

(Note: Peter  speaks slowly and deliberately as if trying to calm an excitable/excited, and possibly deluded person!!!   Mary is breathless, excite) The service…

    Judas (with a bag of coins in his pocket) arrives. Judas knocks furtively, hardly waiting for an answer before he enters. Judas: Mary, we need to talk. Mary:…

Summary: A dramatic monologue in which Mary pours out her agonised heart at the foot of the cross. I was barely a woman when this life form grew in my body. A child,…

Summary: The story recounted by one of the two travellers who encounter Jesus on the road to Emmaus after His resurrection.    Script (Editor’s note: As many…

Summary: The repentant thief shares the agony of his last moments in crucifixion.     The cross, the torment, the beatings...excruciating...unceasing. Please, let it…