Waiting in Advent

Drama illustrates the waiting of the Advent season, and how this waiting can be a real pain, or can be a cause for excitement. Parent and child go through the agony and elation of those moods.
Cast: (parent and child, either can be m or f)
Script:
actors are on stage
Child: I wish it was Christmas, I can’t wait.
Dad: It will be nice when Christmas comes, won’t it, honey? But waiting for Christmas coming is especially exciting.
Child: What do you mean, especially exciting, Daddy? It’s Christmas Day that’s exciting, waiting for Christmas is a pain!
Dad: Really? It shouldn’t be, it’s excitement time.
Child: Excitement time? What’s excitement time?
Dad: Excitement time? That’s the times of waiting, all year around, when you are waiting for things to happen.

The waiting of the Advent season, and how this waiting can be a real pain.

Or can be a cause for excitement.
Parent and child go through the agony and elation of those moods.

Cast: 2

• parent and child either can be m or f

Bible Reference: John 20:29

Set: standard

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props: none

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions: none

Time: 4

Sample of script:

actors are on stage

Child: I wish it was Christmas, I can’t wait.

Dad: It will be nice when Christmas comes, won’t it, honey? But waiting for Christmas coming is especially exciting.

Child: What do you mean, especially exciting, Daddy? It’s Christmas Day that’s exciting, waiting for Christmas is a pain!

Dad: Really? It shouldn’t be, it’s excitement time.

Child: Excitement time? What’s excitement time?

Dad: Excitement time? That’s the times of waiting, all year around, when you are waiting for things to happen.

Child: Things? What kind of things, Daddy?

Dad: Oh, lots of things. Like when you are waiting for a friend to come over and play with you. That’s excitement time.

Child: Yeh, you’re right Daddy. I get really excited when Bobby is coming over to play. But what else is excitement time?

Dad: Oh, let’s see, how about when you are about to have a baby in the family, that’s excitement time, isn’t it?

Child: Remember before Daniel was born? I was really excited!

Dad: Or when someone is getting married.

Child: I was really excited to be a flower girl at Auntie Ellen’s wedding.

Dad: Well, the same is true of the time before Christmas. We call it Advent.