Recent Additions

• The Dogwood
  A monologue on the issues of aging told through the metaphor of a dogwood tree through the changing seasons.
• Death of a Lounge Singer
  A Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Musical
• Isaiah 6 Reading
  A responsive reading based on Isaiah 6.
• First Day
  A comedy sketch modeled after the parable of the Good Samaritan with a sales trainee on his or her first day encountering three customers.

Ministry Kick-off season

• Body Language
  A funny sketch about the Body of Christ. A reader begins to read a scripture about Christian unity only to find his or her own body not "on the same page."
• Feeding Time at the Spiritual Table
  A comedic two-person sketch in which one actor explains to the audience about how our source of physical nourishment changes as we grow and the other actor acts out being a baby, a todler, a teenager, and a 35-yr-old adult still living with his parents.
• Missionary Impossible
  Maybe our best comedic sketch - Moses sits on a park bench, presses "play" on a tape recorder, and is given a mission - though not the option of whether or not to choose to accept it.
• Putting on the Role
  A dramatic monologue in which Queen Esther debates whether to risk all that she has on a gamble to try to save God's people.
• Scheduling Jesus
  A comedic monologue in which Saint Peter, acting as Jesus' appointment secretary, attempts to schedule some time with Jesus for a busy Christian.
• The Dogwood
  A monologue on the issues of aging told through the metaphor of a dogwood tree through the changing seasons.
• The Parable of the Workers
  A light-hearted retelling of the parable of the vineyard. The owner hires different sets of people throughout the course of a day. But these workers are church leaders, sinners, and slacker teenagers.
• Work Camp, Baby
  A comedic sketch about two guys (one hapless and the other uptight) on a workcamp. In an encounter with a small child they learn that missions is about touching people's lives.

Sketches

• Angel On My Shoulder
  Chad is sitting on the couch and browsing the web. When a suspicious e-mail comes in suddenly a devil and an angel begin comedically battling it out about temptation.
• Anti-Accountability
  A funny sketch about 4 men (or 4 women) who meet together to "integrate faith with daily living" but end up justifying their own materialism.
• Beneath The Cross
  A short sketch/reading for a Maundy Thursday or Good Friday service, this is a scene of Peter, James, John, Mary, and Mary Magdalene addressing their confusion and grief to an unseen Jesus on the cross.
• Body Language
  A funny sketch about the Body of Christ. A reader begins to read a scripture about Christian unity only to find his or her own body not "on the same page."
• Bringing Things to a Spiritual Head
  A comedic sketch about a father trying to implement family devotions.
• Death of a Lounge Singer
  A Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Musical
• Feeding Time at the Spiritual Table
  A comedic two-person sketch in which one actor explains to the audience about how our source of physical nourishment changes as we grow and the other actor acts out being a baby, a todler, a teenager, and a 35-yr-old adult still living with his parents.
• Final Leg
  A team of American Christians is en route to Africa when they run into ticket problems in France. As the snooty ticket agent (played with an outrageous French accent) gives them grief, they react with less than holy attitudes.
• First Day
  A comedy sketch modeled after the parable of the Good Samaritan with a sales trainee on his or her first day encountering three customers.
• Hey Dude
  Can you have a sketch with just two words of dialog? Yes, and in just two words you can express both the joy we have as Christians and our need to share it.
• Jonah and the Ninevite
  Jonah is reluctantly preaching in Ninevah. Despite his lack of enthusiasm, he catches the attention of a Ninevite. To Jonah's chagrin, everything he says attracts the Ninevite more and more.
• Junior Wise Men
  In this comedy sketch, two members of the wise men's entourage - one with delusions of grandeur, the other just wanting to get the camels fed - discuss how to follow a star.
• Knowing God's Will
  A comedic ensemble sketch starring a Buster Keaton-type stagehand and "Guy" Christian, who is trying to know God's will for his life.
• Life in Retail
  A sad-funny pantomime sketch about the difficult day of a sales clerk at a department store.
• Little Moishe
  A comedic sketch in which the two Hebrew midwives of Exodus 1 and Moses' mother get together and share a laugh at Pharoah's expense.
• Maundy Thursday
  A dramatic sketch re-enacting the last supper and foot washing.
• Mentoring, Baby
  A comedic sketch about two guys (one hapless and the other uptight) who find themselves in relationship despite their differences.
• Missionary Impossible
  Maybe our best comedic sketch - Moses sits on a park bench, presses "play" on a tape recorder, and is given a mission - though not the option of whether or not to choose to accept it.
• My Two Cents
  A comedic sketch about four unlikely pew-mates judging each other.
• Noah on Deck
  A surreally funny sketch about Noah and his family, who are getting stir-crazy on the ark.
• Old Man Robinson
  A comedic sketch about three boys who hit a ball into Old Man Robinson's yard and are afraid to go get it. It reveals much about our own attitudes toward God.
• Questions Without Answers
  A dramatic sketch about two middle-aged parents coming home from their son's funeral.
• Side Order
  A family orders fruit of the Spirit and spiritual gifts at a fast food drive-through window. But then the drive-through speaker gives them another piece of information that makes them shudder and drive off.
• Soul Thirst
  Kimmy is working out at a gym on a Sunday afternoon and hating it. Her friend Lori came to the gym with her but stopped outside to enjoy the beautiful day. This humorous sketch deals with the tension in our modern lives between our busyness vs. the Biblic
• The Adventures Of Bob Suddenly - Grocery Psychic
  An absurdly comedic sketch in which a grocery psychic answers pressing questions about the freshness of meat, whether a customer needs milk, and other grocery-related issues.
• The Parable of the Workers
  A light-hearted retelling of the parable of the vineyard. The owner hires different sets of people throughout the course of a day. But these workers are church leaders, sinners, and slacker teenagers.
• Wanted: A Family
  A warm three-scene sketch about an ad in a newspaper, "Wanted: A family to spend Thanksgiving dinner with." Works for Christmas, too.
• What's in a Name?
  A comedic sketch about a young couple expecting their first child. They are having a hard time coming up with name, let alone figuring out how they can stretch the budget.
• With Open Hands
  A Christmas play about a man estranged from his prodigal son who is asked to play a wise man in a live Nativity scene and has to learn to live with open hands.
• Witnessing, Baby
  A comedic sketch about two guys (one hapless and the other uptight) doing street witnessing.
• Work Camp, Baby
  A comedic sketch about two guys (one hapless and the other uptight) on a workcamp. In an encounter with a small child they learn that missions is about touching people's lives.
• Worth Growing Old
  A heart-warming sketch about a grandmother, mother, and young daughter preparing for Christmas and realizing that family ties makes it worth growing old.
• You Come Down
  A children's choir director loses control of the situation when the children question the theological correctness of the Zaccheaus song.
• You'll See
  A funny sketch with a serious message about obedience, this sketch is about the encounter between Saul, the former persecutor of the church, sitting blind in Damascus and Ananias, the believer who is called to reach out to him.

Monologues

• At The Well
  A dramatic monologue by the woman at the well.
• Bed in Hell
  A monologue by a solider in Iraq, writing home for Christmas.
• Between the Stable and the Inn
  A monologue from the perspective of the innkeeper of the Christmas story - stressed and harried by his many guests and many duties - perhaps ultimately haunted by events that happened nearly under his nose but of which he was not really a part.
• Desolation Monologue and Responsive Reading
  A dramatic monologue of a parent who has just lost a baby through miscarriage. Can be followed with an included responsive reading.
• Hannah's Gift
  A monologue for Mother's Day or any day - the story of Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel. It is a story of God's faithfulness and graciousness. It is also a story of what being a mother means. Because she has known need and seen God provide, Hannah
• Help, Thou, My Unbelief
  A dramatic monologue that retells the Gospel story of the healing of the demon-possessed boy from the perspective of the boy's father.
• I Can Wait
  In this monologue we see Elizabeth waiting for a child for years and years. What does she have to teach us about advent?
• I Could Have Saved Him
  A dramatic monlogue by Pilate who believed he held Christ's fate in his hands and could have saved him.
• Jacob's Dream
  A monologue for Father's Day or any day - Jacob is crossing the desert, fleeing from Esau's wrath. He had grown up hearing the stories of Abraham and Isaac. He desired to be the one to follow in that line. He grasped for his brother's birthright and bless
• Just One Word
  A dramatic, celebratory monologue by Mary Magdalene on Easter morning.
• On The Mountain Of The Lord
  A monologue by Anna, the prophetess, just before she sees the infant Jesus brought to the temple. Widowed from a young age, she lived only by God's grace and provision. And now she has seen a vision of God's ultimate provision right there on the mountain
• Putting on the Role
  A dramatic monologue in which Queen Esther debates whether to risk all that she has on a gamble to try to save God's people.
• Scheduling Jesus
  A comedic monologue in which Saint Peter, acting as Jesus' appointment secretary, attempts to schedule some time with Jesus for a busy Christian.
• Shepherd of Israel
  A dramatic monologue by the high priest Caiaphas, who sees himself as the hero of Holy Week.
• Simon's Story
  A dramatic monologue based on the story of Simon of Cyrene, who carried Jesus' cross.
• The Dare
  In this advent monologue, a young girl steals a baby Jesus from a church nativity scene. But then she finds it difficult to throw it away.
• The Dogwood
  A monologue on the issues of aging told through the metaphor of a dogwood tree through the changing seasons.
• The Good Soldier
  A member of Herod's guard reflects on the butchery he just committed in Bethlehem in killing the innocent children.
• The Lost Sacrifice
  A dramatic monologue (set just after Jesus has cleansed the temple) by a worshiper who was trying to buy a dove for a sacrifice and now doesn't know how he or she can appease God.
• The Messiah Comes
  A dramatic monologue from a particpant of Jesus' Palm Sunday entrance into Jerusalem - a zealot who is expecting a political Messsiah.
• The Moon Rose Over Peniel
  A dramatic monologue that tells the story of Jacob wrestling with God, emphasizing how in this "dark night of the soul" Jacob was changed from deceiver to struggler, from whole to wounded, from independent to dependent.
• The Spirit is Willing
  A dramatic monologue by Peter in the Garden of Gethsemane as he fights to stay awake and reflects on his struggles to be faithful to Jesus.
• Too Many Coincidences
  The king of the book of Esther comes face-to-face with a power that dwarfs his own.
• Twelve Hours BC
  A monologue/readers theater that shows that the "hopes and fears" on a hillside near Bethlehem are still very real today.
• While I Wait
  Mordecai, an elder and leader of the Jews, is frustrated that at the time of his people's great danger, he must sit and wait and turn the work over to Esther.
• You, Too, Are Magi
  A monologue by a wise man for people today traveling difficult roads and making difficult decisions as they seek God.

Readings, Prayers, Etc.

• Anno Domini
  A reader's theater piece for welcoming a new year that explores the implications of the term "the year of our Lord."
• Beneath The Cross
  A short sketch/reading for a Maundy Thursday or Good Friday service, this is a scene of Peter, James, John, Mary, and Mary Magdalene addressing their confusion and grief to an unseen Jesus on the cross.
• Christmas in the USA
  A comedic readers theater piece that shows the stresses and aggravations of "the holidays."
• Dear Beloved
  A reading of a love letter from God to the church.
• Desolation Monologue and Responsive Reading
  A dramatic monologue of a parent who has just lost a baby through miscarriage. Can be followed with an included responsive reading.
• Desperate
  A father desperate to save the life of his daughter. A woman desperate for healing to restore her life. This readers theater piece is really two independent, tightly interwoven monologues of people who find that Jesus loves not just humanity but people.
• Isaiah 6 Reading
  A responsive reading based on Isaiah 6.
• Lord's Prayer Responsive Reading
  A responsive reading based on the Lord's Prayer, designed for bringing new meaning to these familiar words.
• New Creation Reading
  A readers theater/responsive reading that weaves together creation, Easter, and Revelation.
• Our Best
  Suited for American Memorial Day, July 4th, or Veterans Day, this corporate prayer can be presented as either a reader's theater or a responsive reading. It deals with how we are at our best and most live our national ideals when we live connected to God.
• That Which We Have Left Undone
  This responsive reading is a kyrie focusing on our sins of omission.
• The Sand and The Rock Prayer
  A corporate prayer about how we tend to build our lives on the shifting sands of our own talents and effort.
• Truly Free (July 4th Reading)
  A reading/prayer that focuses on reconciling our dual citizenship as Christians and Americans.
• Twelve Hours BC
  A monologue/readers theater that shows that the "hopes and fears" on a hillside near Bethlehem are still very real today.