Easter Themed Scripts
Find the right script to perform for your church, school or next event.
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Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday
What is Palm Sunday? This script explains the history and significance of Palm Sunday in a funny way. Get your church prepared to celebrate Holy Week! This is the script from The Skit Guys popular video ‘Palm Sunday.’
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 4 minutes
Pilate
Pilate
It has been seven years after Pilate condemned Jesus to die and Pilate is still plagued by the memories. This piece is a dramatic “what if” that explorers Pilate’s state of mind.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-6 minutes
Anyway
Anyway
Several characters surrounding Jesus give an account of how their lives have been forever changed by the One who redeems us all.
- Characters: 4
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-5 minutes
Easter Changed My Day
Easter Changed My Day
Easter comes around every year. If it’s such an exciting time, why do we fall into the rut of thinking it’s just the same old thing every time?
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 2 minutes
I AM Alive
I AM Alive
Our culture remembers the death of Christ at Easter, but too often, we only remember Him during the holidays. Christ wants to be involved in our daily decisions. His life gives us life. When we cultivate a relationship with Him, we begin to understand how deeply He loves us, and we thrive on the message of His life.
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 1-3 minutes
Before The Clock Strikes Two
Before The Clock Strikes Two
When we reflect on Peter’s denial of knowing Jesus, do we think we could have done better? How do we deny Jesus in our daily lives?
- Characters: 4
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 5-7 minutes
I Can’t See The Cross
I Can’t See The Cross
Can our own attitudes cause us to miss celebrating Easter? See how a man is more concerned with fashion than worship. What barriers keep us from focusing on God?
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 4-6 minutes
Good Friday
Good Friday
Several characters surrounding the cross relive the events leading up to the crucifixion. This script can be performed as a Readers Theatre. There are 6 different characters, but they can be played by as few as two people. See The Skit Guys video of ‘Good Friday’ below.
- Characters: 6
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 6-9 minutes
Virtual Easter Invite
Virtual Easter Invite
Two friends talk about inviting someone to church for Easter, but one is slow to realize that inviting someone to virtual church just isn’t quite the same.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 4-6 minutes
Easter Trilogy
Easter Trilogy
This script is three readings- Christ’s death, His resurrection, and our response to the Living Lord. This script is perfect for incorporating into your Easter morning worship service.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4 minutes
All Mom Wants for Easter
All Mom Wants for Easter
Two moms want to redirect their families focus at Easter time from bunnies and eggs to Christ’s gift to us through His resurrection and share their ideas of how to do so…each in their own way.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 3-5 minutes
The Last Days: Peter’s Denial
The Last Days: Peter’s Denial
A narrative of Peter’s denial of Christ before the crucifixion.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 2-3 minutes
The Last Days: The Garden
The Last Days: The Garden
A narrative of those moments had by Jesus and His disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane just before His arrest and ultimate crucifixion.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-4 minutes
The Last Days: Washing the Disciples Feet
The Last Days: Washing the Disciples Feet
A dramatic narrative of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-5 minutes
Easter Is Everything
Easter Is Everything
Mary Magdalene shares the story of when she came to know Jesus, and tells about her front-row seat to the event that changed the course of eternity.
- Characters: 1
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-6 minutes
Grace
Grace
After his resurrection, Jesus offers grace to Peter and gently confronts him about his mistakes, his purpose, and what comes next.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-4 minutes
These Hands
These Hands
We use our hands for many things, some of which God never intended, yet He still sent His son to provide a way for us to join Him forever. In this dramatic series of monologues, seven people examine the work of their hands and realize they need a change.
- Characters: 8
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 5-6 minutes
Greatest Story Ever Told
Greatest Story Ever Told
Don’t have the preparation time, massive cast of actors, or camel rental budget for a huge Easter production this year? We’ve got the solution: a hybrid between a Readers’ Theatre and a Script that will help you present the Greatest Story Ever Told. The powerful story of Christ’s death on the cross and the events leading up to his ultimate sacrifice.
- Characters: 4
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 6-8 minutes
The Easter Apology
The Easter Apology
An explanation of Easter.
- Characters: 1
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 3-4 minutes
The Substitute
The Substitute
A family prepares to meet an honored guest: the young soldier whose life was spared thanks to the sacrifice of their son. When the young man and the family meet, the family is met with the disappointment and awareness of the contrast between his life and the life of his substitute. Parallels a holy God’s sacrifice for an unworthy people.
- Characters: 5
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 7 minutes
He Is Alive: Responsive Reading
He Is Alive: Responsive Reading
Worship the risen Savior through scripture this Easter with “He Is Alive: A Responsive Reading” by Eddie James! This script is perfect for those of us who want to be creative in our Easter service but don’t have a lot of time.
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 1-3 minutes
The Search
The Search
While helping his daughter hunt for Easter eggs, a dad wonders how this tradition fits in to the holiday. This script is perfect for your Easter Sunday, or to encourage your congregation to reach out to someone who is searching during this time of Christian celebration.
- Characters: 1
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 4-5 minutes
At the Cross: Collection
At the Cross: Collection
This collection includes all seven of the “At the Cross” scripts. Including Mary and the Baby Jesus, Mary and the Lord Jesus, Nicodemus, Peter, The Centurion, The Mob, The Two Thieves
- Genre: Drama
At the Cross: The Two Thieves
At the Cross: The Two Thieves
During the crucifixion, Jesus hung on his cross between two thieves- one believed and one did not.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 2-3 minutes
At the Cross: The Mob
At the Cross: The Mob
The mob hurls insults and watches on as Jesus is crucified.
- Characters: 3
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 1-2 minutes
At the Cross: Mary and the Baby Jesus
At the Cross: Mary and the Baby Jesus
Mary has many questions about what God has planned for her little baby boy, Jesus.
- Characters: 1 + crowd
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 1 minute
The Transformation of a Roman Centurion
The Transformation of a Roman Centurion
Many of us feel cemented into our lives and lifestyles by our histories or habits. We mistakenly feel unworthy of God’s grace and we spend our time trying to find our place among life’s consolation prizes. But if a Roman Centurion can realize the renewing gift of Christ’s salvation, how can we not?
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Comedy
- Length: 5 minutes
Eyewitness - An Easter Play for Children
Eyewitness - An Easter Play for Children
It’s two days after the resurrection of Jesus and the disciples are a little on edge about what will happen next. As they hide away and lay low until things calm down, they reminisce about their time with Jesus. Narrated from the perspective of a young girl, this simple play is a “what if” about the events after Jesus death on the cross. Hear “eyewitness testimonies” from some really fun characters.
- Characters: 19
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 25-30 minutes
Road to Emmaus
Road to Emmaus
When your best friend dies, you don’t expect him to come back to life and walk with you. Listen to two older disciples who walked with Jesus not long after His resurrection.
- Characters: 2
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 10-12 minutes
At the Cross: Peter
At the Cross: Peter
Here’s a sermon set-up that shows the disciple Peter reflecting on being named “Rock” and how ironic that was at points in his life.
- Characters: 1 Male
- Genre: Drama
- Length: 1-3 minutes
