Christmas: What Child Is This?: A Christmas Play

The play, Christmas: What Child Is This?, will bring the story of Christmas out of the Bible and into your sanctuary or auditorium. It is a fresh new way to engage people with the truth of the gospel message that God has intervened in the life of humanity. In the play, ten people tell their stories of how they were involved in the life of the child called Jesus. The characters include testimonies from Mary-Mother of Jesus, Mary’s Mother, A Shepherd In The Field, Elizabeth-Mother of John The Baptist, Joseph-husband of Mary, A Wise Man from the East , King Herod, Junia--Mother of a Child Killed by Herod’s Soldiers, Joanna --Innkeeper’s Wife and Sarah the Wife of Shepherd. The story is told using a narrator and live characters. The play is written in such a way to include as many extras as desired to be part of the crowd. The play can be done by a small church or large church without a large number of rehearsals. You can perform the play without a lot of props. You can use a choir or soloist to perform two songs in the Play. It can very easily include characters from all age groups. You can choose to place the play in the first century or put it into the 21st century with the same positive results. The play concludes with a short message for the preacher on the meaning of Christmas for our lives today as we seek to answer the question, “What Child Is This?” The play is very adaptable to fitting a variety of needs of churches and groups in terms of size of cast, budget, and amount of time needed for rehearsals. Many of the characters are telling their own stories and are not dependent upon rehearsing with the entire cast. Your audience will be blessed if you choose your characters wisely. It is not essential to memorize the stories word for word so long as the person can make the character come to life with feeling and emotions. The play lasts from 35 minutes to 50 minutes depending on how you use the singing and the characters. The play concludes with a five minute sermon on the meaning of the Christmas for us today if you desire to use it, but it is not necessary for the play to be successful