Old Testament Drama 

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All the plays described below can be read in full on the Lazy Bee Scripts web site. (Click on a script title to see the complete scripts.) However, all the scripts on this site are copyrighted. They may not be printed, quoted or performed without the permission of Lazy Bee Scripts. Each script listing has a "Price" link, where you can check the pricing and licencing arrangements.

Plays based on Old Testament Stories - from Lazy Bee Scripts
Disclaimer: this category covers a variety of stories in a variety of styles. Whilst some people may regard some of these plays as suitable for use within an act of worship, that may not apply to all plays or all faiths. Some of the "bible stories" may stray a long way from the biblical text.
Not every script will be to everyone's taste, therefore we strongly advise you to read the script on-line before purchasing!
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A Widow's Tale - The Story of RuthAuthorTim Crooks
Roles Minimum Male roles = 7. Minimum Female roles = 7. Minimum total with doubling = 14. Minimum total without doubling = 14. No chorus.
Run time Around 50 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style One-act Play telling the biblical story of Ruth. Simple presentation with no specific set requirements.
Synopsis The book of Ruth is about a woman who leaves her own country and goes to live in a land with a culture and religion which are not those which she grew up with.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Crime WaveAuthorBill Tordoff
Roles Minimum Male roles = 10. Minimum Female roles = 12. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 28. No chorus. Characters are a mix of adults and children, assumed to be all played by children. Only a few of the characters are fixed, so lines could be reassigned amongst a different-sized cast.
Run time Around 40 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style One-act play for kids. A modern rewriting of the story of Noah. Simple sets and props.
Synopsis The story so far... Originally a small farmer, Noah has built up his business over the years into a large Food Products company. As the only employer in the area he used to give work to most of the people on the local council estate, then a few years ago he automated his factory and sacked his workers. Since then he and his family have run the business on their own and grown rich while the locals have been out of work... Then God intervenes...
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
EstherAuthorRichard Cowling
Roles Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 32. Chorus.
Run time Around 90 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music The producer's copy of the script comes with piano and vocal scores for 16 songs, one instrumental and 15 scene-change pieces. (A conductors score and band parts are available as an optional extra.)
Style Full-length Musical based on the biblical story of Esther. Designed as a school musical, could equally well be done by an adult or mixed company.
Synopsis King Xerxes of Persia maries Esther, a Jewish orphan who has been brought up by her uncle, Mordecai. Haman, the chief minister of Xerxes court insists that everyone bow down to him. When Mordecai refuses to do so, Haman flies into a rage and plans to kill Mordecai, and all the Jewish people in the kingdom. Mordecai calls upon Esther for help, but this means she must confront the mighty Xerxes...
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Plus The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show
Exodus in XX MinutesAuthorJohn F. Glen
Roles Minimum Male roles = 5. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 12. Minimum total without doubling = 16. Chorus.
Run time Around 20 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music A set of song and music suggestions are included with the Producer's Copy of the script. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
Style One-act irreverent, humorous, biblical epic play for kids, simple sets.
Synopsis The Second Book of Moses (complete with bulrushes, plagues, red sea and commandments) told in 20 minutes - hence the title! This version of the story takes place close to Alexandria - however in this case, it is the Alexandria just south of Loch Lomond, hence the script is written in (phonetic) Scots.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Josephine And Her SistersAuthorBill Tordoff
Roles Minimum Male roles = 13. Minimum Female roles = 12. Minimum total with doubling = 26. Minimum total without doubling = 29. No chorus.
Run time Around 35 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style Narrated biblical epic with a twist! One act, no specific set requirements.
Synopsis You've heard about Joseph and his coat of many colours... but who made the coat? Find out in Josephine And Her Sisters (and the Amazing Organically-Dyed Fashion Collection)
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Moses in the BullrushesAuthorBill Siviter
Roles Minimum Male roles = 3. Minimum Female roles = 5. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 24. Chorus. Flexible cast, with options for multiple narrators, maidens, Egyptians, Hebrews and members of the Egyptian army.
Run time Around 15 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style Rhyming play for kids. No set requirements and props are optional.
Synopsis A fun version of the Exodus story that includes all the relevant elements and allows a fair sized (and flexible) cast to present the story in a dramatized but simple fashion.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Noah's ArkAuthorBill Siviter
Roles Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 6. Chorus. Non-speaking parts include 'all the creatures of the earth'!
Run time Around 10 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style Verse play, mainly told by narrators (with plenty of scope for a large cast to mime the actions)
Synopsis See the book of Genesis, chapters 6 to 9!
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Samson & Delilah (Verse)AuthorBill Siviter
Roles Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 1. Minimum total without doubling = 10. No chorus. The number of characters is very vague!
Run time Around 10 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style A narration in verse of the story of Samson. It is assumed the verses will be read or recited by one or more narrators, whilst the action is mimed.
Synopsis See the book of Judges, chapters 13 to 16.
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Samson - The Musical

Performance by Cheshire Academy of Performing Arts won the award for Best Junior Production at the Wilmslow Guild One Act Play Festival, 2008

AuthorSue Gordon
Roles Minimum Male roles = 11. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 33. Chorus. Whilst the script doesn't specify a chorus, there are groups of 'Israelites' and 'Philistines' and 'Delilah's friends' whose numbers could be expanded.
Run time Around 60 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music Scores for 8 original songs are provided with the Producer's Copy of the script
Style Humorous musical version of the story of Samson and Delilah. Simple sets, basic props (give or take the lion!). There is also a version of this script as a play. (The same script, without the songs.)
Synopsis See the book of Judges, chapters 13 to 16 (give or take the bit where Delilah catches Samson with a jam jar, and with a cha-cha-cha for hairdressers).
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
Plus The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:
** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show
** Soundtrack CD - vocal performances of songs from the show
Samson - The PlayAuthorSue Gordon
Roles Minimum Male roles = 11. Minimum Female roles = 8. Minimum total with doubling = 22. Minimum total without doubling = 33. No chorus. Whilst the script doesn't specify a chorus, there are groups of 'Israelites' and 'Philistines' and 'Delilah's friends' whose numbers could be expanded.
Run time Around 50 minutes. [Caution! This is very dependent on your production.]
Music None.
Style Humorous version of the story of Samson and Delilah. Simple sets, basic props (give or take the lion!). This version is purely a play - there is also a musical version of the same script, with 8 original songs.
Synopsis See the book of Judges, chapters 13 to 16 (give or take the bit where Delilah catches Samson with a jam jar).
Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.
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