Childrens Christmas Wise Men reading

An easily staged Sunday School Christmas concert reading for children, who hold up letters and explain the meaning behind the letters: WISEMEN. Children may read or memorize lines.

Cast: 28 possible, can easily be modified. If fewer children are available parts can be combined so that, as an example, child 2 may be responsible for all the secondary lines, (those shown as child 2, 3 and 4), or, alternatively, one or more of the secondary lines may be eliminated
Bible Reference: Luke 2
Set: Bare
Sound: standing mics with music stands would be useful
Song: none
Lighting: as available
SFX: none
Props: wreath with four candles at the outside and a larger candle in the center, matches
Costumes: likely traditional
Special Instructions: Children hold up letters to spell
Time: 10

Sample of script:

1st child: (holds up letter “W”)
W is for the Wise men

2nd child: Wise men who knew something Wonderful was about to happen.

3rd child: Wise men who believed that the Messiah would come

4th child: Wise men who gave all they had to find Jesus

5th child: (holds up letter “I”)
I is for Infant

6th child: The Infant born to be a King

7th child: The Infant who would save his people

8th child: The Infant who would die for our sins.

9th child: (holds up letter “S”)
S is for Shepherds

10th child: Shepherds who heard the message of the angels

11th child: Shepherds who listened to the message

12th child: Shepherds who found Jesus and told others

13th child: (holds up letter “E”)
E is for Excitement

14th child: The Excitement of those who told of the birth

15th child: The Excitement of those who listened to the story

16th child: The Excitement of those who took the time to understand