The Life of Daniel: Drama Scripts for People and Puppets

By Owen Shelley

The events reported in the book of Daniel occurred during the time of the exile in Babylon. Although it was a time of deep despair for the people, it was also a period when spectacular events took place. These are some of the most dramatic events in the whole of the Bible. These scripts can be performed by either live actors or puppets and as a six part serial or as six individaul plays.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Owen Shelley
• Release date: Nov 21, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301173129

Owen Shelley

Owen Shelley has been a prominent Children's Missioner for over 50 years and produced a wide range of resources during this time. In 2007 he, and his son Stephen, recognised that these resources were still relevant today if only they could be updated for the modern technological age. Stephen has spent the last few years converting these resources to a digital format so that you can still have access to them.

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The Life of Daniel - Drama Scripts for People or Puppets

by Owen Shelley

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Copyright 2012 Owen Shelley

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THE LIFE OF DANIEL

The events reported in the book of Daniel occurred during the time of the exile in Babylon. Although it was a time of deep despair for the people, it was also a period when spectacular events took place. These are some of the most dramatic events in the whole of the Bible.

These scripts can be performed as a six part serial or as six individaul plays. They can be performed by either live actors or puppets.

ACT ONE: Daniel's Capture & Training

ACT TWO: The Statue Dream

ACT THREE: The Firey Furnace

ACT FOUR: The Tree Dream

ACT FIVE: The Writing on the Wall

ACT SIX: The Lion's Den

SCENERY GUIDE

To perform this play with puppets it will be necessary to produce some special props: -

THRONE: As various kings confront Daniel during his lifetime a suitable throne will need to be built.

FURNACE: This effect can be fairly easily produced by having a plywood frame with an opening for the mouth of the furnace large enough for a puppet to pass through. The fire can be a painted curtain set back a couple of inches that is visible through the entrance giving a 3D effect.

WRITING ON THE WALL: The hand which does the writing can be held up and manipulated by a rod. A back drop painted like a wall can be flicked aside revealing a second wall with the writing on it. Those using open theatres with the black glove technique could have the wording cut out on card and popped into place on the background with barrel hooks.

EXTERIOR OF DANIEL'S HOUSE: A rigid frame will be needed with an opening door and a large opening for the window through