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Bright Stars of Christmas

Bright Stars of Christmas

$25.00 (USD)

  • Cast Number: 50
  • Run Time: 90
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Description

A complete Christmas Sunday School program.

Includes narration, recitations, carols, choral speaking, dramas and Christmas songs and carols. Since this program includes every possible children’s Sunday school class, the student numbers are very flexible, could be anywhere from 25 or less to 300 or more children. The self-standing dramas and skits which come after the small children’s parts could be from Sunday school groups, teens and young adults. Each of those skits have individual requirements noted.
NOTE: Each age group as well as each skit and drama following the young children’s classes are all separate segments and are self-standing, therefore any one or more of them can be deleted from the overall program without affecting the remaining segments. In the same way if the numbers of children in a certain age group are very small, two age groups can be combined, example Grade 2 and Grade 3 could be combined into one segment.
Very easily staged. Contact DramaShare to add or reduce number of parts for individual classes and age groups.

The age groups and self-standing skits and events set up in the standard program, (which can be modified), are:

Components:
  • Opening. The 2 & 3 year old, (8 kids),  & the Grade 1, (6 kids)class comes on stage from a backstage or side entrance, each child then led by an adult to a star shaped opening in the screen (curtain) at child height where they can look out and be seen by the audience while Narrator speaks each child’s line, from the recitation “We Welcome You To A Night For Stars.” After the child’s line is completed the child is led by an adult to a location still behind the screen to wait, then the next child’s turn, until all the children in that class have performed their lines. There needs to be one adult for every child until the entire class have performed. At that time all children are led out from behind the screen, to stand in a line at Downstage to perform a Narrator-spoken “An Exercise For Adults.” The class are then led off stage and to their Sunday school room.
  • Age 4 & 5 year old class. (8 kids) As with 2 & 3 class, children use same entrance, led by leader to STAR opening, but recitations are spoken by the child. We recommend words to each child’s part be projected against the wall behind the child to ensure that the audience understands the words. Leader must be ready to assist child with lines. As each child completes an adult leads child to a spot still behind screen, where they remain until all children have been “stars”. Following the last child’s performance, all children will be led to position in front of screen, sing “Away in a Manger” with audience  and a farewell wave to audience, who sing the final two stanzas.
  • The Name We Love, Grade 1 class. (6 kids) come on backstage, each child led by the hand to “star opening” in the screen where they can be seen by the audience, (remember to adjust height for older, larger kids). Leader, out of sight, holds child’s hand as line from “A Manger Song” is spoken by the child, again words projected and leader in control, kids move to spot behind screen until the final performer, when class is led by adult to Downstage, then sing first stanza of “Silent Night,” class to SS room and audience sing next 2 stanzas.
  • Grade 2. (5 or 10 kids)  Enter from rear or side door, to Downstage Center in front of the Star screen, (which now has the star shaped opening covered from inside). Children stand in a line, do this recitation complete with actions. Words are displayed against the wall behind the children to ensure that audience understands the words. This segment can be done by five children delivering all portions of the message: the letter, it’s meaning and the bible verse associated it with it. Alternatively, ten children with the first child delivering the letter and meaning, the second child delivering the bible verse. As the person delivers the letter and meaning s/he will show the letter and place it on a hook or shelf on the screen behind. Children sing first verse of “The First Noel,” congregation sing verse two.
  • Grade 3 (4 kids) Four part recitation, however additional parts can easily be added to expand the number of participants. Four children, dressed as angels, enter, in order, from backstage, cross to Centerstage. After First Child completes recitation, s/he moves to Upstage left position, in front of screen. Second Child enters and, after completing recitation, moves to Upstage Right position in front of screen. Third Child enters, recites and moves to Upstage Center position in front of screen. After Fourth Child recites, other three will join Fourth Child at Centerstage, where they will sing first verse of O Little Town of Bethlehem, leave stage as audience sings verse 2
  • Grades 4 – 6 THE CHRISTMAS GIVERS A choral speaking piece, after which the individual classes report on an actual food and clothing drive they have undertaken, they report back on their results. An actual happening in the church.
  • Manger Scene – Teens Manger scene is set up on upper or side stage, with a small manger, (which is covered by dark cloth), and bales of hay, (or equivalent). Mary comes on stage, sits motionless on bale as” The Portrait of Mary” monolog is performed behind scrim.
  • A Portrait of Mary monologue. An artist, brush in hand, works at the front of scrim which is set up to look like a large picture frame. The actor talks about the complex life of Mary, with each thought the artist appears to be painting parts of the scrim, which gradually start to show some of the picture of Mary behind the scrim.  A very hard-hitting monologue.
    At the end of the monologue the actor steps back, sets down palette and brush, looks at portrait from all angles, nods head and smiles, exits stage. Lights out on main stage area, continue with lighting on upper stage.
  • Manger segment.
    Joseph comes to the Manger scene, sits motionless as a low level of light increases to show the manger. Joseph uncovers the manger. Project a scene of a stable.
    Narration begins, (samples):
    Who is this so weak and helpless,
    Child of lowly Hebrew maid.
    Rudely in a stable sheltered,
    Coldly in a manger laid?
    and onProjectors show back view of Jesus walking.Narration continues:
    Who is this, a Man of Sorrows,
    Walking sadly life’s hard way,
    Homeless, weary, sighing, weeping,
    Over sin and Satan’s sway?
    and on

 

  • Peace and Security Drama Segment
    Drama is split into two sequences where the same general subject matter is being acted out in two separate dramas, going on alternately. The first sequence is set at a time just prior to Jesus’ birth, the second is in a contemporary time frame. Lighting will separate the action of the two stages.
    Sequence One costuming uses bible period clothing, (including Roman soldiers costumes), Sequence Two uses normal leisure clothing, (policemen use appropriate uniforms). All clothing should be darker colors in order to blend in as much as possible when lights are down in the acting area.For more information on the “Peace and Security’ segment go to the website.
  • Program ends with all participants singing “Happy Birthday Baby Jesus.”

 

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