The Nail, The Cross, The Crown

By J Asheley Brown

Our Savior exchanged His life for ours, bleeding freely to grant us the gift of eternity. This book contains 1 Easter dramatization/skit and 13 poems that can be used for your Easter drama program at church, school or any venue.

• Language: English
• Publisher: J Asheley Brown
• Release date: Apr 4, 2019
• ISBN: 9781386604150

J Asheley Brown

J Asheley Brown has self published over 50 books ranging from poetry to young adult fiction and everything inbetween. He is the Creator and Editor-in-chief of a poetry publication called Poet Speak Magazine which is both an online and print magazine. When he is not busy writing he is creating and designing book covers for his company, J ASH B DESIGNS. The hardworking author is a man of faith and also a musician.

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Our Savior exchanged His life for ours, bleeding freely to grant us the gift of eternity. This book contains 1 Easter dramatization/skit and 13 poems that can be used for your Easter drama program at church, school or any venue.

THE NAIL, THE CROSS, THE CROWN

THE CAST

Voice of Jesus

Virgin Mary

John (the Beloved Disciple)

Martha

Mary (sister of Martha & Lazarus)

Priest 1

Priest 2

High Priest

Bart the Angel (warrior angel)

Mikel (Chief Angel)

Jeb (second Angel in Command)

Satan

Death

Sin

Grave

Demon Squad (demon army under Satan’s control)

Wing Team (Army of Angels)

Act 1, Scene 1

At the Crucifixion

(Jesus is hanging on the cross; there should be a physical cross of some type standing upright in the middle of the stage; the actors are standing or kneeling around the cross in a semi-circle. There should be sounds of crying and shouting.)

Virgin Mary (crying): Why is this happening? Somebody tell me why?

John (holding on to her): I don’t know. I don’t understand.

Martha (looking around): Where are His friends, His disciples?

Mary (falling down on her knees and shouting): This can’t be happening! It can’t!

Priest 1 (walking up to her shouting and laughing): Oh, yeah, it’s happening! What’s wrong with Him? He saved others. Now let Him save Himself!

(the other priests laugh)

High Priest (pointing to sign on top of Jesus’ cross): Take that sign down! He’s not the King of the Jews!

Priest 2: Yeah! He’s not our King!

Martha (talking to John and Virgin Mary): He was always so kind and good to others. Why do they hate Him so much?

Mary (getting off