5 MINUTE CHRISTMAS PLAY SCRIPTS PDF

Mary can be played by a teen, Joseph can be a few years older, an adult. The Shepherds, of which there may be five or six, can be played by teens and older. Miss Dickenson is an older adult, a senior in her late 50’s or early 60’s, or even older. Here is a page from another site that offers some ideas and tips on using this proven theatrical device.Ĭharacters: Daniel, the main character, is a ten year old boy in a wheelchair. IDEA: painted backdrops can add a lot to a stage set without building much. At least, have some hay and a manger for the baby to lay in. On the stable side, it can be as realistic or as simple as you desire. A Christmas tree is needed, with a table where a radio and a miniature creche is set up. Setting: The stage is divided between the orphanage activity room that is decorated for Christmas, and the stable where Jesus is born. The play is 40 minutes long, the length of the soundtrack CD. You’ll have an easier time recruiting cast members when they hear there are no lines to learn. YOU MAY ALSO ORDER THE SCRIPT AND SOUNDTRACK AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.Īt last! A Christmas play with no lines to memorize! One that all ages can be a part of: children, teens, adults and even seniors.

5 MINUTE CHRISTMAS PLAY SCRIPTS PDF

Price of script PDF & Physical CD: $24.99 plus shipping Add To Cart Price of script PDF & Skit Trax MP3: Instant download : $19.99 Add to Cart Number of cast : 9 parts (two main, seven smaller parts), and as many extras as you have available, mostly children.Ĭategory: Christmas, Biblical story, Dramatic, Full-length Play, No Lines To Learn, ( Soundtrack key : NO LINES TO LEARN, the Skit Trax supply the narration, background music and sound effects.) A simple but moving story that is easy to learn and do. Woven in between the radio segments are dramatic encounters that lead to the boy finding that family is not always limited to flesh and blood kin. As his imagination pictures the scene, the audience sees it acted out while the story is told. The miser in question, is, of course, Ebenezer Scrooge, as this is a rhyming version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.Synopsis: In a script that is performed without actor lines, only narration supplied on the soundtrack CD, a young crippled boy in a children’s home spends Christmas Eve listening to the Nativity Story on the radio. The staging, as presented, may be slightly complex, but the Producer's Copy of the script includes a couple of alternatives for simplification.

Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script. Two songs are suggested in the Producer's Copy of the script. The tale of A Christmas Carol brought up to date and presented in a rhyming form, starring Willy Wonga, the unrepentant Payday Lender who's keen to get every last penny out of everybody he meets. 20 roles, though most are gender non-specific and can be doubled.Ī short modernised adaptation of A Christmas Carol, in rhyming form. No chorus.Ī short play, containing a Christian message.Ĭharles Dickens and Washington Irving trade views and ideas over port in New York, leaving Dickens with a fine outline for a new holiday novel.

The great granddaughter of Ebenezer Scrooge needs to be taught the same lessons he learned - and in a very similar fashion! Ten-minute play in a mix of verse (from the narrators) and prose (from the rest of the cast). Very flexible casting - there are 11 narrators, who could ultimately be condensed to one role, and other doubling would be possible. Now the unlucky one has been chosen, the other two try to bolster their confidence ahead of the other's venture.Ī Teenage Christmas Carol by Richard James Three workers have drawn lots to decide on who will take on an unpleasant task. No chorus.Ī short drama piece for three actors (and an offstage voice!) Two narrators tell the story of a modern day Scrooge who's having the wool pulled over his eyes by dishonest Bob Cratchit and his gang of cronies. Makes no attempt to be 'politically correct'! Two characters required for performance as a simple duologue, a further 7 (nominally 5F, 2M) required if the action is staged.Įssentially a duologue which could either be done without additional actors, (as an after-dinner piece) or be staged as a narrated mime. For scripts and lockdown videos/streaming rights, click hereĬlick here to read the script or Click here for more details.Ī Christmas Carol - The Real Story by Colin Calvert No set requirements.Ĭharles Dickens' festive classic much abbreviated as a play for an audience of young children, to be performed by a cast of adults (or possibly by a company of older children.)įor scripts and live performance rights, please click on the Price Link to find the cost. A Children's Christmas Carol by Richard James

5 minute christmas play scripts