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Five kids seek to discover the true meaning of Peace on Earth while they are confined to the inside of an elevator that has stopped in between floors. This 30-minute play takes place on Christmas eve.

All suggested songs are used as background music only except one* which is sung:
Linus and Lucy, by Vince Guaraldi from A Charlie Brown Christmas.
*I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, by Henry W. Longfellow
You Gotta Get Up, by Rich Mullins from A Liturgy a Legacy and a Ragamuffin Band, Copyright 1993 Edward Grant, Inc.
7 O?Clock News/Silent Night, by Simon & Garfunkel from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Copyright 1966, Paul Simon

The play incorporates the use of slides, which can either be easily made or are available from the author.

May be performed by Jr. High level kids or adults playing kids.

HISTORY OF THE PLAY
*The play was performed by Elliott Heights Baptist Church, Hamilton, Ontario on two evenings in 1996.

*The play was performed by Wahoo Baptist Church, Bushnell, Florida on two evenings in 1999.

*The play was purchased for single time rights by Standard Publishing in Christmas Programs for the Church.

* The play was performed by Parksville Baptist Church, Parksville, British Columbia in 2001.

 
Script Details...
 
length
30 minutes
characters
6
categories
themes
God
Son
Father
attributes
His love
bible
people
seasonal
Christmas
ethics - moral issues
toleration
relative truth
spiritual
hypocrisy
legalism
forgiveness
obedience
sacrifice
complacency
sin
wisdom
discipline
giving
meeting together
gifts
evangelism
witnessing
salvation
free gift
apologetics
biblical contradictions
Christian living
Church "Work"
social issues
decisions & consequences
peer pressure
acceptance
image
world view
relationships
caring
comparing self to others
judging others
forgiveness
integrity
drama styles
minimal props
intended audiences
non-Christian
congregation - mixed assemblies
elderly
adult
young adult
youth
high school
junior high - middle school
children
6th grade
5th grade
4th grade
3rd grade
2nd grade
1st grade
preschool & kindergarten
Christian
elderly
congregation - mixed assemblies
adult
young adult
youth
high school
junior high - middle school
children
6th grade
5th grade
4th grade
3rd grade
2nd grade
1st grade
preschool & kindergarten
message tactics
educational
symbolic
humorous
direct
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