A new nativity play from the award-winning playwright of WOW! A New Nativity Play (Amazon Best-Seller)What if kids showed up to perform a traditional Christmas Pageant…in their Halloween costumes?! That’s what happens in this contemporary spin on a traditional nativity play. It’s up to their youth director to improvise her way through the story of Jesus’ birth in a hilarious and heartfelt way that connects biblical figures with modern day superheroes, villains, and more. In the end, everyone learns that perhaps being a little bit “mixed-up” is something we can all rejoice in.This short script is intended for kids age 5-14. The length is 20-30 minutes (dependent on how many verses you include with each hymn).It is written by award-winning New York playwright Gwynne Watkins. It is recommended you purchase at least 11 scripts as there are a minimum of 11 characters in the play.The script contains the following songs that can be adapted as desired:1. O Holy Night2. Silent Night3. Go Tell it on the Mountain4: The First Noel5: Jingle Bells (Optional Finale)CHARACTERS:Reverend: An adult. High-strung.Leslie: An adult. Not usually in charge of kids.Narrator: A kid. Any costume will do. (Role can be expanded to multiple narrators.)Gabriel: A kid dressed as an angel.Mary: A kid dressed as a superhero who saves the world (such as: Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, Superman).Joseph: A kid dressed as a helper we can count on (such as: a police officer, a firefighter, Sheriff Woody).Herod: A kid dressed as King Herod, who puts on the mask or costume of a villain (such as: Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, a vampire, the Joker).Magi: Two or more kids dressed as characters who are scholars, scientists, very wise, and/or royalty (Such as: Harry Potter, Hermione, Gandalf, Yoda, Glinda the Good Witch, mad scientist, princess).Star: Kid dressed in a sparkly or shiny costume.Dragon: Kid dressed as a dragon. Can substitute with a unicorn, dinosaur, kangaroo or other unlikely animal.Animals: Kids wearing animal costumes, including Dragon.Angels: Kids wearing angel costumes, or wearing halos and wings with their Halloween costumes.Shepherds: Kids wearing any costume.Interjecting Kid: Anyone from the three groups above.ABOUT THE PUBLISHERBeat by Beat Press is the world's fastest growing publisher of contemporary new musicals and plays for young actors. Since 2011, Beat by Beat shows have received thousands of productions in over 75 countries around the globe. The shows are created by a team of professional playwrights and arts educators in New York and Los Angeles. Over 35,000 youth directors have already discovered the joy of Beat by Beat Press.
✔ Author(s): Gwynne Watkins
✔ Title: A Very Mixed-Up Christmas Pageant: A Nativity Play for Kids
✔ Rating : 4.2 out of 5 base on (44 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 057860759X
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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