Wabbits, Eggs, and Weasons for Easter

Why do we celebrate Easter?

A rabbit, an egg and a lot of silliness says they feel they are the real reason for celebrating Easter. But we know its the time we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
Children's Easter drama with simple "improv" singing.

Easily staged drama for children of all ages, one of our most popular Easter skits.
Now where did that wabbit go?

Production Notes:

Candy Hankins of Texas staged Wabbits, and here’s what she says:

The Wabbits program was a success. Our actors did really well, the script is funny yet potent, and I enjoyed using people who don’t often get in the limelight. The rabbit was about 30 years old, the egg 48 years old, and instead of a Pastor, we used “Granny” (my mom—75 years old), who was working in her garden and just happened to catch a drift of the conversation while they were dyeing eggs on the porch. The younger set were my teenage fine arts students dressed to look younger.

We bring in several hundred unchurched children every Palm Sunday and have a program to share the gospel before a huge egg hunt. Keeping the kids' attention is a major challenge, but I think it worked really well. We played a song from Tenth Avenue North, “By Your Side,” and it was a very powerful ending. We were able to minister to children and adults alike. My husband, our pastor, was very pleased. Thank you so much for your help and suggestions.

Cast: (8 actors, most roles flexible for male or female performers)

• The Easter Egg
• Willy Wabbit
• Pastor (or other church leader, optional Granny figure)
• Charlie (smaller child)
• Becky (negative kind of character)
• Norm (a "chip on the shoulder" kind of character)
• Tony (swings from negative to positive during drama)
• Sue (the positive person)

Bible Reference:

• Luke 24

Set:

• Table and chairs

Lighting:

• Standard stage lighting

Sound:

• Wireless mics if available

Song:

• None required; however, By Your Side by Tenth Avenue North was effectively used

SFX (Sound Effects):

• None required

Costumes:

• All children and the Pastor (or Granny) are dressed in usual attire.
• Willy Wabbit and the Easter Egg can wear full costumes or simpler representations (e.g., rabbit ears, sandwich board-style egg shape).

Props:

• Plastic eggs and paint brushes for painting scene

Special Instructions:

• None

Estimated Run Time:

• Approximately 30 minutes

Sample Script:

(Children are painting eggs at a table. Charlie enters.)

Charlie: Hi, Becky, what are you guys doing?

Becky: Doing? What does it look like we're doing? What a silly question!

Norm: We're flying our model airplanes, yeah, that's it!

Tony: Yeah, or maybe playing baseball, maybe!

Becky: You sure do ask silly questions, Charlie Anderson!

Sue: Aw, don't be hard on Charlie, you guys! We're painting Easter eggs, Charlie. Why don't you come and help us? See, we are painting all of our eggs red.

Becky: Well, Charlie's gotta bring his own egg. We don't have any extra eggs for Charlie.

Charlie: But, I don't have an egg.

Norm: Then you don't have an Easter! No way you're having my egg!

(Charlie starts to cry.)

Sue: You guys, now you've made Charlie cry! Come here, Charlie. Who cares about an Easter egg anyway?

Becky: Who cares, you ask? Who cares if you have an Easter egg at Easter?

Tony: Everyone has an Easter egg! I mean, without an Easter egg, there's no Easter, duh!

(Charlie cries even harder.)

Sue: Now look what you've done! You have really made poor Charlie real sad this time! Who needs an Easter egg!

(Easter Egg enters.)

Egg: What was that I heard? Who needs an Easter egg? Just everyone, that's what! Without me, Easter's canceled! Actually, without me, Easter never started in the first place!

Tony: See, what did I say? Didn't I tell you?

(Charlie cries harder.)

Sue: You guys are listening to some overstuffed egg?

Egg: Not just some egg, I'll have you know! I am The Easter Egg!

(Egg starts marching in a circle around the stage, chanting in a sing-song tone:)

Egg: Me, I'm The Easter Egg, I'm the reason for Easter. Me, I'm The Easter Egg, I'm the reason for Easter.

(Egg waves to the others.) Come on, you guys! Let's celebrate the reason for Easter—me!

(All of the children march around the stage, following Egg, singing:)

Children: He is The Easter Egg, He is the reason for Easter! He is The Easter Egg, He is the reason for Easter!

(Willy Wabbit enters.)

Willy: What's all the wacket out here? (Looks at Egg.) And who's the soufflé?

Egg: I beg your pardon. I happen to be the one and only The Easter Egg, the reason for Easter!

Willy (laughs uproariously): Hey, that's a good one! Mr. Sunny-Side-Up says he's the reason for Easter! I wove it! Gotta tell this one to the guys at the cawwot patch! Come on, guys, let's show the little eggy-poo who really is the reason for Easter!

(Willy marches around the stage, singing:)

Willy: Me, I'm The Easter Wabbit, I'm the weason for Easter!  I'm the weason for Easter Me, I'm The Easter Wabbit, I'm the weason for Easter
Egg waves to the children who join in behind him, singing.

He is The Easter Wabbit, He is the weason for Easter! 
He is The Easter Wabbit, He is the weason for Easter!

Egg:
I do not think so! Just what makes you think that you, a lop-eared carrot cruncher, could be the reason . . . .

Willy:
. . . a cawwot cwuncher! Did you call me a cawwot cwuncher? I beg your pardon, you wascal!

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