Hello - and thanks for your question.
I think you will be encouraged by how many freely offered scripts are
available. Most sites/writers just ask that you acknowledge their
authorship and maybe let them know when and how you used their work.
If there are any diferent conditions I'll mention it.
THE BIGGEST AND BEST ORGANIZED
The biggest resource of all is a site with more than 800 scripts, all
free, with no permission needed. Skits are listed by topic in
alphabetical order but it may take some searching to find exactly what
you want. Here's an example of the way they're listed:
teaches........SORCERER 4'4m1f Philip teaches Simon the sorcerer real
magic
teen...........BUSYNESS 4'0m3f The parable of the sower (teen)
teenagers......CIRCUMCI 3'2m0f Two teenagers witness Jesus'
circumcision
televangelist..SNAKEOIL 6'3m3f Televangelist sells everything but
salvation
(Those numbers are minutes followed by the number of male and female
actors.)
http://www.thewestcoast.net/bobsnook/
'Dramashare' is a very well organized site with some free scripts and
others at low prices. You can click on themes that interest you and
are then taken to clear information on length, cast and whether props
are needed. For instance, the first in their list of 'Comedy' is:
"A Real Group" - promoting youth group(message) - 2(cast)- 4(time) -
few(props)
http://dramashare.com/comedyscripts.html
These are the categories they list:
Children's Church
Christmas
Church Announcements
Clowning
Comedy
Communion
Dinner Theatre
Easter
Everyday Productions
Halloween
Leadership
Church Membership
Mime / Human Video
Missions
Monologues
Parables
Puppet
Readings
Sermon Aids
Social Situations
Spanish
Thanksgiving
Younger Audiences
http://dramashare.com/scripts.html
I also found a site in New Zealand which is well laid out, listing
skits and short plays by theme, from Abortion and Anger to Worry:
http://www.carey.ac.nz/drama/Linkpages/themes.html
The same plays are also organized by scripture reference:
http://www.carey.ac.nz/drama/Linkpages/scriptures.html
OTHER USEFUL SITES
These sites are smaller but should contain some possible skits for
your group.
Humorous including the "The Texas Prayer Chain Massacre"
http://www.inter-light.com%2Fskitzo1.html
Anastis Productions offers some short sketches including:
"Do as I say" mother-daughter conflict
"The Flogging" exploring viewpoint of soldiers who had to punish
Jesus
http://www.anastasisproductions.org
More skits including humor:
http://www.nailscars.com%2Fcm%2Fdrama.html
14 skits on this 'Drama in the Church' site
http://www.beau.lib.la.us/~cherrygv/drama/
SCRIPTS AVAILABLE FOR A FEE
10 scripts for $15, many aimed at youth audiences and clearly
described on the site, including number in the cast and time in
minutes, e.g.
Wild Kingdom - Dating - A wildlife show parody examines how teenagers
fall in love. - Youth - 3(cast) - 5(time)
The Righteous Insanity Theatre Company
http://www.righteousinsanity.com/
Quarterly Collections of 7+ sketches for each season of the year are
$25.00
Payable through Pay Pal
All Sketches Have Been Test Driven by Anona United Methodist Drama
Team!
http://cyberkreations.11net.com/sketchpad/sketch_pad.html
Amazon list fourteen collections of skits if you search their site
with 'skits youth ministry', see the choices at:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/103-0729751-1629411
OTHER LINKS
You might also be interested in the Christian comedy and drama webring
listing dozens of sites that could be of interest to you:
Christian Drama Webring
http://w.webring.com/hub?ring=christiancomedy
A lot of my suggestions are also with About.com under "Christian
Teens", where you may find more options, but some of the links that
look promising don't work, I'm afraid:
http://christianteens.about.com/cs/dramasites
The Google search I used may throw up more possibilities for you:
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=christian+plays+teens+OR+youth++scripts+OR+skits&btnG=Google+Search
I hope this is helpful. Please feel free to ask if any clarification
is needed.
Good luck with your group.
Regards - Leli |
