A Christmas Play

Notes

This play explores the thoughts and feelings of Mary, her peers, her parents, and Joseph as they learn that Mary is expecting a child. Each act takes place in someone's house, making the changing of props simple (for example: different tablecloths would signal a change of location). Programs could provide scene changes as well. Simple wooden tables and stools and costuming of the period are all that is needed. All scripture quotes are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.

CharactersMary

AnneJoseph

JoachimDeborah

ElizabethJudith

Narrator 1Esther

Narrator 2

Special Instructions For Scene IV

The "moonlight" could be a spotlight or something as simple as a flashlight or candle.

Mary: After The Angel

NARRATOR 1: "In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent …