This is a short one-act play in just a few scenes. The play begins with George, a young German in England, studying to be a pastor but not even knowing the Lord. At a bible study, he sees a man praying and it just makes a lasting impression till he also gets saved. The final scenes deal with George and his wife, Mary as they discuss how they can trust God for his salary and for providing for the orphans. Good parts for dialects as George is German and Mary and others are English. A walk on part for an old Cockney woman is fun. Includes a narrator.

About 25 mins. 6 adults (2 women) and several extras. (one girl) Plus a narrator. Learn More

Gladys wanted to go to China as a missionary, but she could not get any missionary society to accept her with her limited skills and knowledge. She saves up her money in England, and buys a ticket on a train across Russia in 1932. She gets held up there, and they do not want to let her go, thinking she can work for them as a machinist in their factories. She escapes with some help on a Japanese ship and gets to China. Once there, the local mandarin asks her to be the official foot inspector, to stop the foot binding of women and girl's feet. She sees a woman selling a small child and buys her for ninepence. She stops the riot in a prison by just praying, walking in and taking charge. She ends up with a home full of orphans and leads a young woman to Christ who was cruel to little girls. The mandarin converts to Christianity, and in the final scene, Gladys takes 100 orphans across the mountains to the Yellow River during the attack of the Japanese. After praying for help, a Chinese soldier shows up to help them get across the river to safety. This is the same story that you may have seen in the Ingrid Bergman film, "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness", but this play is based on her biography not this movie. (Gladys is a big part for an actress, she is in every scene)

Cast of 20 (10 male, 4 female, 6 children) with as many child extras as you can come up with. Approx. 45-50 mins. Learn More

Hudson was a young man who struggled with the Christian life of his family. His mother spent an afternoon in prayer for him and he finally comes to the Lord at the same time. Once he is saved, Hudson feels the call to go to China as a missionary. In a flashback sequence, young Hudson is working for a doctor who keeps forgetting to pay him, and Hudson will not remind him, but asks God to take care of it. Later, an older Hudson almost dies from an infection he incurred, and he cuts open the wound to let blood and poison out. In act 2, Hudson is in China, wearing Chinese clothes and his hair dyed black with a queue (pigtail), which meets with various reactions. Maria loves him, and he has written to her and asked her to marry him. Her sister is happy, but not the mistress of the house: Miss Aldersey. She over reacts and forbids her to accept his proposal, and dictates the letter of refusal for her to write. (a great part for a good actress) The narrator gives the outcome which is a happy one and the play ends with Hudson back in England speaking about the need for more missionaries in China. Four young people come up to join with him.

Cast of 26 (15 male, 10 female, 1 narrator) with a few children (the segments with the children can be easily omitted without changing the message in the story - making it 4 males less) (some parts can be doubled) Aprox. 75-90 mins. Learn More

This is a short play about time travel. A bunch of young kids get to do some time travel to go back and meet some real "Jesus Freaks" from history. They quickly travel back to meet the 12 disciples, Martin Luther, George Muller, Hudson Taylor, Corrie ten Boom, Mother Teresa, and Billy Graham. The gospel is presented briefly.

5 kids and 13 adult characters (could all be played by kids) (13-16 males and 4-5 females) lots of extras. 20-22 mins. Learn More

This is a short one-act play in just 2 scenes. The first part is Fanny as a young girl telling her mother and grandmother about writing her first poem. The second scene is Fanny as an adult meeting with a song writer who wants Fanny to write words to his tune. She tells of how she became blind and comes up with the words instantly after praying and asking for the Holy Spirit to inspire her. Includes a narrator.

About 25 mins. 5 adults, (4 female, 1 male) 2 children (girls) Plus a narrator and one extra servant. Only one male in the cast. Learn More

This is a 30 minute sketch about a missionary who just returned from China and a reporter interviewing him/her. The scene is broken up with short scenes about Hudson Taylor's life taken from the play, "Hudson Taylor: Called to China". The stage needs to be divided so that you keep the interview going on one side and do the scenes from Hudson's life on the other side.

Cast of 8 with at least 4 males and 2 females. 30 minutes. Learn More

The story of Corrie ten Boom is narrated by Corrie's nephew, Peter, and spans 32 years. As a young lady, Corrie was smitten with Karel, a friend of her brother. But Karel only thought of Corrie as a good friend, and he married someone else. Corrie had many difficult situations in her life.. and her father was a wise and strong man who gave her much strength. The play jumps to World War II, and the ten Boom house in Holland is being used as a safe haven for Jews. Corrie's sister Betsie is concerned about their involvement in the underground, but they get in heavy, and soon the house is raided and all are beaten and taken off to jail. Act 2: Corrie and Betsie end up in Germany in Ravensbruck camp, that seems like hell itself. Betsie dies there, and Corrie tells the audience all of her emotions as she deals with her sister's death. In the final scene, she meets a man who was a guard at the camp and he asks her forgiveness. Again she tells the audience of all her feelings. An emotional drama with a powerful message of forgiveness and of God being with us even in the deepest pit. One of my more popular and favorite Christian plays.

Cast of 21 adults, (11 male, 10 female) plus extras. 60-75 mins. * Used by permission Learn More