Happy Party

Even the initial skepticism followed by a visit from the Roman soldiers can not calm down the exuberance of the disciples when they hear that Jesus has risen.

 Cast:.  6 +

• 6 speaking parts
  • Mary
  • Elizabeth
  • Matthew
  • Peter
  • Flavius
  • soldier
• any number of non-speaking parts

Bible Reference: . Luke 24, Matthew 28, Mark 16, John 20

Set:   bare room with table and chairs

Lighting: standard

Sound:  wireless mics if available

Song:  none

SFX: none

Costumes:  likely but not necessarily traditional

Props:

Special Instructions:   none

Time: 10

Sample of script:

Mary, Elizabeth, Matthew & non-speaking actors are sitting/standing, all except Matthew are excited, loud

Matthew: Fine, enjoy yourselves. As for me, I will wait until Peter gets back before I believe the news.

Elizabeth: Matthew, have you not listened to a word we have said?  ( mimes, in Matthew's face sign language, speaks slowly as though to a child)  The . . tomb . . . was . . empty!

Mary, mimes sign language, making fun of Matthew: The . . . angel . . . told . . . us . . the . . . Master . . . has . . risen . . from . . . the . . . . . dead!

Elizabeth: What . . part . . . of . . . “He . . is . . . alive” . . . do . . you . . not . . . understand, . . . Matthew?

Matthew: Fine, make jokes, I saw what I saw. He was dead, in the tomb.

Mary, mocks serious: Mmmm, let me think now . . . Did this ever happen before?

Elizabeth, playing along: I am not sure why, but the name Lazarus seems to come to mind.

Mary: Now I too remember, Elizabeth! I seem to remember someone by that name . . . raised from the dead after several days in the tomb as I recall.

Elizabeth: Exactly, Mary! And let me think . . . wasn’t there a certain centurion’s child who . . .

Matthew: Enough you two! Yes, Jesus did raise the dead. But how can the dead raise himself from the dead. At any rate, I will believe it when Peter returns . . if he returns.

Mary:   Matthew, why would you not believe when the two of us, Elizabeth and I tell you, yet you would believe if Peter, one person, confirms it?

Matthew: Because Peter is a mm . . . .

Elizabeth: A mmmm . .? Would you be trying to say that Peter is more believable because he is a . . . man?

Matthew: I was saying no such thing . . I was simply stating that . .

Mary: Yes, go ahead Matthew, we are all ears!

Matthew: I was saying that . . .

loud knock is heard

Matthew: It is the door . . Is no one going to answer . . well, don’t just stand there!

Mary, laughing: Saved by the bell! goes to the door Who is it?

Peter, off stage: It’s me, Peter!

Mary: You mean the Peter we all know and trust?

Elizabeth: The one whose opinion is far more reliable than mere women’s?

Peter, off stage: Would you hens stop the cackling and open the door now!

Mary mimes opening door, Peter comes on stage

Mary & Elizabeth: Woh, woh, woh! Peeeteeeer! Peeeeteeer! Peeeteeer!

Peter: Mind telling me what this is all about?

Matthew: These two are being women!

Elizabeth: And someone said Matthew wasn’t observant!

Matthew: Enough! Now then Peter, what did you find out at the tomb?

Peter: It is true! He has risen indeed!

Matthew: What wonderful news! He is risen!

Elizabeth: Don’t you wish we would have said that Mary?

Matthew: News of this magnitude needed to be corroborated by more than one person.

Mary, fakes serious: Let’s see, (points at Elizabeth), Elizabeth is one, and then there’s, (points at herself), me, which would be two.

Elizabeth: Which could be compared to, (points at Peter), Peter who is, one, actually.

Matthew: Would you two . . . .

loud banging on the door

Peter: Who is it?

Flavius, off stage: It’s Flavius, centurion of the palace guard. Open up immediately!

Want to see how the story unfolds? DramaShare members get this complete script— and access to our entire library—free! Not a member? You can still grab this individual script and bring it to life.