by Kathy Applebee
Ruth and Naomi may be thrown out of the pitiful little hovel they call home if they can't pay the rent to villain Black Bartho...
This Kindergarten Graduation program will be one of the easiest you've ever used and loads of FUN! It is ready for you to add your student names ...
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I am so excited to be able to share this Christmas Play/Readers’ Theater with you. I wrote this several years ago to use with my children at o...
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This product features 4 pages including 7 children's prayers and a blank template. I created these to be used at our daily calendar meeting to a...
These short scripts were designed for performance by preschoolers and primary grade actors. They are short, have easy to memorize lines and are ...
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Teach your children and students the Our Father and Hail Mary by using these prayer cards. Simply print, cut and laminate for daily use until st...
This file can be used as an engaging Sunday school activity in order to learn about what happened to Paul in Acts 27.
A 5 page play (Readers Th...
I am so excited to be able to share this Christmas Play/Readers’ Theater with you. I wrote to use with my children at our local church, and I ...
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I am so excited to be able to share this Christmas Play/Readers’ Theater with you. I wrote this several years ago to use with my children at o...
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This is a script that I wrote for my husband and me to use to illustrate salvation to our Awana's students. It takes the ideas of different type...
These 4 scripts run 2-3 minutes each and have 2-3 characters. They are based on scriptures about peace making and treating others as you would b...
Although I use this as a lesson in a Catholic-school setting, it can be used as a character based lesson in a public-school as well. I have incl...
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Characters:2, run time:6 minutes
Donald Trump challenges Jesus to explain why he choose "unschooled, ordinary men" to take his message into the ...
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To Kill a King: Herod Antipas
By Kathy Applebee
Date: 39 A.D. Herod Antipas is throwing a big banquet with fine food, lavish entertainment ...
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The nativity story in dramatic format for mature casts. Includes the possible reactions by those around to Mary's claim to be ...
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Christ the Servant, Christ the King
A musical Easter drama for a large cast and choir. Focuses on the servant nature of Christ from the announce...
Christ the Shepherd, Christ the King is a 2 hour musical Easter drama for a large cast and choir. Amos, a shepherd who was present as a lad when...
Two skits are included with the same message. One is a monologue with a stage hand to place a newspaper; the other a two person skit with discus...
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Based on Luke 15 and the three parables of the lost sheep, coin and son. The parts of the sheep and pig can be given to a very young performer. ...
The 16 slide Psalms 147 power point has lines for a leader and lines for the audience. Each slide contains illustrations to aid struggling reade...
Based on Matthew 18 this reader's theater script has flexible casting for 7-9 (doubling possible) and a run time of 3 minutes.
Peter asks how man...
Imagine wise King Solomon has sent your group on a mission to find his missing wisdom by interviewing 7 characters who may or may not be telling ...
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Focusing on how quickly public opinion can change, this series of six skits starts with King Saul and ends with the apostle Paul. Nestled betwee...
This package contains a 24 slide Power Point and 24 copyright free .JPEGS of Psalms 104. Can be used as a choral reading, posters or in other pr...
The Lord's Prayer by Kathy Applebee. Disciples ask Jesus about prayer and he responds by parables and teaching them the Lord's prayer. Written...
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Mizpah by Kathy Applebee
Two Zealots, bound together by their desire to see the Roman tyrants ousted from Israel, trace highlights of Jesus life...
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by Kathy Applebee
Two readers and the audience read Isaiah 40:21-31 on this 13 slide illustrated power point. Can be used for an assembly or to...
This seven slide power point contains passages from Isaiah 45 and stunning photography of God's creation. It is designed for two readers.
Pract...
by Kathy Applebee
The story of Rahab and the spies in an audience interactive musical version. Israel's God has put fear into the inhabitants of...
Jerusalem to Jericho: The Good Samaritan Interview
By Kathy Applebee
The story of the Good Samaritan (from Luke 10) presented as an on the air ...
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by Kathy Applebee
This 6 slide show features pictures and the text of Psalms 19:1-6, showing how the heavens declare the glory of God. Meant to...
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by Kathy Applebee
The Hall of Faith power point can be used for choral readings or a lesson about faithful Bible characters. Sixteen slides of ...
Measuring at the Wedding
Reader's theater script and lesson plan
by Kathy Applebee
Have hands on fun & bring Matthew 25 (Wise and Foolish Gi...
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Celebrate the Risen Savior!
by Kathy Applebee
This 9 slide power point is a choral reading based on the gospel and I Corinthian accounts of Jes...
Celebrate the Resurrection!
by Kathy Applebee
This 7 slide power point is a choral reading for two leader voices, David and the audience using ...
Reader's Theater has been proven effective to raise reading fluency and comprehension by giving an authentic reason to read and reread passages w...
by Kathy Applebee
This script can be used for reader's theater or with simple costumes on a bare stage. Ideal for promotion day for home school...
Five scripts by Kathy Applebee that can be used for Easter
Zip file contains .PDF and .DOC versions plus 4 .scripture .JPEGS.
The Meaning Of Eas...
Six scripts that can be used for Christmas (both PDF and DOC versions) by Kathy Applebee
Mary's Choice - (10 characters, 6 minute run time) Demo...
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by Kathy Applebee
Teenaged Jasmine, granddaughter of one of the Magi, decides to disguise herself and join the caravan following the star of Bet...
This is an original work.
For a school concert or musical production, the challenge is to mesh diverse performances into a unified and seamless...
The script blends Hebrews 11, the prophesies about Jesus and the "black sheep†ancestors of the Lamb of God to tell of the promises made rela...
This script, authored by Malcolm McLean, brings a modern day twist to the Easter story. The 66 page script is available in pdf format only
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Hate being chosen last, or not at all? This script explores how Matthias not being chosen as an apostle in the first round was all part of God's ...
This skit works well for Mother's day or other programs celebrating women. This 9 page script for up to 25 characters highlights the mothers in ...
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This three minute skit covers the role ravens have played in the Bible from creation and the ark, to the Psalms, feeding of Elijah and in Luke wh...
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Adam is awakened by a group of animals sent by God to be named. He has them wait in line to approach his desk and answer a few interview question...
This is a play about Luther's reasons for posting the 95 Theses and the ultimate outcome of the event that changed history. This play is a bit c...
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Four prison guards discuss the need for the Ten Commandments, a moral list to help mankind see the difference between good and evil. But just wh...
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Readers theater provides an authentic reason to read and reread. The following script is an adaptation of the NIV version of the Old Testament b...




