Below are listed the self-written dramas that are currently available for performances.
Also available: A collaboration between you (or your pastor) and Allen to work the drama together with a sermon or message. This could be a drama to introduce your sermon or service, a drama to conclude and drive home a point, a drama throughout the sermon at strategic places, or even a conversation between the speaker and a biblical (or other) character to enhance the sermon itself.
Especially for Christmas: Actor Work
An actor is preparing for opening night as is personal life is falling apart. When he learns that his wife is leaving him, he turns to drinking. Then, he loses the one thing that’s holding him together. Finally, through conversations with his director, his stage manager, and a long-time friend, he remembers his former source of strength in hard times. Can he find that strength again?
This drama, while set at Christmas time (the actor is preparing to perform the role of Ebenezer Scrooge), can be used at any time of year.
Especially for Christmas: A Shepherd Remembers
Ever wonder what might have been going through the Shepherd’s mind as they sat outside of Bethlehem on that first Christmas night? This drama follows a shepherd’s story as he talks to his grandchild about that first visit from an angelic choir.
Needed for this drama is a young child (6-10 years old) to play the part of the grandchild. A bit of memorization would be needed as well as a 1-2 hour rehearsal the day before the performance.
The Hope of Christmas
A lot of the characters we read about in the scripture’s Christmas stories had little reason to be hopeful. Whether it was Mary and Joseph, apparently expecting a child before they were married; the shepherds who were some of the lowest of the social strata of the day; or even the Wise Men or Magi who kept failing to find the promised Messiah. They, like us, had plenty of reasons for hopelessness but they, also like us, can take hope in the promised Messiah of the Old Testament and those prophesies’ fulfillment in the person of Jesus Christ.
This performance also has the possibility of including one of your actresses in the role of Mary.
Especially for Pastor Appreciation: The Children’s Pastor Interview
What do you think would happen if your pastor received a resume from some of the famous people in scripture for his children’s pastor opening? Some of those characters have some…er…questionable…credentials. This humorous drama takes a look inside some of those interviews.
Have You Ever Lost Anything?
Of course you have. But some things…like a shoe or toy car…seem pretty insignificant in the grand scheme of things. But, as you age, the importance of those things you’ve lost seems to increase. This semi-autobiographical drama takes a strong look at loss and a Christian’s view.
For the Easter Season: Peter
The Apostle Peter was a key figure in Christ’s Passion Week. Two options for this drama…a single drama or a multi-part…are available as Peter moves through the week from the Triumphal Entry to the Resurrection.
Can also be combined with congregational communion.
The Living Lord’s Supper
Prior to instituting what we now know as the Lord’s Supper, Jesus washed His disciples feet. As he was moving around the room, He may have been thinking about how each was called and how each of them responded to his ministry. This drama takes a look at each of the disciples in turn.
Can also be combined with congregational communion.
Through the Eyes of John
Sometimes called John the Beloved or John the Revelator, the apostle who penned the 4th Gospel had a unique encounter with Jesus throughout His ministry. This drama goes through sections of the Gospel of John, John’s Epistles and Revelation as the writer transitions throughout Christ’s ministry.
Abraham and Sarah
This two person drama (Allen and his wife) goes through the story of Abraham and his story from their initial promise that God will bless the earth through his offspring to Abrahams faith-fill journey up the mountain with his son, Isaac.