Short Christmas Plays
From LoveToKnow Christmas
While putting on a feature-length theatrical production is a huge undertaking, short Christmas plays are a great way to get into the holiday spirit without creating unnecessary stress. There are short plays for children, plays for church groups, and humorous skits for adults to perform.
Resources for Short Christmas Plays
If you're looking for short Christmas plays online, LoveToKnow Christmas recommends visiting the following helpful resources:
- Christmas Plays has biblical plays for a variety of age groups. Visitors can also submit plays they have written for others to download.
- Pioneer Drama offers a number of plays for adults to perform to celebrate the holiday season. All are one hour or less in length, but be advised that a small royalty fee is required for each performance.
- The Twelve Plays of Christmas, available from Amazon.com, is an intriguing collection of classic Christmas plays by noted writers such as Dylan Thomas, Charles Dickens, Thornton Wilder, and Langston Hughes.
You can find more resource for Christmas plays and skits to perform by visiting the following LoveToKnow Christmas articles:
Writing Your Own Play
Although there are number of online resources offering scripts for Christmas plays, you may want to consider writing your own play if you can't find what you need. This will make it easier to accommodate the number of actors you have available, the limitations of your performance space, and any specific costume requirements you might have.
If you don't want to create a play entirely from scratch, start by adapting your favorite Christmas poem, book, or movie. You can visit the Playwriting 101 site for tips on how to write a play that will be enjoyable for your audience.
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