Description
What is important in the Christmas season?
A very touching choral reading, written by the late Myra Shofner, a leader, avid participant and team leader, teacher and writer in this beautiful and moving art form. Myra is a former member of DramaShare, Myra asked DramaShare to host her scripts and we proudly do so.
Choral dramatization features:tempo, volume, voicing, movement and formation, and rhythm and repetition. For more information on choral reading google or go to areas such as Wikipedia.
Cast: 6 or as available
Bible Reference: Luke 2
Set: Bare
Sound: wireless or standing mics for each speaker
Song: none
Lighting: as available
SFX: none
Props: scroll
Costumes: likely traditional
Special Instructions:
Time: 3
Sample of script:
All: (singing the words in bold italics) Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas?
Female: You sound doubtful.
All: (with fervor) Right!
Female: I don’t know why. I’m sure I am going to have a very merry Christmas!
All: Oh?
Female: I sure am! I’m getting everything I asked for – a new coat, a ruby ring, and my very own car!
All: Wow! (pause, speaks words in dark print with emphatic feeling) Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! (then, drop voice to express doubt) Merry Christmas?
Female? (squeaky voice, elongating the word into two syllables) Wh…at?
Male: Why the question mark?
All: Sigh! (speak the word with a sigh)
Male: What a sigh! You skeptics are ruining Christmas. Everywhere I go I hear complaints about how commercial Christmas is getting to be. (Shrugs shoulders and heaves a sign of disgust.)
All: Well?
Male: Well, so what? I am looking forward to a very merry Christmas for that very reason. Thanks to Christmas my folks are finally giving me the money for a ski trip I’ve been longing to take.
