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Scripts for Reader's Theater at Scripts By Warren

Abigail And Martha

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This is a short 5 minute INDEPENDENCE DAY sketch about a meeting between Abigail Adams and Martha Washington. The meeting and the words spoken are fiction but the letter that Abigail reads is an actual letter from her husband, John Adams, written on the day of the vote for independence from Great Britain. The letter is long and the bulk of the sketch. Not much to memorize. This skit is also found in the larger productions of "Founders of Freedom" and "God Bless Our Land". There is a longer version with more actors called, "The Patriots: Abigail and Martha".

2 actresses. 5 mintues.

This is a free script and is shown here in it's entirety. Just click "learn more" or the title to read it. You may copy and paste it to your own document, or add to cart if you are also purchasing another script. Learn More

Benjamin Franklin

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Good for INDEPENDENCE DAY. This is not a drama but more of a collection of facts concerning Franklin. (Mostly his accomplishments and especially the inventions) They could be read or memorized and done in any type of presentation. This is taken from the larger productions of "Founders of Freedom" and "God Bless Our Land."

This script is free. You can simply open the excerpt and then cut and paste it to your own document. The entire script is there for you. Do not use the "add to cart" button unless you are also purchasing another script. Your credit card will not be accepted for a zero amount.

Any number can be used from just a few up to 30. 10-12 minutes. Free script. Learn More

Betsy Ross

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In this short and free INDEPENDENCE DAY skit, George Washington and 2 others visit Betsy to ask her to sew a flag for them. Betsy gives some suggestions that they like and quickly adapt. A very short sketch only about 3-4 minutes. This skit can also be found in the larger productions of "Thank God For America" and "God Bless Our Land." It can be done as "Reader's Theater". Click on 'view excerpt' and then cut and paste it into your own document. The entire script is there for you. Do not use the "add to cart" button unless you are also purchasing another script. Your credit card will not be accepted for a zero amount.

4 actors (3 male and 1 female) Free Script Learn More

Can You See The Angels?

$10.00

Need something quick and easy for CHRISTMAS? This is a Reader's Theater script (that can also be done as a regular drama) that is about 20 minutes long and easy to do. Anthony joins the army and his mother is left praying for the angels to protect him. His best friend goes with him and dies, but not before getting saved and sharing with Anthony. Anthony gets saved and comes home to his mother and grandfather. You can add Christmas carols to make it more musical, or even like a cantata.

Four actors (3 male and 1 female) No costumes or set needed. 20 mins. Learn More

Davey's Christmas Adventure

$10.00

This was written for Reader's Theater or radio drama, but it can be adapted easily and acted out as a regular skit. Davey and his dad are out shopping for a Christmas tree when Davey notices a girl looking for food in a trash can. He wants to help her and convinces his dad that they should offer her some help. They end up buying her lunch and hearing her story of how she was away from her family. The parents are called, and she is taken back home where they welcome her back like the prodigal son with lots of emotion. Davey's dad is so proud of his son for acting on his desire to help someone.

Needed: Narrator, two men, one woman, one teen girl and one boy. About 10 mins. Learn More

Founders Of Freedom

$15.00

This program (good for INDEPENDENCE DAY) is mostly a series of short sketches and readings about people and events between 1750 and 1850. Several patriotic poems by famous authors are added. The presentations and dramas cover the vote for independence, Benjamin Franklin, Abigail Adams, Lewis and Clark, and Francis Scott Key when he wrote the Star Spangled Banner. Add your own songs to make a memorable program.

Use as many or as few actors as you like. About 25 different characters are portrayed. About an hour in length without songs. Can be shortened or expanded easily. Learn More

God Bless Our Land

$20.00

This patriotic program (good for INDEPENDENCE DAY) is a combination of "Thank God For America" and "Founders Of Freedom". It contains everything from those two programs plus more poems. Some of the sketches can be done as dramatic or reader's theater presentations. They include: "The Vote" "Betsy Ross" "Benjamin Franklin" "Abigail Adams" "The Corps Of Discovery" and "Our Flag Was Still There."

Over 90 minutes of material and with added musical numbers would make a 2 hour plus program. Use as many or as few actors as you like. About 30 different characters are portrayed. Can be shortened or expanded easily. Learn More

Our Flag Was Still There

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An INDEPENDENCE DAY sketch: The story of how Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star Spangled Banner". The dialogue may be fiction, but we know that these three men were actually aboard this ship together waiting out the attack on Baltimore in 1814. This sketch imagines their conversation leading up to seeing the flag still waving over Fort McHenry. This skit is also a scene from the larger productions of "Founders of Freedom" and "God Bless Our Land."

3 actors (all male) Only about 8-10 minutes. Can be done as "Reader's Theater". Learn More

Telling The Story

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Are you looking for something easy to act out without memorizing any lines? This is a Christmas narrative that can be acted out with actors doing pantomime. Should take about 12-15 minutes for a narrator to read while actors tell the story with their faces and their bodies. It is written as 3-4 females and 5-6 males. It could be easily adjusted to fit a larger or smaller cast. It begins with Mary and Joseph and then adds the Innkeeper and his wife, shepherds and then Simeon and Anna in the temple. (which could be omitted) Learn More

Thank God For America

$10.00

This program (good for INDEPENDENCE DAY) was written to be used in conjunction with a choir and other musicians. There is over 30 minutes of script including two sketches that can be done as "Reader's Theater" or dramatized. One is about Betsy Ross and the 3 visitors who ask her to sew the flag, and the other is the vote for independence with some audience participation. The major part of the script is made up of quotes from famous (or not-so-famous)founding fathers of our country and points out how they put God first in everything. Each quote is read and then the name stated - documentary style. There are suggested songs to use, but you can select your own from the many patriotic songs available.

Use as many or as few actors as you like. About a dozen different characters are portrayed. Learn More

The Bethlehem Story

$5.00

Are you looking for a narration to go with your choir Christmas Cantata? This narration is about 15 minutes long and covers quite a bit of the story of the birth of Christ. You can weave it in and out of your songs or just use it by itself. Cut out anything that you don't want or if it is too long. Be sure to read the excerpt. Learn More

The Patriots: Abigail And Martha

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This is a longer version of the "Abigail and Martha" script with a few added characters. As these ladies gather for tea, they discuss the views of the patriots verses the loyalists, before Abigail reads her monumental letter from her husband, John. This skit is also a scene from the play, "A Nation Of Ordinary People".

Cast of seven women. (two could be younger girls and one could be a male) About 8 or 9 minutes. Learn More

The Pilgrims and Squanto

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The first Thanksgiving Feast, as we know it, is when the Pilgrims ate with the Indians for 3 days, celebrating their great harvest. It may not have been called "Thanksgiving" then, but they surely did pray and offer thanks to God for all He had done for them. The big thing was the Indian, Squanto, who taught them how to plant well, so they could survive the winter. This sketch is about that gathering, and each character in the script was an actual person who attended the feast that day. This is also a scene in the play, "A Nation Of Ordinary People."

5 males and 4 females. About 9 minutes.

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The Pilots: Wilbur and Orville

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This sketch is a fictional scene involving great Americans from our country's history. In 1903, the Wright Brothers flew the first powered flight and this is a few years later, as they share the story yet once more. We meet their younger sister, Katherine, and she tells a little about their early years and their Christian background. The other characters in the scene are fictional. This is also a scene from the play, "A Nation Of Ordinary People."

3 men and 3 women. About 9-10 minutes. Learn More

The Pioneer Orphans

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This sketch is based on a true story about a pioneer family heading west in 1844 and having tragedy along the way, as both parents die leaving the seven children alone with the wagon train and other pioneers. Here they are discussing with the others how they should try to make it to the Whitman Mission at Walla Walla, WA, in hopes that the kids can have a home there. This skit is also a scene from the play, "A Nation of Ordinary People."

4 males (2 adults and 2 boys - ages 12-14) and 6 females (2 adults and 4 girls - ages 4-9) About 11-12 minutes. Learn More

The Prisoners Of War

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In this sketch we get a look at what life was like in a prisoner of war camp in Germany in 1945. The characters in this skit are real people who really were at this particular compound. The letters and the information in the scene were gathered from the writings of one of those men who managed to survive the horrors of war. Fictional dramatization was added. This is also a scene from the play, "A Nation Of Ordinary People."

3 men and 2 women. About 9 minutes. Learn More

The Story of the Bridge

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This is a suspenseful story that could be read or memorized and retold. Perfect for a Halloween event, or an alternative fall party. The story tells of a man trying to get home quickly on a dark and rainy night, and finds himself on an old road where the bridge has gone out. He nearly dies as his car goes into the river and after he's rescued by a stranger, the stranger shares the gospel with him and he comes to know Christ.

Only takes about 5 to 6 minutes to read or tell. Learn More

The Vote

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In this short, INDEPENDENCE DAY skit it's 1776 and they continue to vote for Independence. John Hancock leads the meetings and John Adams speaks out in favor of Independence. Hancock calls on each colony and they call out their vote... The delegation from Delaware finally arrives and breaks the deadlock. Hancock announces that they have just become the United States of America. This skit is also found in the larger productions of "Thank God For America", "Founders of Freedom" and "God Bless Our Land".

5 actors (all male) Only about 4 minutes. Can be done as "Reader's Theater". The 12 delegates can be members of the audience.

This is a free script and is shown here in it's entirety. Just click "learn more" or the title to read it. You may copy and paste it to your own document, or add to cart if you are also purchasing another script. Learn More

What Christmas Means To Me

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This short CHRISTMAS skit is the same story as "A Change in Plans" about a family dealing with the news that their son will be going to Iraq and not be home for Christmas. In this version, they are actually sharing their testimonies at the Christmas Eve service about how they are dealing with the news. His sister was looking forward to him seeing her in the Christmas musical, and Mom was planning to have a big family reunion on Christmas Day. The father ties in the real meaning of Christmas and how that never changes even when our circumstances do. No movement needed as they just stand in front of the microphones and talk.

3 actors (father, mother and teenage daughter) no set. 5 mins.

This is a free script and is shown here in it's entirety. Just click "learn more" or the title to read it. You may copy and paste it to your own document, or add to cart if you are also purchasing another script. Learn More

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Abigail And Martha

Benjamin Franklin

Betsy Ross

Can You See The Angels?

Davey's Christmas Adventure

Founders Of Freedom

God Bless Our Land

Our Flag Was Still There

Telling The Story

Thank God For America

The Bethlehem Story

The Patriots: Abigail And Martha

The Pilgrims and Squanto

The Pilots: Wilbur and Orville

The Pioneer Orphans

The Prisoners Of War

The Story of the Bridge

The Vote

What Christmas Means To Me

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