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Nudges

Short Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  1w, 2m

This is a brilliant series of two-person scenes that examine, with humor and insight, the relevance of Christmas doctrine to modern, everyday life.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday, Faith-based
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary

Nudges is a collection of playlets for two players each 10 to 15 minutes in length. It is light-hearted and humorous, they enliven any program or service. The themes are varied including:

-- A verbal Valentine's tug of war

-- Uncle Dubious instructing "little tads" on dragons in the Bible.

--Mrs. Cratchitt's twice-turned dress.

--Jesus' greatest mistake according to Uncle Dubious.

--Lazarus invades the Sunday school.

--A different kind of Christmas.

--And the moving playlet the application in which the job seeker volunteers to wash the feet of homeless patients.

Each playlet nudges the audiance to re-think long held beliefs. They will leave you smiling, but thoughtful.

Cast Attributes

Cast can expand up to 9 males and 8 females

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting No sets required.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

Scripts

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Authors

Don A. Mueller

When a fellow pastor made a suggestion to Rev. Don A. Mueller, then serving a small methodist church in Oakland, CA, Mueller liked the suggestion; Instead of seven dusty sermons on the last words of Jesus from the cross, what about seven playlets. Each reflection one of the s ...

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