An excellent way to engage young and old in the biblical narratives, reader’s theatre provides an opportunity for everyone to participate in playing a role and gaining greater knowledge of the characters and events illuminated in the scriptures. Whether performed as a “play” or just enjoyed around the dining table, reader’s theatre could add to your celebration of God’s festivals and prompt further discussion of the biblical themes. Here are five scripts of varying lengths that can be downloaded and printed.
GOSHEN GAZETTE
This Passover script provides a humorous, but biblically sound retelling of the story of the Exodus from Egypt from the eyes of first person accounts as read in the “Goshen Gazette” news. This could be acted out by a youth group in costume and presented to the congregation. Or it is easily broken into one page scripts that can be read by adults and children around the table for the evening meal at the beginning of the first Holy Day during the Passover season.(Night to Be Much Observed — Passover Seder)
The Exodus – Ten Plagues & Passover
God’s deliverance of his people from slavery and His dramatic destruction of the Egyptian nation and their gods through a series of ten plagues is the focus of this script. It follows the biblical narrative closely beginning with God speaking to Moses in the burning bush and culminating in the Passover evening. “This Night has Twenty Minutes” a condensed version of how God delivered Israel out of slavery.
A fanciful retelling of the Passover Exodus story from the point of view of 15 Israelites (one page per character) who are about to enter the Promised Land and conquer Jericho. Each reader reminisces about stories they heard or experienced as youth leaving Egypt forty years earlier.
The Story of Rahab iis truly a “Passover Story” when we think of all the events that are tied to this Spring Holy Day season The Passover story of entering the Promised Land offers lessons that compliment the important story of leaving Egypt.
This short script in two acts is especially good as a play for the pre-teen set, but could work with all ages as a reader’s theatre script, or a youth bible lesson.
Passover Question and Answer
Why is this Night different from all other nights? As the Holy Day begins, here is a way to rehearse the events of that special night.
A short reader’s theatre script to engage all participants It would be a great dinner activity for Passover (NTBMO) and highlights the key events that this Holy time memorializes. We have used it successfully with church groups or family gatherings.