Christmas ~ Pantomime ~ One-Act ~ ELL-Friendly ~ Approx. 25 min
Synopsis
The Christmas story sometimes requires context, especially when sharing it cross-culturally. This script frames the Nativity with a prologue showing the problem of sin in the world, and an epilogue depicting Jesus carrying our sins and diseases away.
Written to be shared with an ELL audience, this play is constructed entirely out of Bible quotations for easy translation, and may be performed with narrators or with pre-recorded dialogue. A music track is available to accompany pre-recorded dialogue, and is timed to include four languages in one performance.
Characters
Flexible cast size. Most roles are gender-neutral unless otherwise specified.
- MARY (F) — also plays an “everyman” character in prologue and epilogue
- JOSEPH (M) — also plays an “everyman” character in prologue and epilogue
- ANGEL — may double with innkeepers and sheep if needed
- JESUS (M)
- ENSEMBLE — shepherds, innkeepers, sheep, magi, “everyman” characters
