I Am-Drama Skit

I Am-Drama Skit

Themes: Easter; judgment; "paying" for your sins; Jesus' love and forgiveness; being set free; Jesus paid our debt; Satan is the accuser
Categories: Easter, God/Satan 
Summary:

Satan has accused 3 individuals and has brought them before God for trial - he plans to condemn each one for their various sins and sentence them to death.  The accused are: a married woman who had an affair, a man with a severe gambling problem, and a woman who left a young girl paralyzed after a drunken accident. After his interrogation, Satan believes he has enough to "convict" each person, and begins to celebrate his victory.  That is, until Jesus shows up, reminding Satan that "anyone who believes in me, though he were dead, shall not perish but have eternal life." Jesus reminds us of why he came, and saves the souls of the accused, setting them free.

There is an option at the end of the skit to sing or play a song of your choice.  While any appropriate song would work here, the author recommends "I Am," by Mark Schultz.

 
Notes:

The character of Satan has the most lines in this skit - the other lines are relatively short and repetitious.  The parts of the Jurors can be played by as little as 1 person, to a group of 10 or more, depending on your wishes.  The Jurors speak mainly in unison throughout the skit and repeat the same lines each time.

 
Style: Drama

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Characters: 9 (4 Male, 2 Female, 3 Neutral)
The neutral characters can range from as little as one, to as many as 10 or more if you wish.
Length: 5-8 minutes
 
Excerpt (Sample)

Setting: A courtroom. A large chair sits in the middle of the stage. If possible, it should be raised higher up as if on a platform.

As the scene opens, the Jurors enter and stand off to the left side of the chair.  The number of Jurors can range from 2-10 people - as many or as few as you'd like.  When they speak, the Jurors all speak in unison.  The Jurors should be dressed similarly, all in dark colors. Satan also enters and stands on the left side, facing the chair, near the Jurors.  Satan should be dressed all in black.  Satan and the Jurors have smug smiles on their faces.

 

After a moment, God enters and sits in the chair.  He should be dressed in a choir robe or something similar. His look and tone are somber.

God:

(to Satan) Are you ready to begin?

Satan:

(smugly) I am. 

God:

(shouts as if to someone off stage) Bring in the accused!

Man, Woman 1 and Woman 2 enter.  They look sad and beaten down, dejected etc. They stand to the right of God, facing the Jurors.

God:

(to Satan) You may proceed.

Satan:

(approaching the accused smiling a wicked smile) Which one of you began lusting  after a man even though she was already happily married?  

Woman 1:

(hesitantly raises her hand, speaks meekly) I am. (puts her hand down)

Satan:

Which one of you joined the health club so her work-out schedule would coincide with his?

Woman 1:

(speaks meekly)  I am.

Satan:

Which one of you had a three month affair until her husband found out?

Woman 1:

(sadly) I am.

Satan:

(looks directly in the eyes of Woman 1 and meanly shouts at her) HOME-WRECKER!  LIAR!  ADULTERER!

 

(walks away, sickeningly calm) And whose husband now despises her and threw her out of the house? Who is divorced, humiliated and living all alone?  

Woman 1:

(hangs her head as she looks to the floor) I am.

Satan:

(looks to the Jurors)  Jurors?

Jurors:

(they all shake their fists in the air and chant in unison) Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!

Woman 1 lets out a cry of despair and sinks to her knees on the ground.  She remains there with her head  hanging down

God:

(to Satan) Are you through?

Satan:

(shakes his head "no" and smiles) I'm just getting started.

God:

Proceed.

Satan:

Who is maxing out every credit card he owns?

Man:

(ashamed) I am.

Satan:

Who is gambling away his paycheck at the race track and casinos?

Man:

I am.

Satan:

Who is in debt $32,000?

Man:

I am.

Satan:

Who is afraid to tell his wife about his gambling problem for fear she'll throw him out on the street?

Man:

(ashamed) I am.

Satan:

(looks directly in the eyes of Man and meanly shouts at him) LOSER!  ADDICT!  PATHETIC! 

 

(looks to Jurors) Jurors?

Jurors:

(they all shake their fists in the air and chant in unison) Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!

Man lets out a cry and slumps to the ground on his knees, hangs his head down

God:

(to Satan) Have you had enough?

Satan:

You should know by now, I never get enough!

God:

Carry on.

Satan:

Who's responsible for getting into the car that day, even though she knew she'd had too much to drink?

Woman 2:

(weakly) I am.

Satan:

I can't hear you!

Woman 2:

(shouts) I am!

Satan:

And who is still having nightmares because of the events that took place that day?

Woman 2:

I am.

Satan:

Who is responsible for crashing into a little girl on her bicycle because she was too intoxicated to swerve away in time?

Woman 2:

I am.

Satan:

Who is responsible for paralyzing that girl from the waist down? Who is responsible for shattering that girl's childhood and taking away her right to ever walk again?

Woman 2:

(sobbing) I am!

Satan:

(gets near the woman's face and shouts at her) DRUNKARD!  SCUM!  MISCREANT!

(looks to Jurors) Jurors?

Jurors:

(they all shake their fists in the air and chant in unison) Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!

Woman:

(drops to her knees and covers her ears) Stop!

Satan:

(looks at God, grins and takes a bow) I rest my case. 

God:

(to Satan) And you, Satan, is it your desire to penalize these individuals for their crimes? To see their souls thrown into the flames of eternal damnation?

Satan:

(smugly) It is.

God:

And are you willing to admit your part in their demise?

Satan:

I am, with great pride, (sarcastic) most Holy One.

God:

(glares at Satan) In the case of this woman (indicates Woman 1), are you willing to admit it was you who first planted the seed of lust in her heart?

Satan:

I am.  It was quite ingenious, if I do say so myself. 

God:

Are you admitting you fed her lies of deception? Lies implying it was a harmless flirtation and nothing more?

Satan:

I am.  It was so easy

Satan goes to Woman 1 and lifts her chin up with his finger, looking her in the eyes as he speaks

Satan:

My dear, you should know by now, there is nothing "harmless" or "innocent" about a flirtation.  But I guess it's too late for that now.  (laughs evilly as he walks away)

Woman 1 begins to sob in her hands