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One-Person
Presentations
Two-Person
Dialogues
Simple
Dramatizations
Other
Dramatizations
ONE-PERSON
PRESENTATIONS
St. Nicholas Tells the Nativity
Story 
Simple pageant tells story of St. Nicholas and the nativity
A Word from Saint
Nicholas
Short reflection
on the birth of Jesus
Saint Nicholas ~
A Children's Sermon
by Mitchell
Williams, Central United Methodist Church, Decatur,
Alabama
Tells about St. Nicholas, while dressing
up like him
Saint Nicholas
Speaks: Advent—Christmas
Monologue
by Stephen M. Crotts, C.S.S. Publishing Co., 1991
Informal story of St Nicholas, content easily modified for particular situtions
and length. Also includes some Christmas customs.
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TWO-PERSON DIALOGUES
Santa Meets
God
by Cinca W. Gorman adapted by
Sandra Kay Dodson, Christ Congregational Church (UCC), Silver Spring,
Maryland
Santa and God compare notes
Santa Meets
God—Again
by Sandra Kay
Dodson, Christ Congregational Church (UCC), Silver Spring,
Maryland
Santa and God continue the
dialogue
Point/Counterpoint with
Santa & Saint Nicholas
From Wesley
Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C.
Santa and
St. Nicholas look at the Beattitudes
Midnight Missions: A Script for a St. Nicholas Day
Play
by Anne E. Neuberger, from
St. Nicholas, The Wonder
Worker
Simple one-act play introduces
St. Nicholas
An Interview with
Saint Nick
by Ty Mam
Duw, Poor Clares in Wales
The saint delightfully
recounts some of his experiences
A St. Nicholas
Day Celebration
from
ALTERNATIVES
Interview with St. Nicholas about
gift-giving
St. Nicholas and his
Helper: A Short Dialogue
by
Nathalie Henry
Peter gets St. Nicholas to tell
the dowry story
An Interview with
Saint Nicholas
by St. Louis Signing
Santa
Lengthy interview tells of the saint's
life and transition into Santa
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SIMPLE DRAMATIZATIONS
St. Nicholas Pageant
by Deborah Dresser, St.
George's Episcopal Church, Newburgh, New
York
Tells both the St. Nicholas and
nativity stories, making the connection between St. Nicholas and
Jesus
A Visit from St.
???
by Joy Rogers, St. James
Cathedral, Chicago
John the Baptist and St.
Nicholas prepare the way of the Lord for the 2nd Sunday in
Advent
Nicholas: A Garland of Tales
for the Nights before
Christmas
adapted from Pamela
Grenfell Smith
Simple chancel drama tells
the story of St. Nicholas, including some of the less familiar
stories
Tres Filiae (Three
Daughters): A Miracle Play of St.
Nicholas
by
Kathryn Lucchese
Simple dramatization with
broad humor for classroom or church use
The Visit of
Nicholas: Recapturing the True Meaning of
Christmas
by James G. and Judith A.
Cobb, C.S.S. Publishing Co.,
1988
One-act play for four children and
adults helps focus on Jesus at Christmas.
A St. Nicolas Play: A Chancel Drama
from St. Nicholas Church, Stanningfield
Parish, United Kingdom
Very short, simple
introduction to St. Nicolas
The Miracle
of St. Nicholas
by Father Clive
Lee, St. Nicholas Primary School, London
Simple
classroom dramatization of traditional French song about the three children and
the butcher
The Legend of St.
Nicholas
English translation of
traditional French song by Barbara MacArthur
With simple dramatization for classroom use
Miracle Plays:
Seven Medieval Plays for Modern
Players
by Anne Malcomson, Houghton
Mifflin, 1956, 1959
This fine resource has
two Saint Nicholas medieval miracle plays translated and intended for young
people: Saint Nicholas and the Three Scholars and the less familiar,
Statue of Saint Nicholas, where the statue of St. Nicholas catches a band
of robbers and punishes them. Out-of-print, it is well worth a trip to the
library or a search of the used-book market.
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OTHER DRAMATIZATIONS
Why, St. Nicholas?
by Alison Berger from How St. Nicholas
Became Santa Claus
Three very short acts tell the
golden cup kidnap rescue story
The Sausage
Maker's Interlude
by Henri Ghéon
from St. Anne and the Gouty Rector and Other
Plays
Legend of Saint Nicholas adapted to
examine industrialized, technological, free-market culture
A Legend of Saint Nicholas
by Beulah Marie Dix from
French's Plays for Juvenile Performers
An
old Italian miracle play about the rescue of a kidnapped lad
Saint Nicholas: The Real Santa Claus ~Assembly Pack
by
Anthony James & Daniel Hewitt, Educational Musicals, 2003
A
ten minute assembly piece for 7 characters tells about St Nicholas and the
Christmas stocking tradtion. Includes script, fact sheet, art pack for making
simple costumes and props, musical score (piano, voice, guitar) and CD with both
rehearsal and performance tracks for three songs. Supports UK Key Stages 2 and
3.
The Secret of Santa: The Story of
St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia
by Bill Godfrey, performed at St.
Margaret's Church, Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Introduction to St. Nicholas with good historical
background
A St. Nicholas Day Show:
GOOD MORNING (NAME OF
PARISH)
distributed by the
Department of Religious Eeducation of the Orthodox Church in America, modified
by Phyllis Meshel Onest, M.Div.
Introduce St.
Nicholas in talk-show interview format
The
Miraculous Journey of Nicholas: A Comedy and Miracle
Play
by Jonathan Dunski, Playscripts,
Inc., 2004
Young Basilios, rescued
by Nicholas, tells the story of the good saint. All the major Nicholas
stories—sea rescues, kidnapped scholars, selection as a bishop, sparring with
the goddess Artemis, and transformation into Santa—are told with good humor, and
a bit of tongue-in-cheek, as befits a miracle play. An excellent introduction to
Nicholas, the play is suitable for all ages. Suited for a wide variety of
settings as the cast is adaptable from 8–53, and the royalty for amateur
performance is reasonable. This is a fine new resource.
Three Daughters: A St. Nicholas Story
retold by John Coakley, New Brunswick
Theological Seminary, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Narrator tells story while actors pantomime
action
Three Scholars: Another Nicholas
Story
retold by John Coakley, New
Brunswick Theological Seminary, New Brunswick, New
Jersey
A refreshing twist to this tale; narrator
tells story while actors pantomine action
Three
Medieval Miracle Plays
The Miracle of Saint Nicholas and the
Schoolboys
The Miracle of Saint Nicholas and the
Virgins
The Miracle of Saint Nicholas and the
Image
Saint Nicholas: A Puppet
Play
by Virginia Stevens, from
ALTERNATIVES
Version of the dowry story using
puppets or actors
St. Nicholas: A
Melodrama
by Paul E. Cosby, St.
Michael's Episcopal Church, Birmingham, Alabama
Humorous telling of the dowry story
When St. Nicholas Comes
Adapted from The Little
Delineator, January 1926
Dutch Sinterklaas
tradition for a classroom setting
Who
Is St. Nicholas? Junior Primary Play
St. Nicholas Diocesan School,
Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Answers
question particularly for schools, etc., named for St.
Nicholas
Links
The Bakers' Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale,
retold by Aaron Shephard, adapted for reader's theater by the author, from the
picture book published by Atheneum, New York, 1995. Reading level is for grades
3-7 with 7-11 + readers age 6+; time, 6 minutes. Script may be freely copied,
shared, and performed for any educational, noncommercial purpose.
The Son of
Getron
Medieval liturgical drama of the story of Adeodatus, or
Basilios, at St. Mark's
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