Short Plays for Church Worship Services


Build-Your-Own Jesus

What happens when we remake God in our own image?

When two preteen girls spot a “Build-Your-Own Bear” kiosk, they’re determined to build a friend to take home...

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| 6 minutes | 1 male, 5 females |


Creation, Fall, Redemption

Three unique dramatic readings about some of the greatest themes in Scripture.

Each staged reading re-imagines a different theme from the Bible: the creation of people, our fall from grace, and our redemption from sin...

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| 5 minutes per reading | 1 storyteller, either gender |


Dance, The

Heather spent her whole life dancing...until a car accident took it all away.

Heather, a skilled ballerina since she was a little girl, recently suffered a horrible accident that left her confined to a wheelchair...

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| 9 minutes | 1 male, 2 females |


Easter Readings

A collection of dramatic readings for Holy Week.

Six selections on topics including the Last Supper, the Cross, and the Resurrection.

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| 3-8 minutes per reading | 1-5 storytellers, either gender |


Eulogy

Tasha died as a teenager, but her legacy will live forever.

Roger remembers his girlfriend Tasha at her funeral...

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| 5 minutes | 1 male |


Father’s Day

After a lifetime of abuse, is forgiveness possible?

It's been many years since Jack was abused by his father. But today, on Father's Day, he can't help remembering the pain.

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| 6 minutes | 1 male, 1 recorded voice |


Free Cookies

Almost anybody will get saved if you offer them free cookies.

Matt and George, two misguided young evangelists, try to persuade Toby to "accept Jesus into his heart"...

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| 6 minutes | 3 males |


Inconspicuous

How would you respond if God called you to be a missionary?

It's Missions Conference time, and that means He's looking! Ryan is terrified that God will call him to serve overseas...

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| 5 minutes | 2 males |


Man in the Suit, The

Placing a spiritual leader on a pedestal is a dangerous thing.

What happens when the pastor begins to doubt God--when he's living a nightmare and has nowhere to turn?...

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| 4 minutes | 2 males, extras |


Mustard Seed Holes

Is depression a physical problem, or a spiritual one?

A young married woman has descended into the pit of depression, and refuses to seek treatment...

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| 5 minutes | 1 male, 1 female |


Not-So-Newlyweds Game, The

A hilarious interactive game show about servanthood in marriage.

"The Not-So-Newlyweds Game" puts ordinary couples from your church in the spotlight!...

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| 15 minutes | 1 actor, either gender, plus 2 married couples as contestants |


Shattered

Some things you can forgive and forget. Some things you can't.

As an adult brother and sister sort through relics of their past, painful memories come back to the surface...

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| 8 minutes | 1 male, 1 female |


Since I Got Saved

Isn't life supposed to be perfect after you accept Jesus as savior?

Five teenagers have become disillusioned with God for a variety of reasons...

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| 5 minutes | 2 males, 3 females |


Testimony

Believing in God is hard sometimes. When he doesn't answer your greatest prayer, for instance.

Andrew, a college freshman who’s drifted away from the Church, visits his old pastor to explain his reasons for not following Christianity anymore...

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| 6 minutes | 1 male |


Tetelestai

Jesus' last word from the cross was "tetelestai." What does it really mean?

An agent for the IRS (Israeli-Roman Revenue Service) relates his experience watching the crucifixion...

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| 5 minutes | 1 male |


Truth Hurts, The

A little hypocrisy is a dangerous thing--especially when it comes to obeying God's Word.

Staci goes to church. Her husband Don does not...

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| 10 minutes | 2 males, 1 female |