Hands Drama

Characters

• Boy (in black with white gloves)
• Girl (in black with white gloves)
• Jesus (with back toward the audience)
• Narrator
• Guitarist (optional)

Script

Hands ... God gave us hands

look at hands, a pleasant facial expression (4 beats) ... FREEZE

Hands ... to create

man bends down and makes an imaginary sand cake (4 beats) and gives it to the girl who receives it happily ... FREEZE

Hands ... to love

man puts one arm around girl's shoulders (4 beats) happy faces ... FREEZE

Hands ... to help

girl falls on knees, man comes forward and helps girl to stand ... FREEZE

Hands ... to give

man bends down and picks 4 flowers (4 beats) and gives them to the girl who receives them happily ... FREEZE

Hands ... to protect

girl hides behind man who comes forward in front of her as to protect ... FREEZE

BUT, our hands we have misused

both move slowly back to standing position while clenching hands into fists and throwing them forward on the word "misused" ... FREEZE

Hands, made to create ...

man bends down to create an imaginary sand cake while the girl looks down at it (face hard)

now destroy

at "now" girl lifts right arm with fist and at "destroy" smashes gift. man goes back astonished ... FREEZE

Hands, made to love

man puts arm around girl's shoulders happily

now hate

at "now" girl brings right arm in front of her and at "hate" swings fist towards man's heart. Man reacts in pain ... FREEZE

Hands, made to help

girl falls on knees

now, reject

at "now" girl puts her arm up to ask for help and at "reject " man refuses and looks, the other way ... FREEZE

Hands, made to give

man bends down to pick flowers and gives them to girl happily. Girl looks down at him while he does this (face hard)

now grab

at "now" girl puts her right arm backwards and at "grab " takes the flowers (1 beat) breaks them (1 beat), throws them on the floor (1 beat) and squashes them underfoot (1 beat) ... FREEZE

Hands, made to protect

girl hides behind man with fear

now let down

at "now" man reaches backwards to the girl's shoulder and at "let down" pushes her to her knees on the floor.

man goes down on one knee beside her, facing away from the girl... FREEZE

But GOD reached out His loving hands to a destructive world. He picked up His fallen creation and placed His hands around them.

Jesus turns around and walks forward touching the people on the shoulders and raising them to their feet. Jesus arms rest around the people's shoulders.

But they made Him a captive ... and nailed Him to the cross

people turn around abruptly grabbing Jesus by the arms, then both bend to pick up a rock and pound His hands 3 time at the guitar beats ... FREEZE

And they mocked Him

people turn away from Jesus mocking and rejecting Him ... FREEZE

And then Jesus, God's only son died

Jesus dies and kneels down

But Jesus didn't remain on the cross. He rose and lives!

Jesus stands

Now He walks through our streets stretching out His loving hands to all who will come to Him

Jesus comes forward with arms stretched open. He puts one hand in front of the person on left and one in front of person on right. People come to life excitedly examining His scarred hands.

What will you do? Will you come to Him and put your hand in His?

person on left looks into Jesus' face and puts her hand in Jesus' hand

or will you reject Him?

person on right looks into Jesus face and then rejects Jesus' hand. Person turns back on audience and puts head down.

The choice is yours!!!

Jesus steps forward with arms open to the audience as an invitation. Person on left stays back, but also opens arms as an invitation to the audience.