Description
Are you looking for a nativity play for your church or school that's a little different...a little more fun? WOW is a short Christmas play that faithfully tells the story of Jesus' birth in a contemporary style PERFECT for kids. There are 5 hymns throughout that allow participation by the whole audience. This short script is intended for kids age 5-12. The length is 20-30 minutes (dependent on how many verses you include with each hymn). It is written by award-winning New York playwright Gwynne Watkins. It is recommended you purchase at least 12 scripts as there are a minimum of 12 characters in the play. The script contains the following hymns that can be adapted as desired: 1. O Come All Ye Faithful
2. Away in a Manger
3. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
4: We Three Kings
5: Joy to the World CHARACTERS: Angel
Narrator
Mary
Joseph
Shepherds
Animals
Wiseperson 1
Wiseperson 2
Wiseperson 3
Chorus (includes Animals, Angels and Sheperds) NOTE: If you'd like to give more kids the opportunities for speaking lines, you can break up the large parts into "Angel 1, Angel 2, Angel 3, etc." ABOUT THE PUBLISHER Beat by Beat Press is the world's fastest growing publisher of contemporary new musicals and plays for young actors. Since 2011, Beat by Beat shows have received thousands of productions in over 60 countries around the globe. The shows are created by a team of professional playwrights and arts educators in New York and Los Angeles. Over 15,000 youth directors have already discovered the joy of Beat by Beat Press.
Author: Gwynne Watkins
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 10/11/2017
Pages: 28
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.11lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.06d
ISBN13: 9781978186200
ISBN10: 1978186207
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Education | Children & Youth
2. Away in a Manger
3. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
4: We Three Kings
5: Joy to the World CHARACTERS: Angel
Narrator
Mary
Joseph
Shepherds
Animals
Wiseperson 1
Wiseperson 2
Wiseperson 3
Chorus (includes Animals, Angels and Sheperds) NOTE: If you'd like to give more kids the opportunities for speaking lines, you can break up the large parts into "Angel 1, Angel 2, Angel 3, etc." ABOUT THE PUBLISHER Beat by Beat Press is the world's fastest growing publisher of contemporary new musicals and plays for young actors. Since 2011, Beat by Beat shows have received thousands of productions in over 60 countries around the globe. The shows are created by a team of professional playwrights and arts educators in New York and Los Angeles. Over 15,000 youth directors have already discovered the joy of Beat by Beat Press.
Author: Gwynne Watkins
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 10/11/2017
Pages: 28
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.11lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.06d
ISBN13: 9781978186200
ISBN10: 1978186207
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Education | Children & Youth
About the Author
GWYNNE WATKINS is a playwright and lyricist. Her work for children includes the musicals Tea with Chachaji (Making Books Sing, NYC) and Space Pirates! (Garden Players, Forest Hills NY), the three-play series In Between Worlds (New Players, Ridgewood NJ), and Wow!, a nativity play for churches. Gwynne is an alumnus of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop and a member of the Dramatists Guild. A professional journalist, she lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband and son.
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