Issues

All New Things

Michelle Patterson · 03 April 2023

Script

Summary: A light hearted look at the baggage we carry. When we are supposed to be new creations. Style: Dramatic/comedy Duration: 5 minutes Actors: Husband and…

Know Good Lying Cheats

John Wayne Samples · 29 November 2022

Style

Dramatic.

Duration

5min

Actors

1M, 1F

Script

Synopsis: Tough choices begin at a very early age, even for "good" kids. These characters demonstrate that not only are the choices hard, sometimes they're also hard to…

Make Poverty History

Sheila Hamil · 13 June 2022

Style

Dramatic (with light touches)..

Duration

10min

Actors

2M/F, 1F, 3M

Characters

Announcer Questioner Little Miss Wise Mr Greedy Mr Muddle Mr Nonsense

Summary

This sketch is a novel way of putting over a serious message, using characters from the “Mister Men” series of children’s books. Most appropriate for family services. It was written by the layfolk at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Battlehill, Wallsend, England.

Script

Announcer: Make Poverty History - Question Time at …………… In the chair, we have Little Miss Wise, with : Mr Greedy : Mr Muddle : Mr Nonsense Questioner: Does…

The Feel-Good Diner

John Wayne Samples · 08 June 2022

Style

Dramatic, with light touches. Duration: 10min

Summary

A man has had a real bad day and his friends at the neighborhood restaurant just don't seem to care. Subjects: Depression • Encouragement • Listening • Complaining • Sharing • Fellowship (Three possible endings are given for this sketch.) Aim: To make people ask themselves if they have missed opportunities to encourage a brother or sister or...

Script

Actors: 4M, 2F Actors Barney, very solid; Andy, usually solid; Flossie the waitress, just a little ditzy; Debbie, maybe a lot ditzy; Mike, pretty normal; & Larry, pretty…

Church Lockdown : Praise and Hope

Michael Hurn · 27 August 2021

Summary

A sequel to a previous "lockdown"-inspired poem, which can be found at http://www.dramatix.org.nz/scripts/christian-walk/670-church-lockdown-a-prayer

Script

‘… You, Lord, are a shield for me, my glory, and the lifter up of my head’ Psalm 33. ‘… when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will…

The Rise and Fall of Sir Jaspar Hardmaster v2

John McNeil · 10 November 2020

Style

Melodramatic, with some light touches.

Duration

10min

Actors

1F, 2M

Characters

Pauline, our heroine Sir Jaspar Hardmaster, the villainous landlord Richard, husband of Pauline Performance note: The play is performed in the style of a Victorian melodrama/silent movie. The characters mime their parts, in an over-the-top manner, freezing at intervals while captions (dialogue and scene setters) are flashed on the screen. The dialogue in the script is for the guidance of the actors, and should only be mouthed, not spoken aloud. Not all dialogue has captions – the actions of actors should make clear the meaning. Directions for the actors are in italics. Costuming should suit the silent movie period, and will be anachronistic in terms of the time period of events. Silent movies-type piano music should accompany the play throughout. In the original production, a movie projector was set up, with a rotating disc (which had wedges cut out of it) in front of the lens to simulate the flicker of a silent movies film.

Summary

A play done in the style of a silent movie melodrama. In which our heroine is threatened with dire consequences for not being able to pay the rent to her wicked landlord. The theme is poverty and oppression. Note: This is a shortened and slightly altered version of a script published previously. It has fewer characters. The previous version can be read at https://www.dramatix.org.nz/archive/Walk/sir_jaspar.html

Script

Scene One CAPTION: The Rise and Fall of Sir Jaspar Hardmaster CAPTION: Or (for those who can’t do without gratuitous sex and violence), "A Lady Imperilled" CAPTION:…

The Scholar And The Boatman

Don Delaney · 10 November 2020

Style

Dramatic (satiric).

Duration

7min

Scripture

Mark 8:36, Psa 31:10, Jer 4:20, 1 T. 1:4 KJV

Actors

2M, 1N.

Characters

Scholar Boatman Narrator

Summary

Some say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Sometimes a great deal of knowledge can be even more dangerous. Aadapted from an essay in Back To Godhead magazine Volume 11.11

Script

Setting - India, the Ganges River Narrator: Though a mass of gray was moving in across the northwest sky, the sun was still shining. As he ambled down the shrubby slope…

D-OG or G-O-D?

Don Delaney · 10 November 2020

Style

Light-hearted (with an edge).

Duration

7min

Actors

1M, 1F, 1M/F

Characters

Herb Millie (his wife) Klondike (their dog -- a person in dog costume)

Summary

A look at what happens when the wrong thing takes our prime interest.

Script

(Herb enters with an attaché case. He is fatigued from work.) Herb: (calls) Hi, Millie, I’m home from work! Millie: (enters with a dog-costumed actor) Oh, good!…

A Reason to Live

Sauni Rinehart · 05 November 2020

Style

Heavy drama.

Duration

4-5 minutes

Actors

2M

Characters

Steve, a high school senior Mr. Jamison, his guidance counselor

Script

Subject: Teenage issues; contemplating suicide. Fade in: Mr. Jamison, sitting at his desk. Steve enters, tapping on the “door”. Mr. Jamison, looking up: Hey,…

Church Lockdown -- A Prayer

Michael Hurn · 03 November 2020

Script

In this prayer/poem, the author uses Old Testament imagery to convey the message for Christians to call upon God in this difficult time. O Heavenly Father, of old,…

The 50 Yard Line

09 April 2018

Script

The 50 Yard Line By Terri Savage Summary In this skit, Ed has tickets to the big game, but no transportation. His friend Larry was supposed to pick them up so they could…

Priorities - Right

09 April 2018

Script

Priorities - Right By Terri Savage Summary When a mom works more and more to gain the attention, admiration and a possible promotion from her boss, her family pays the…