It's Just A God Bag
A play written by Melea Brock
All plays must be granted permission to be performed. To purchase pursual copies and inquire about performance rights, contact Melea j. Brock below.
Number of Acts
Number of Actors
11-15 (4 adults – 2 are main characters, 11 teens – 1 is a main character)
Reader 1: Rachel, Youth Pastor of First United, early to late 20s (possibly early 30s)
Reader 2: Pastor Graves of First United, late 40s-50s-60s
Reader 3: Mrs. Curtis – Michael’s mother (son is 16)
Reader 4: Mr. Curtis -Michael’s father, and ‘Mr. Ed’ – the SYHO Choir Teacher & Director (40s/50s)
Reader 5: Michael, 16-yrs-old
Choral Voices: 6-10 teen voices, male and female, serve multiple acting roles: The Church Board, the Youth Group, Voices of the Poor/Homeless, and the Sing Your Heart Out Choir (SYHO Choir)
(Note to Readers and Choral-Reader Voices: In Readers Theater you are all Storytellers (Narrators) telling the story together. This play has a definitive ensemble feel and will communicate best as the actors work at this goal.
Play Description
We don’t often raise the value or the voice of youth pastors in theater pieces, nor the voice or value of
our teens. Why is that? This story seeks to raise the awareness and the value of youth pastors,
teenagers, parents, and senior pastors through a simple Ziploc bag at Christmas time – a God Bag.
The question of “What do we do with the poor in our midst?” is wrestled with within the context of all of
these relationships. We all know what to do at the holidays—we show mercy to the poor. But what do
we do about them the rest of the year?
The play uses adult and teen actors as the storytellers which can create a wonderful generational acting
ensemble working together to tell with a sincerity and truth. The teen actors (with the exception of the
role of the main teen character, Michael) form a Group of Voice Actors that tell the story as the church
board, the youth group, the homeless, and the youth of the church’s after-school tutoring program.
“It’s Just a God Bag” can be used for a pre-holiday/advent service looking forward to the effect the
church might want to have on the poor and homeless among us. This play can also impact a church
family as they approach benevolent and merciful giving during the season of Christmas. It’s a play with
warmth, humor, honesty and a message that will encourage those gathered – churched and unchurched.
The author’s Playwright Notes are available in the script, and information about how to make God Bags.
Melea’s plays are royalty-based and determined by number of performances. Her permissions
and guidelines are simple, straight-forward, and are in-line with production opportunities and
restrictions that one would follow to produce musicals, theater pieces, and plays.
When possible, she can be available to the directors and producers to consult about the work.
Her background in theater, as a director, producer and actor have all given her a wealth of
knowledge, experience, and desire to help others accomplish excellent theater and dramatic
works within churches, schools, and Christian organizations.
Contact Melea J. Brock directly for perusal copies of any of these plays. Email (most immediate)
is [email protected], or phone— 626-365-1955/800-369-9230
Meet the writer
Melea’s plays are royalty-based. Her guidelines are simple, straight-forward, and are in-line with any other production opportunities and restrictions that one would follow to produce musicals, theater pieces, and plays. She makes herself available to the directors and producers of her work. Her background in theater as a director, producer and actor has given her a wealth of knowledge, experience, and desire to help others accomplish excellent theater work within their churches and Christian organizations.
