Rockhay's Drama Page
As I have time, I enjoy writing dramas for use in Christian worship and camp settings. Many have come into existence as morning watches or vespers services at Shepherd's Spring, an outdoor ministry center with which I have been affiliated. I find that they can double as worship dramas, with slight changes here and there. Others were written for Sunday morning worship. Feel free to take and use in whatever setting works. Small amendments to fit your setting are okay, just try to remain faithful to what I have written. Do, also, remember to mention who wrote it, sending me a note to let me know how it went. Though I've written more than what is below, these are all I have online as yet.
| "One foot in heaven" | A 2-person (with narrator at beginning) play involving a teenager and grandparent at Christmastime. |
| "My Lord..." | A monologue based upon John 20:19-31. Thomas tells his story. |
| "In God's House" | A three act worship comedy based upon Luke 2:41-52 and Colossians 3:12-17, involving three characters in a car. |
| "In the Same Boat" | Two youth hear a voice when they are marooned in the same boat. |
| "Marvin and Malcolm" | In this comedic narrative, two strangers meet (in pantomime) building a Habitat for Humanity house and become friends. Written for an upper elementary age audience, this drama aims - in a humorous vein - to shake up the usual way of thinking about serving others. After all, in this skit, who is helping who? |
| "When the storm swamps the boat" | A dialog around the reading of Mark 4:35-41. |
| "Whole Wheat, Greenbacks, and Real Life" | Based on an actual event, a commuter finds himself in the middle of an incident on the highway. The telling of this story involves a narrator and a main character pantomiming the narrative, with the option of a few lines. Up to four other actors can be included. Connects to John 6. |
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"Mr. Funnytalk's Story" |
This is a Christmas tale about an Alzheimer's patient in a nursing home. It is online in three formats: short story (monologue), a two-person dramatic reading, and a seven-person drama. |
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"Don't Rock the Boat" (a drama) |
3 characters - the sons of Noah. 2 scenes: before the flood, and then many weeks later. Location: in a hallway on the Ark during construction, and then during daily clean-up. Humorous, yet aimed at vocation - living out a son's calling and not just the father's. |
| 4 characters. The 2 narrators carry the weight in this somewhat humorous look at Exodus 3. Part of a trilogy. All can stand alone, though, if amendments to the text are made. | |
| 5 characters. In this drama based on Genesis 2, the narrators are the same as in "Moses and the Burning Bush" | |
| 5 characters. The third of three comedic dramas (with "Moses and the Burning Bush" and "In a 'Delightful' Garden"), using the same narrators. Based on 1 Samuel 3. | |
| A monologue - one end of a phone conversation between a telemarketer and a prospective customer, based upon Luke 18:1-10 | |
| A monologue - the story of 1 Samuel 17 as told by David | |
| A series of letters between a separated husband & wife and his parents, leading up to a Christmas visit. Can be read by different characters, or by the same person. | |
| Six dramas created as prelude to evening devotional time at a week of camp, involving 3 actors portraying campers. Written to fit curriculum. | |
| Imagine the scene in the garden (Genesis 3) as if it were an event in the first Winter Olympics. This 2-person - commentators "Scott" and "Tom" - drama is part of a sermon. | |
| A dialog around the reading of Mark 4:35-41. | |
| Blind Bartimaeus tells his story. A monologue based upon Mark 10:46-52. |
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Links to Drama Sites |
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Contemporary
Church Drama |
DRAMA
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Bob Snook's free
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Dramatix |
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Drama Mission |
NYU
Drama Site |
Drama in the
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Anastasis
Productions - with links |
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Youth Specialties |
Web-Rings: |
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DramaShare |
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