More Humorous Bible Story Drama Scripts for Schools and Churches: Bible Story Drama Scripts, #2

By Peter Reason

This is book number two in this series and although the characters and conversations have been added for dramatization purposes these scripts still remain true to the original Bible stories.

Children really enter into these dramas and imagine themselves in the stories where they can learn about tough situations, and how these old characters responded to whatever was throw up in their lives.
The Rev Sue Simpson of Somersham Benefice comments: "I learned quite a bit myself, things that I just took for granted but see with new eyes in the introduction and the dramatic retelling of the story. I think you bring the characters to life and also bring out the humour and the humanness of them."

A little history:
I was part of a small group of Christians who wanted to start a drama after school's club. I spent a considerable amount of time trawling through the Internet looking for suitable drama scripts, but none of them seemed to fit what we wanted to achieve.
So, I decided to write my own Bible story drama scripts based on the stories from the Bible:

1. Can a money grabbing person ever change?
2. What Happened After Jesus Died?
3. Babylon's Palace - Interpret my dream - but I'm not saying what I dreamt about!
4. Babylon's Palace - The pride of king Nebuchadnezzar
5. Babylon's Palace - More arrogance and jealousy

These five Bible story drama scripts are written in a modern, humorous style that children will love to act out and the adults will also enjoy watching them!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Peter Reason
• Release date: Oct 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215454015

Peter Reason

I started on my Faith Journey whilst on my sandwich year from college when I was first invited to a church meeting in Diss, Norfolk by an enthusiastic fellow student, and became a Christian then in 1976. Upon returning to college and right up to the present day, I’ve not been restrained to any one denomination – believing that local Church is always important. Through career moves and life changes this has enabled me to play a part in the Assembly of God Church, Elim, various House Church Groupings, Brethren, Anglican and Baptist Churches. Having taken early retirement after getting three different cancers and two bowel perforations, I spend my time in itinerant preaching, church activities, writing and being a granddad. I am married to Jackie and we live in Cambridgeshire in the UK.

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About the author:

I started on my Faith Journey whilst on my sandwich year from college when I was first invited to a church meeting in Diss, Norfolk by an enthusiastic fellow student, and became a Christian then in 1976.

Upon returning to college and right up to the present day, I’ve not been restrained to any one denomination – believing that local Church is always important.

Through career moves and life changes this has enabled me to play a part in the Assembly of God Church, Elim, various House Church Groupings, Brethren, Anglican and Baptist Churches.

I am married to Jackie, we live in Cambridgeshire in the UK and I enjoy being a grandad!

DRAMA ‘Can a money grabbing person ever change?’

This Bible story is in Luke 19:1 to 19:26 and was about 2000 years ago. Zacchaeus was hard-hearted and greedy, but when he heard about Jesus his conscience started to make him feel guilty. Zacchaeus wanted to meet with Jesus because he wanted to get right with God. He thought that Jesus would not want to see him and there was another problem in that Zacchaeus was very short and would be hidden in the crowd. So how could he get to see Jesus?

CAST OF CHARACTERS (FOR 9 or 6 ACTORS):

Zacchaeus: (Zac) A short man struggling with his conscience.

Jesus: Friendly, easy to get along with.

Ariel: Proud, money grabbing tax collector.

Noam: Proud, money grabbing tax collector.

Eitan: Proud, money grabbing tax collector.

Servant: Poor and submissive.

And if needed Ariel2, Noam2, Eitan2 (if not ‘Ariel’ takes part ‘Ariel2’ as well, etc).

(Servant could say scene numbers and titles)

REQUIRE: Table, chairs, plates, cups, tree and costumes.

SETTING: Party at a rich man’s house, moving to a pathway with a tree and back to a party.

TIME: 32 AD.

SCENE 1 ‘The Tax Collectors Party’

[ARIEL, NOAM, EITAN SAT AT A PARTY. CONTINUE EATING & DRINKING WHILE TALKING]

NOAM: So what’s in this dish?

ARIEL: Crocodile from the river Nile cooked in Greek honey.

EITAN: Really? I thought it was those Persian lizard things.

NOAM: I must say they have got a very unusual taste.

ARIEL: Yes, it tastes like goat, but with a fishy tang.

ZAC: [ENTER STAGE, BUT REMAIN HIDDEN FROM THOSE EATING]

SERVANT: [ENTER STAGE] My lords and ladies, Zacchaeus....

ZAC: Shush! [ARMS FLAPPING AT SERVANT, BECAUSE DON’T WANT TO BE SEEN]

SERVANT: Err, Zac hasn’t arrived yet! [EXIT STAGE]

NOAM: [BAFFLED] What?

ARIEL: What was all that about?

EITAN: Well, clearly Zac isn’t here!

NOAM: Talking of Zac. I don’t think he’s quite himself lately.

ARIEL: I agree. He used to party really hard, but these last few days he’s been rather distant.

EITAN: He’s not in love is he?

NOAM: What Zac! I thought he had a different one for every day of the week. [LAUGH]

ARIEL: No, I can’t believe that Zac is in love!

ZAC: [TURN TO SERVANT & BECKON HIM OVER & POINT AT OTHERS]

SERVANT: [STAND AT SIDE] My lords and ladies, Zacchaeus has just arrived.

EITAN: Oh, change the subject quick!

ZAC: [WALK IN, SIT AT THE TABLE & START TO EAT & DRINK]

NOAM: Hello Zac. What have you been up to?

ZAC: [CONTINUE EATING] What have you been talking about?

ARIEL: [DEFENSIVE] Oh the usual.

EITAN: We were talking about the wine. It’s all the way from Spain.

ZAC: [DEAD PAN] Really.

NOAM: Have you been counting all your money?

ZAC: [DEAD PAN] No.

ARIEL: I can’t believe that Zac! You normally count your money twice a day!

EITAN: Yeah, if not more!

ZAC: [UNMOVED. CONTINUE EATING]

NOAM: Are you still managing to get all that money off the bloke at Grove House?

ARIEL: Yeah! You had a master plan with him.

EITAN: I don’t know how you do it Zac. What actually do you do?

NOAM: Do you threaten them with violence?

ARIEL: Or do you find a bit of juicy info about them, then they pay you to keep it quite?

ZAC: I don’t want to talk about it.

EITAN: Zac! What’s the matter?

NOAM: You haven’t kept secrets from us before!

ZAC: I’m not going to be collecting my money tomorrow, so don’t expect to see me there.

ARIEL: [JOKE TO THE OTHERS] There you go, it is love!

ZAC: [SERIOUS. SHAKE HEAD] No. [PAUSE] Have you heard about a preacher from Nazareth?

EVERYONE: [STARTLED] A preacher!

EITAN: Are you going religious Zac?

ZAC: No. [PAUSE] But have you seen or heard about the preacher, Jesus from Nazareth?

NOAM: I think I heard something about him. He healed someone who couldn’t walk.

ARIEL: Yeah, and he made a blind man