Note: Most of these plays will be adapted to add relevance, humour and simplicity. Make
sure to read through and get an idea of each play. We will also perform the ‘Sticky Chair’ and
the ‘Cushy Cushor’. More updates to come soon  - Samuel
To Be Kind Or Not To Be Kind
CHARACTERS: KING KINDNESS, SHEPHERD, ONE MASTER, KING MEANNESS, SHEPHERD TWO, ARMY MEN, GUARD ONE,
SLAVE ONE, NARRATOR, GUARD TWO, SLAVE TWO.
SCENE ONE: King's throne room.
NARRATOR: Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom live a ruler name King Kindness. He always showed kindness and
fairness to all people no matter what their status in life. He was well liked and had many friends. On one royal morning...
KING KINDNESS: Well, good morning fellow guard! How are you this lovely morning?
GUARD ONE: (Bows while speaking) Just fine your majesty. Thank you for asking, sire.
KING KINDNESS: So what is on the agenda this morning?
GUARD ONE: A shepherd has a problem and would like to speak to you.
KING KINDNESS: Please show him in.
(Guard one brings in shepherd. Shepherd falls to his knees begging for his help.);
SHEPHERD ONE: Oh, royal king! My sheep (catching his breath) my sheep...
KING KINDNESS: Take your time my good fellow, take your time.
SHEPHERD ONE: (speaking excitedly) My sheep are running out of grazing area. If they run out of grazing area they'll starve.
If they starve they'll die. If they die I am out of a job. If I'm out of a job I'll...
KING KINDNESS: Calm down. Calm down. Everything will be fine. Just take what you need of my land. I have more than I
need.
SHEPHERD ONE: Thank you dear king! How can I repay you?
KING KINDNESS: With taking care of our kingdom's sheep. That is all.
SHEPHERD ONE: (Bowing as he speaks) I will! I will! Thank you your majesty! You are so kind! (Leaves stage)
GUARD ONE: (Guard brings in slave) Your majesty this slave was caught running from her master. What do I do!
KING KINDNESS: Bring in her master, please. (Guard brings in master) Tell me why has your slave tried to run away?
MASTER: (Master has an attitude. He does not bow or show any respect.) Well, O royal one, she was asking for more grain
to feed her SLAVE family. I of course said no! Why does a slave family deserve more grain? It would only take away from
the rich!
KING KINDNESS: Slave, is this true?
MASTER: (Master is very upset she is allowed to speak.) Your going to let a slave speak? They don't have the right!
KING KINDNESS: They do in my kingdom! (King looks kindly at slave.) Now please tell me is this true?
SLAVE ONE: (bows) Yes, O king, my family was hungry. We have worked the fields but never receive enough grain for one
day's meal. I was running away to try to save my family from starvation!
(King stands up shakes head and points directly at master in disapproval.)
KING KINDNESS: I am very disappointed! Your slaves are there to serve you. Yet you do not show them any kindness in
sharing grain. Not even for one day's meal! I grant your slaves freedom from you and as much grain as they need to feed
there families.
MASTER: (Gets on his knees begging for mercy.) But, but, but king that would be over half my property! Please reconsider!
KING KINDNESS: That is final. Maybe next time you will show more kindness in your decisions.
(Guard walks them out with Master still pleading)
NARRATOR: As the years passed the king continued to show much kindness in all his decisions in his
kingdom. The people loved him and his kingdom prospered. Then one very, very sad day
King Kindness died at a very, ripe, old, age. Unfortunately King Kindness only had one heir
and that was his nephew King Meanness. He took over the kingdom and treated the people
poorly without any kindness. He had few friends, if any, and many enemies. And on one
royal morning...
SCENE TWO: King's throne room
KING MEANNESS: (Yelling for his guard.) Guard! Guard! Where is that good for nothing guard? Guard!
GUARD TWO: (runs in out of breath and bowing) Yes, sire! (breathing heavily)
KING MEANNESS: What problems await me today?
GUARD TWO: Well, sire, I am glad you asked because...(king rudely interrupts)
KING MEANNESS: Just tell me already!
GUARD TWO: A shepherd is here to speak to you about a problem he is...(King rudely interrupts again.)
KING MEANNESS: Oh, just show him in and lets get this over with!
SHEPHERD TWO: (Bows and begs for help) Oh, your majesty, your majesty! I am in great need
of your help!
KING MEANNESS: (Says disrespectfully) Who isn't?
SHEPHERD TWO: My sheep will soon run out of grazing area and they will surely die of starvation without more land.
KING MEANNESS: And what do you expect me to do? Give you land? (Laughs) A lowly shepherd land! (Laughs again.) How
ridiculous! It's your problem now go...
SHEPHERD: But king please I need your help or...
KING MEANNESS: Go you tire me! Guard! Take him away! How absurd, me, give land away. A mighty king, never!
GUARD TWO: (Brings in slave.) Your majesty this slave was caught running away from her master. What do I do?
KING MEANNESS: Must I know everything. Just throw her in prison, of course!
SLAVE TWO: (Bows down) Oh king I was only running away to find food for my family! Please not prison, sire, my family will
never survive they need your help!
KING MEANNESS: (Stands up in anger) Did I say speak? Did I just hear a slave speak to me? The king of all the land. A slave
speaking to royalty! Have you lost your mind? Your not worthy to kiss the ground I walk on. Guard take her away,
immediately!
GUARD TWO: But, sire, don't you want to hear the whole story?
KING MEANNESS: Have I not made myself clear! She is a slave! Now take her away! (Starts talking to himself) Why do I put
up with that guard? (Mocks guard's words) Don't you want to hear the whole story? If I wanted to hear the whole story I
would have asked to hear the whole story. What I put up with around here.
NARRATOR: King Meanness continued to treat people in this way. He only got meaner and meaner. It caused the people to
loose hope in their kingdom and they started to move away. Only leaving the old and weak who were unable to move. His
kingdom was growing smaller and his enemies were growing larger. Then on yet another royal morning...
GUARD TWO: (Runs in out of breath) Oh, king, bad news, bad, bad, news! It's just terrible and horrible! Just wait until you
hear this ...
KING MEANNESS: Just tell me already!
GUARD TWO: There is an army marching in from the North to take over your kingdom! What should we do?
KING MEANNESS: (Calmly) Just gather up my army.
GUARD TWO: But king I am your army!
KING MEANNESS: (Starting to realize there is trouble.) What? Then gather up my people to form an army.
GUARD TWO: What people, sire? The only people in your kingdom are the old and the weak. The rest have moved away!
KING MEANNESS: (Very upset) Oh, what do I do? I'll loose my castle! I'll loose my lands! I'll loose my kingdom! I'll loose
everything!
GUARD TWO: And you lost me! (Guard runs out)
(Two guards from the army come on stage and take king prisoner.)
ARMY MEN: We are taking over this kingdom and now you are our prisoner!
KING MEANNESS: (King says as they drag him out) Where's my army? Where's my people? Please
let me go! Let me go! No! No!
NARRATOR: As God's Word says...(Narrator reads Luke 6:31, Proverbs 11:17, and Ephesians 4:32)
THE END
The Endless Oil
(Based on 2 Kings 4)
Characters
Narrator reads from the script, stands in back to the left.
Widow, drape a cloth over her head and give her a small jar or pitcher (even a paper cup). She stands in the middle;
Widow’s two Children, they stand close to their mother;
Elisha, a prophet of God, give him a Bible to carry. He stands to the right;
Lender, a Loan Shark, give him/her a notebook and pen or a money bag. S/He starts on the left;
Other props
Five jars or cups (more if available). The children will bring these to their mother. Set them to the left.
Narrator: There once was a woman whose husband was a prophet. He was a partner of the great prophet Elisha in
the old days of Israel before Jesus was born. He was a good man, but times were hard for those who loved God and
he had to borrow some money. He was working on paying it back when he died. So one day the Lender came to the
woman.
Lender: Where is the money your husband owes me!?
Widow: Sir, my husband has died. I can’t pay the money! I don’t have anything. I’m not even sure what my children
will eat today!
Lender: Well then, I’ll take your children to be my servants till they have paid off the debt. I’ll make them dig ditches
for as long as it takes.
Widow: But they’re so young--what good would they be to you?
Lender: They are young, but I’ll make them work!
Widow: Please sir, give me more time!
Lender: You have till tomorrow--I’ll be back at noon.
Narrator: So the widow came to Elisha and cried as she told him her problem.
Widow: My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the LORD. But now the money lender has
come, threatening to take my two children as servants! What can I do?
Elisha: What can I do to help you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?
Widow: Nothing at all, except a small jar of olive oil.
Elisha: Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbours. Then go into your house with your sons
and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled.
Narrator: So she did as she was told. Her children kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. Soon every
container was full to the brim!
Widow: Bring me another jar.
Child 1: There aren’t any more!
Child 2: Look, the oil has stopped!
Narrator: The widow went to tell Elisha the prophet what had happened.
Widow: My small jar of oil filled up all the jars- It’s a miracle! But now what do I do?
Elisha: Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your children can live on what is left over.
The End.
The Blind to See
9 Characters: Jesus, disciple, Pharisee, blind man, mother and father of the blind man, neighbour, townsfolk, narrator.
Narrator: The Old Testament predicted that when the Messiah, God’s Son, would come to earth, he would heal the sick and
the blind. Our story begins with Jesus walking along with one of his disciples. Listen to what happens next.
Blind man: (sitting down and begging) Money, money, I need money!
Disciple: Jesus, why is this man blind? Did his sin, or his parent’s sin, cause this?
Jesus: No, he was born blind so that God can work a miracle in his life. Then he and others will believe and follow me.
Narrator: So Jesus spat on the ground and made mud, then put it on the man’s eyes.
Jesus: (to the blind man) Go wash your eyes in the Pool of Siloam.
(blind man goes and washes his eyes)
Blind man: (joyfully jumping up and down) Praise God, I can see, I can see!
Neighbour: Isn’t this the guy who was blind and begged for money?
Townsfolk: No, it just looks like him!
Blind man: No, it IS me! LOOK, I can see!
Townsfolk: How can you see?
Blind man: (excitedly) A man named Jesus spit on the ground and made mud. Then he put it on my eyes and told me to wash
it off in the Pool of Siloam. So I did what he told me to do and I CAN SEE!
Townsfolk: Where is this man named Jesus?
Blind man: How should I know? I went to wash my eyes like he told me to.
Narrator: Then the towns people brought the man to the Pharisees, the people that are in charge of the Synagogue. They
brought him to the Pharisees because Jesus had made the mud and opened the man's eyes on the Sabbath. You see the
Pharisees didn’t want Jesus doing good works on the Sabbath because they considered it to be working, and a good Jew
wasn’t suppose to work on the Sabbath. However, healing someone on the Sabbath wasn’t work at all; it was a blessing for the
blind man.
Pharisee: How can you see?
Blind man: Jesus put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I see!
Pharisee: Jesus can’t be from God because he worked on the Sabbath!
Neighbour: But how can a sinner do such an amazing miracle?
Narrator: So they didn’t know what to think and argued with one another.
Pharisee: (to the blind man) What do you have to say about Jesus?
Blind man: He was sent from God. He must be a prophet!
Narrator: The Jews still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, so they sent for the man's parents.
Pharisee: (to the parents) Is this your son? Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?
Father: He is our son and he was born blind. But how he can see now, we don't know.
Mother: Ask him. He’s old enough to speak for himself.
Narrator: His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for already the Jews had decided that anyone who
believed that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the Synagogue.
Pharisee: (angrily to the blind man) Tell the truth! We know Jesus is a sinner!
Blind man: (to the Pharisees) Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. If this man were not from God he could do nothing!
One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!
Narrator: This made the Pharisees so mad that they threw the man out of the Synagogue. But, when Jesus heard that they
had thrown him out he went to find him.
Jesus: (to the blind man) Do you believe in the Messiah, the Son of God?
Blind man: (to Jesus) Who is he so that I can believe?
Jesus: You’re looking at him, it is me!
Blind man: (bows down and worships at Jesus’ feet) Lord, I believe!
Narrator: Jesus said, "...I have come to earth, so that the blind will see..."
-- The End -Conclusion: There is something worse than physically blindness, and that is spiritual blindness.