Description
Winning the race with God’s grace.
A 5 part drama, designed for VBS or children’s camp, but useful in all settings, uses the theme of car racing, (and a motivating degree of good family-friendly humor), to focus on finding purpose in life through the 5 following scripts:
- This script, Winning The Race Follow Jesus, is one segment of a 5 part drama designed for VBS or children’s camp, uses the theme of car racing to focus on finding your purpose in life, compares the use of a pace car in a race to following the lead of Jesus.
- this and all 5 individual scripts can be purchased separately but the cost of purchasing individual scripts is much higher than with the series.
NOTE the links below are for all individual scripts, when you purchase the series all the following 5 are included:
Cast: 6
- Andi Airhead
- Randy Ratchet
- Ted Tirechanger
- Wendy Wrench
- Trudy Treadwear
- Laps the Racer, the singer and guitarist, (sorry we couldn’t find anyone with talent but he comes free so . . .)
- and all work together to result in silliness with a strong Christian message
Bible Reference: Genesis
Set: none really necessary, but race car paraphernalia would be useful
Lighting: standard
Sound: wireless mics if available
Song: an on-going song to the tune of “Oh I Never Shall Marry,” sung (very badly and off key) by Laps, who (badly) accompanies himself on the guitar.
SFX: sounds of race cars, horns, squeal of tires, sound heard around race tracks
Costumes: car racing costumes would be useful
Props: car racing items if available
Special Instructions: none
Time: 50 (approximately 10 minutes each segment
Sample of first script:
First Segment: knowing and following Jesus
Andi, Randy, Ted, Wendy and Trudy come on stage talking
Andi: Like you said Trudy, the whole race season really comes down to the next big race.
Randy: Nothin’ wrong in that really Andi, that’s kinda the way it should be, one mega race, winner take all.
Ted: Whoooeee! Excitin’ is what Randy! Smell’a oil and burnin’ tire rubber . . . it just doesn’t get much better’n that!
Wendy: After all Ted, isn’t this what we all race for?
Trudy: For a fact Wendy, and, of course, to get my name on the big prize. I can see it all now, (mimes holding up a trophy), right there on the big trophy, “Winner – Trudy Tirewear!
Laps comes strolling on stage, strumming guitar and singing,(tune “Oh I Never Shall Marry”), other actors watch, only mildly interested
Laps:
Oh they call me a racer
I bin racin’ long time
For sure I’m a legend
Only in my own mind.
sees audience, reacts
Laps: Heydee ho race car enthusiasts and otherwise hip and happy folks!
Laps the Racer here.
other actors look at Laps with blank look
Laps: Laps . . . the Racer here . . . I’m sure you have heard of me.
Andi: Actually I haven’t Laps, but pleased to know you . . I am Andi Airhead, (points to Randy), that there is Randy Ratchet, (points to Ted), and there’s none other than Ted Tirechanger, (points to Wendy), and I am sure you’ve heard of Wendy Wrench, (points to Trudy), and last but no way least is racer of the week, Trudy Treadwear.
Laps: Wha’d’ya mean, never heard of me?
My name is on everyone’s lips.
My adoring public follows me around day and night.
I am here to win the big race . . .
Way I see it I am pretty much a shoo-in to win.
Andi clears throat, Laps reacts
Laps: Well, I mean, there’s you and the other racers here too I mean and . .
Andi: Thanks for noticing.
Randy: Just who, or what, is Laps the Racer?
Laps, sings: Let me sang you the answer to that question
(Laps clears his throat, prepares to sing)
Me, me, me, me
Oh they call me a racer
I bin racin’ long time
For sure I’m a legend
Only in my own mind.
I was borned in Daytona
My first race in KC
All the races I sure know
Cause they’re like home to me
Ted: OK, I’ll ask, . . . if you are such a great racer, adoring fans all over, your name on everyone’s lips, why haven’t we ever heard of you, Laps the Racer?
Laps: Cause racin’s only half of what I do. Me, I’m a race car driver, but when I’m not burnin’ rubber I’m a sanger.
Wendy: A “sanger”?
Laps: Yep, shore am. Me, I’m a sanger sangin’ songs.
Trudy: On purpose?
Laps: Yep, pretty much so.
Trudy: A shame that, actually.
Andi: So, Laps, you telling us you will be driving in the next race then?
Laps: Well . . likely, just have two little details to work out first.
Randy: Little details? . . Care to give us a fer-instance?
Laps: Well, first, I need a car.
Ted: For sure that would help your chances of winning is my guess.
Andi: Last time I can recall a fella wining a car race without a car is . . (thinks) . . never actually.
