Characters (in order of appearance)
Narrator
Wise Man 1
Wise Man 2
Wise Man 3
Servant 1
Servant 2
Servant 3
Merchant Caravan
Shepherd 1
Shepherd 2
Angel
Angel Choir
Mary
Joseph
Merchant
Dream Narrator
Props
Campfire
Table
Two chairs
Star
Three gifts
Bundle
Tambourines
Notes
This play uses the journey of the Wise Men to illustrate that God doesn’t always call us down the expected path. It also shows the way God often prefers to work through the simplest of people or situations to bring about his plan. It has thirteen speaking parts, plus an “Angel Choir” and “Merchant Caravan” that can incorporate the little ones too small to learn lines.
(Two areas are preset on the stage. One, downstage right, is the campground of the Kings’ servants, left behind while the Kings visit King Herod. It re…