This skit or one act play, (good for VALENTINE'S DAY) is about marriage relationships. The scene takes place in a restaurant and there are 3 tables. The center table is back a ways and an older couple are sitting there observing the couples at the other tables. A young couple sit at one, and a middle aged couple with 2 teenagers at the other. Humorous arguments and bickering go on and the older couple discuss how alike or different they are from the other couples. Finally, they begin to tell each other how they could not have imagined being with anyone else for all these years. There is mention of the importance of making Christ the center of your marriage.

3 couples and 2 teens. About 15 minutes.

This is a comedy about marriage.  (or musical comedy if you wish)  Perfect for a Christian dinner theater or Valentine banquet.  The play centers around two best friends who live next door to each other and spend a lot of time together talking about their marriages and trying to think of ways to make them better.  The play turns into a slapstick comedy several times with falls, gags and surprises and even a pie in the face.  It might remind you of some of the old sitcoms of the 50's.  There are plenty of husband and wife squabbles that you may find hilarious, especially if it reminds you of yourself.  There is a tiny message at the end about love and feelings and what the difference is, as one of them expresses how love is from God and it involves a commitment.  But overall, there is not a strong spiritual message.  The play is mostly done for laughs and the two male leads have the largest parts by far.  There are places where songs could be added to make it a musical.  Some song suggestions have been made, but the songs are not included in the script.

5 major roles (2 males, 3 females)  A few males and females in very small roles and as extras. (only 3-5 with lines)
Should take a little over an hour, or 90 minutes if 4 or 5 songs are added.

This is a short sketch about a woman who is jealous of the way her husband was talking with another woman.  She accuses him of flirting and they have a little argument.   Might be what you are looking for if you want very short Christian skits.

One couple.  About 3 minutes.

 

This is the fifth Frank and Edith sketch.  This time, Frank is all worked up over the new building project at church.  As they discuss how the plans are coming along and the topic of giving toward it, their hypocrisy shines through everything they say...as always.

One couple.  About 8-9 mins.

This is a story about a church youth group that learns a lesson in love and acceptance.  This could work as a Valentine program, although there is no romance in the story.  Two new students show up at church and become part of the youth group.  One fits in quickly, while the other is obviously an outcast.  The kids don't even know that these two are really brother and sister.  Soon, we learn who the other outcasts are and that this youth group as well as the church as a whole has a lot of cliques.  This part is humorous as we look into the various cliques in the church, but the script gets serious as the kids begin to face their own prejudice about someone that they really don't know.  Several characters stop and tell the audience during a freeze all about what they are truly feeling on the inside.  The youth leader teaches them a lesson from I Corinthians 12 about how they are all part of one body and they need each other.  This helps to open the eyes of some of the kids to stop thinking in terms of "us and them". 

Cast of 16 speaking parts (10 females and 6 males).    About 35-40 mins.

In this sketch, Frank and Edith are in their car again hurrying out of the church parking lot.  The pastor has gone past noon again and they are concerned about the restaurants all being crowded now.  They really let their true colors shine this time as they talk about ways to get the pastor to shorten the service.  This leads Frank into a discussion on what Heaven will be like, with his warped and crazy ideas.  Then they arrive at their favorite restaurant, which is now very crowded.

One couple.  About 8-9 mins.

A fun youth drama (high school or young adult/college age) with music and costumes from different eras.  Perfect for a Valentine Banquet.  You will get the real nostalgia feel on this one along with some science fiction.  Abigail is a teenager who is frustrated with the dating scene and wants to know what true love is.  A time traveler shows up to take her back in time to see how her parents met and fell in love, also her grandparents and great grandparents.  This takes you to the 70's, the 40's and the 20's.  Add songs from those periods with some fun costumes and you and your audience should have a delightful time.  A spiritual message is woven into the story as Abigail watches her great grandparents get saved... which was when the Christian heritage began for her family.  This is when Abigail decides to focus on her relationship with God and let the love thing happen in His timing.   The gospel is shared in that scene and you will find period references and slang throughout the script.  You will need to find your own music.

Cast of 17 actors.  (7 males, 9 females, the time traveler can be either)   About 30 minutes of dialog (before songs are added).   Simple sets.

This play (also good for VALENTINE'S DAY) is not your ordinary love story, but more like a romantic tragedy. Josh falls for this girl, who has lived a life full of sin, but he loves her and brings her to the Lord and asks her to marry him. But at the wedding reception, she begins flirting with old boyfriends, and when Josh catches Becca in the arms of one of them, they argue. She leaves the reception and is attacked outside the church. Josh comes to her rescue but is stabbed in the process. As he dies in her arms, he tells her that he did it all for her and because he loves her. Did you guess it yet? It is an allegory of Christ and the church. In the final scene, Josh comes back from the dead to take his bride away.

10 actors (6 males and 4 females, plus extras) About 45 mins. in length.

Lizzie and Darren are getting married today, and the parents are very nervous. Darren's mother is on the verge of tears at every moment, and Lizzie's dad is afraid he will forget his big line. Darren wants to talk to Lizzie on the phone but Lizzie doesn't want to talk to him till after the wedding. Nerves are on edge and humor is all around as these two families prepare for this big change in their lives.   This skit is also a scene from the larger production, "The Love Festival."

6 actors (3 males, 3 females, young adult and older) About 10 minutes.

A married couple are having a discussion about giving money to the church. The first part takes place at home as they are getting ready to go to the church for a pledge dinner. The second part takes place at the dinner at their table as they discuss how much to pledge. A lot of the arguments as to why one might not want to give to the church are brought up in the sketch and also the scriptural reasons as to why you should. Humorous and serious all at the same time.

Two actors. (male and female) Only about 12-13 minutes.

This is a one woman version of the skit, "Still In His Pajamas."  A woman receives a phone call and begins to share with her friend about how life has changed since her husband retired and is home all the time now.  Some of it is humorous and some serious as we hear how she copes with the new way of living.  Through all the difficult adjustments, she still finds something good in it.

One actress.   about 6-7 mins.

A group of singles meet to join a singles club.  The woman running it is a little strange and so are a few of the new members.  They each talk about themselves and how they happened to be single.  Some are sad and some are humorous and even downright rediculous for laughs.  Then at the end, a couple of the guys start talking and decide that this place isn't meeting their needs.  They decide to try the ministry offered at the church one of them attends, where they could get their spiritual needs met, which is more important than just finding someone.  The message being that single Christians need to look for a place that will meet their spiritual needs as a person and not just be a dating service.

8 actors (4 male, 4 female)  About 9 mins.