STAINED GLASS PUBLISHING
Presents
One of the Largest Collections of “Full-Length” Christian Plays on the Market
Stained Glass Publishing offers a unique collection of plays and musicals that is sure to inspire audiences everywhere.
Specializing in Full-Length plays with a strong emphasis on Holiness, Revival and Salvation, Stained Glass Publishing offers works that are designed to change lives!
BIOGRAPHIES, CLASSICS, & HISTORICAL DRAMAS
In His Steps
(Adaptation of the Charles Sheldon Classic)
The Hiding Place
(Adapted from the novel by John & Elizabeth Sherrill)
Unto the Least of These
(The George Mueller Story)
Songs in the Night
(The Fanny Crosby Story)
Not Many Noble
(The D.L. Moody Story)
A Wall of Fire
(A true account of WWII POW experience)
I’m Not Really Blind, I Just Can’t See
(The life of Joseph Ransom)
God’s Mighty Oak
(About the Founding of Southwest Baptist University)
In the Days of ….The Forerunner
(Biblical Dramatization)
The Damascus Road
(Biblical Dramatization)
Compelled
(The William Carey Story)
Trumpets from the Rooftop
(The Founding of the Salvation Army)
Amazing Grace
(The Story of John Newton and William Wilberforce)
From the Mountaintop
Phantom of the Footbridge
Voices in the Wind
Seeds of Joy
The Barkerman and His Carnival of Joy
In the Time of the Blue Turban
Stranger in the Lighthouse
Return to the Lighthouse
Merry-Go-Round
Living with Style
Faith for a New Day
Daniel’s Choice
Each Step by Faith
The Toyshop War
A Journey Home
The End Came in Spring
Grandma’s Parlor
Welcome to Joe’s
The Healing City
Miracle at
REVIVAL & SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
The Angel of Bachim
The Outpouring
The Sleeping Giant
The Idols of Sacred Oaks
Azusa Street
The Return of the Locusts
The Reclamation Conspiracy
The Praying Man
Return to Belle Plains
The Riverboat Revival
The Lord of Two Requests
The End is Near
(Episode 1) The Knights of Palo Duro
The End is Near
(Episode 2) The Growing Darkness
CHRISTMAS
Beacon in the Night
The Carol Singer
A Cry in the Wilderness
A Star in the Darkness
A Christmas to Remember
Woven in Time
Christmas at Candlelight
Trouble at Candlelight
The Christmas House
The Christmas God Came To Dinner
Toys of War
ONE ACTS
A New Commitment
Wonderful World
Through Stained Glass Windows
All scripts, $6.00. DVDs and VHS tapes available for most shows in this catalogue. For ordering and royalty information contact
Stained Glass Theatre at:
1996 W. Evangel,
Or phone (417) 581-9192
A New Commitment
By Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 3
Play length: 25 minuets
A traditional Christian performance begins, but is interrupted as one of the actors challenges the message of the play, claiming he can no longer present ideas that he does not believe. The others persuade him to continue. The result challenges us all to justify our beliefs in a world where many Christians’ lifestyles contradict that which they profess. In the end, the unbelieving actor is led to Christ. This one-act, designed to be staged in a sanctuary setting, is an effective tool for winning the lost.
Wonderful World
By Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 3 Males & 2 Females
Play length: 1 hour
In this thought-provoking, humorous look at life, the audience is taken into a strange world. They soon discover that the characters in this world represent a journey through life. We follow Paul through this world as he meets four delightful people who take him through life’s adventures—education & career, love & marriage, darkness & light. But he discovers that all life has to offer is not enough; there is still something missing. Paul’s discovery that what is missing in his life is Jesus Christ is the climax of this inspiring look at God’s Wonderful World.
Through Stained Glass Windows
By Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 5-15
Play length: 25 minuets (Also made into Full-length play)
Not for those who wish to remain comfortable in their Christianity. This collection of sketches takes a good, hard look at the church, its attitudes and prejudices, through the eyes of the world. Not always pretty, not always pleasant, this play calls Christians to evaluate their lives and service. A challenge to all that we must take Christ to the people in the way we live, the way we talk, the way we treat one another, or we can continue to let the whole world perish as we all watch through stained glass windows.
IN HIS STEPS
Based on Charles M. Sheldon’s Best-Selling Novel
Adapted for the Stage by Ron Laws
Number of players: 6 Males, 9 Females & various chorus members
What would Jesus do if He were faced with the pressures of editing a daily newspaper? What would He do with a promising singing career? What would He do if His family ridiculed Him for His beliefs? What would Jesus do? Charles Sheldon asked that question over a one hundred years ago in his classic novel, IN HIS STEPS. This dramatic and inspiring adaptation of Sheldon's book follows several members of the First Church of Raymond as they take a pledge to do everything in their lives after asking the question, "What would Jesus do?" This timeless and challenging story of true discipleship is the most widely-read religious novel of all time and still stands today as a call for all Believers to walk in the footsteps of their Maker.
The Hiding Place
Based on the Novel by John & Elizabeth Sherrill
Adapted for the Stage by Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 13 Males & 11 Females
The inspiring true story of Corrie ten Boom and her family has been told and retold for over fifty years. It is an incredible story of courage and fear, suffering and sacrifice, captivity and death. Yet, through it all runs a theme of love and forgiveness that stifles hatred, even in the midst of horrifying evil. Casper ten Boom and his daughters, Corrie and Betsie, live above their century-old clock shop in
Unto the Least of These
By Joseph Ransom
Number of players: 17 Males & 7 Females
What happens when a man depends solely on God for his financial support? In this amazing true story, taken from George Mueller’s journals you will discover how a man of faith went to God daily for his needs, and the miraculous ways in which God met those needs. During a life that spanned nearly a century, George Mueller learned to depend on God—and God alone—to support more than ten thousand orphans at a cost of over eight million dollars. Don’t miss this remarkable and challenging story of a man who dared to believe God at His Word.
Songs in the Night
The Life of Fanny Crosby
By Joseph Ransom
Number of players: 16 Males, 6 Females & Various children
“It is not enough to have a song on your lips. You must also have a song in your heart.” Most people held no hope for Fanny Crosby, the little blind girl. Blindness, cholera, and family tragedy could not prevent her from becoming a woman of faith who wrote almost 9,000 hymns the world has sung for a hundred years. Through tragedy and triumph, Fanny Crosby learned to minister to others not from her own heart, but from the heart of God. Choosing to live in virtual poverty in order to reach the lost, there wasn’t anyone she couldn’t touch—and few whom she didn’t.
Not Many Noble
The Life of D.L. Moody
By Joseph Ransom
Number of players: 8 Males, 4 Females & Various chorus
D.L. Moody had no formal education or religious training. He was mocked for his inability to speak proper English. His only work experience was as a shoe salesman. But he dared to take a challenge and see what God could do through a man totally committed to Him. Through that challenge, D.L. Moody became the most famous American preacher of his time and Moody Bible Institute was born.
A Wall of Fire
The Story of Fern Harrington
By John Lee Welton
Number of players: 9 Males & 8 Females
The year is 1941; the place is Camp John Hay—a concentration camp in the
I’m Not Really Blind, I Just Can’t See
Based on the Autobiography of R. Joseph Ransom
Adapted for the Stage by Ron Laws
Number of players: 14 Males & 10 Females; flexible
Losing his sight at the age of 22, Joseph Ransom now faces all of the challenges of being blind. From maintaining friendships and setting up housekeeping to attending college and pursuing his dreams, Joseph learns what things are really important in life. When faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles, he alternates between stubborn self-reliance and complete helplessness. Running through all of this is his continued dependence on his Creator, as he works his way through a world he can’t see. It reminds us that even in a world limited by blindness, God’s light can always be seen.
GOD’S MIGHTY OAK
By Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 5 Males & 3 Females
This is a true story of a wonderful dream and the two faithful young dreamers who make it a reality. To feel God’s call to do that which seems impossible can be an awesome and frightening feeling. Abner Ingman and James Maupin were only struggling college students with absolutely no resources when God spoke “Build a college!” It frightened them at first, thrilled them later, and finally consumed their every thought. GOD’S MIGHTY OAK is full of hope, joy, romance and comedy mixed with the heartache and pain of much personal tragedy and suffering.
In the Days of…
The Forerunner
By Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 8 Males, 4 Females & 1 boy
Zacharias, a priest of the temple, and his wife Elizabeth, were advanced in years and had resigned themselves to the fact that they would not have children. Little did they know what God had in store for them. They were to become the first players in an unfolding drama that would eventually dwarf all other events in history. Though the story is familiar, you will be nonetheless intrigued by this compelling dramatization. You will come to a greater realization of the important role each one plays in the
Damascus road
by ron boutwell The time is 67 AD and Paul has been a prisoner in
Compelled
By Joseph Ransom
Number of players: 11 Males, 5 Females & 3 children
When Jesus said "Go", William Carey did not sit still. When William Carey set his face toward
Trumpets From the Rooftop
By Joseph Ransom
Number of players: 11 Males, 2 Females, 9 adult chorus & 5 or more children
William Booth burst into the house and exclaimed "Today I have been to Hell and I have seen my destiny. I have found a place where there is so much misery and suffering that I have a lifetime of work ahead of me." William and Catherine Booth were rejected by their church, their country, and even the very people they desired to reach with the gospel. William vowed "God shall have all there is of William Booth" and with that vow, The Salvation Army was born.
Amazing Grace
By Joseph Ransom
Number of players: 11 Males, 1 Female & 1 Male youth age 12
2 men, 1 battle and a song that changed our world.
John Newton, a former slave trader and the abolitionist William Wilberforce join forces to change the hearts of a nation. A moving story of survival, conviction and God's Amazing Grace.
From the Mountaintop
By Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 6 Males & 7 Females
Cindy, a young lady who once knew the joy of the Lord, is in trouble—at a point of crisis. She is suffering and heart sick. The grief she has experienced in recent years has left her scarred. Her heart has grown bitter, and she has turned her back on God. But God knows of Cindy’s pain and has sent Will and other angels of mercy to minister to her. Luce and his band of fallen angels have also arrived. The battle for Cindy is about to begin. Luce tells Cindy that she is right for feeling the way she does, that life is useless, full of pain and simply not worth living. Will and the good angels take up the challenge to prove to Cindy that there is joy in life. What follows is a fast-paced, entertaining, “no-holds-barred” battle of scripture. It is a sometimes funny, sometimes musical, sometimes serious look at pain and suffering. In the end, Cindy is forced to reach inside herself and once again discover the peace and joy of the Lord.
Phantom of the Footbridge
By Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 5 Males, 4 Females & 4-8 chorus members, as desired
This intriguing and inspiring story is set in
Voices in the Wind
By Mike Upshaw
Number of players: 9 Males & 4 Females
Angels and demons, thunder and lightning, friends and enemies, the press, politics and betrayal; and caught in the middle of this throng is God’s new servant—Stephen. From somewhere between the “ROCK” and a hard place, Stephen pursues the vision that God has given him. As he forges ahead in his mission, he is faced with an unexpected onslaught of attacks from friends, family and the town’s political leadership.
Seeds of Joy
By Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 6 Males & 3 Females
The
The Barkerman And His Carnival of Joy
By Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 6 Males & 4 Females
The
In the Time of the Blue Turban
By Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 9 Males & 6 Females
The
Stranger in the Lighthouse
By Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 5 Males & 3 Females
For over a century, the lighthouse stood as a sentinel, watching and warning the ships in the night. A decade after the lighthouse went dark; it was purchased by a widow lady. She and her son resided in the small cottage that was also on the property. Two years after moving in, a mysterious stranger appears in the night. He is taken to live in the small room at the base of the lighthouse with instructions to others that he is to be bothered by no one. Thus begins an incredible story of shadows from the past, a call from God, shocking revelations, and a spiritual battle for the life of a young man.
Return to the Lighthouse
By Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 5 Males & 4 Females
Through a remarkable chain of events Paul is betrayed, falsely convicted of embezzlement, and spends five horrifying years in prison before escaping and taking refuge in the old lighthouse on the coast of New Harbor.
The world of spiritual warfare unfolds in a chilling saga of greed, evil, and an unlikely champion of light.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
By Ginger Casebeer
Number of players: 2 Males & 4 Females
Life has its ups and downs, sometimes leaving you dizzy and feeling like you need to leave the playground. Somehow lessons learned at recess are the ones we remember for a lifetime. In MERRY-GO-ROUND, five children become adolescents and then adults that play, learn, love and live the lessons of the playground. Your audience will experience their struggle as they realize the time has come to leave the playground and share the lessons they have learned with others.
Living With “Style”
By Kay & Dick Marchand
Number of players: 6 Males & 5 Females
Many expect senior citizen Sam Style to relax and take it easy. He was known on the job, in his community, and especially by his family as a true Christian, a real man of God. It’s now time to enjoy some peace and quiet. Or is it? Alone since the death of his beloved wife, health concerns now forces Sam to sell his home and make other living arrangements. His children want him to come live with them, but Sam feels God directing him to a retirement home. With a light that witnesses to those around him, including residents and staff, Sam reminds us that no one is ever beyond being useful to God.
The Faith Series
Faith for a New Day
By Kay E. Marchand
Number of players: 4 Males & 6 Females
It is a story about faith and healing. A woman has suffered much through a hostage situation and the loss of her family. Four years later, just when she thinks she has finally begun to heal, the past comes back to confront her in a startling and frightening way. Suddenly all her old struggles are back. But ultimately God gives her…Faith for a New Day.
Daniel’s Choice
By Kay E. Marchand
Number of players: 8 Males & 6 Females
In God’s wisdom, He has given all men and women the freedom of choice. However, this doesn’t stop God from doing whatever it takes to get our attention. In this story, Faith hears about the great efforts God made in trying to reach Daniel Morgan, a man running from the truth, from God. He was determined to live his life on his terms and in his own way, serving self instead of the Lord. In the end, however, it would be…Daniel’s Choice.
Each Step By Faith
By Kay E. Marchand
Number of players: 5 Males & 4 Females
Even mature Christians often assume that the first step is the greatest hurdle of any challenge. However, as Faith and Lucas discover, step one may merely be the first of many obstacles. Follow the continuing story of Faith and Lucas as shadows from the past, the present and even the future attempt to derail the plans God has for their lives. Watch as they remind us that our daily walk with Christ is to be lived…Each Step by Faith.
The
By Ginger Casebeer
Number of players: 4 Males & 5 Females
While the great King is overseas, the Dream Weaver schemes to take over the kingdom. But first he must eliminate the Prince and cause the people of the kingdom to doubt their beloved King. He sings them to sleep with magical lullabies and speaks in their dreams to turn them against the King. The people try to escape, but the Dream Weaver has them in his control. Will the Dream Weaver’s plot succeed, or will the kingdom awaken in time from The Land of Nod?
MICAH
By Patrick Edmonds
Number of players: 9 Males & 12 Females (Varies)
Ever faced a decision that seemed to literally give you a headache? Well if you only knew what your mind was going through, you’d understand. Travel with Micah as he gets the chance to watch his mind at work. You’ll get to meet the characters that live there as they sing and dance their way into your heart, and help Micah make the most important decision of his life. It’s going to be fun getting to know Micah.
The Toyshop War
By Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 8 Males & 7 Females
The lights are out, the doors locked, and the shopkeeper has gone home, but there is something strange going on in the “Fantasy Land Toy Shop” that could mean trouble for the young boy, Andy Brownstreet, and all other children. The foolish toy, General Nonsense, and his “mad” magician are up to some fiendish mischief. Could they actually persuade all the toys to declare war on the children? If so, can Raggedy Ann possibly foil this sinister plot? Also what about Ducky, who gets a quack out of everything? This play speaks to children of all ages about the futility of conflict, whether between nations, individuals or even toys.
A Journey Home
By S.L. Ashley
Number of players: 6 Males & 6 Females
Two years ago, the life of Michael Simmons couldn’t get any better. He became a born-again Christian, began dating a lovely woman, was part of a loving family and had a great group of friends. Now Michael’s life has begun its roller coaster descent and all he can do is hang on. Tragedy has struck his family, leaving bitterness and pain to linger in Michael’s path. Can he learn to forgive others as God has forgiven him or will the hurt that is too great to ignore eat at him until he is destroyed? Join Michael, his sister Stacey, and their friends as they look at how to let go and begin to make A Journey Home.
THE END CAME IN SPRING
By Michael Upshaw
Number of players: 4 Males & 4 Females After a two year stint in China, Scott Miller returns to America to face the difficult questions of life from which he has been running. One of those decisions is to pursue his writing career or to take over the family construction business. His father’s persistent pleas for help and strange way of behavior only add to Scott’s confusion. On top of that, Scott’s younger brother, Brad, is continually pestering him about his “love life.” Scott is frustrated with God, his relationships, and his own purpose for living. He needs answers but doesn’t know what to do.
GRANDMA’S PARLOR
By Steve Jenkins
Number of players: 6 Males, 2 Females & 1 boy
In the late 1940s, 9 year old Bennie saw the world as a simple place where right and wrong, good and bad, were clearly divided. Later in life he discovered that the divisions were not always as easy to see. And the paths he took didn’t always lead where he wanted. Growing up is hard at best. But, like birth and death, we all must go through it. No matter how difficult Bennie’s life became, however, things were always better and clearer when seen from the safety of Grandma’s Parlor.
WELCOME TO JOE’S
By Shelly Foltz
Number of players: 5 Males, 5 Females & various chorus members
Does modern worship ever look like a three-ring circus to you? Welcome to Joe’s world. Joe, the proprietor of a coffee shop, struggles with the changing times. From designer coffees to preachers in purple suits, Joe bucks the trend.
MIRACLE AT
By Chip Burns
Number of players: 8 Males, 7 Females & various chorus members
The old west comes to life as a famous gunslinger finds Christ but can’t escape his past. He and his wife move from town to town but sooner or later young gunfighters come looking to prove themselves. The final showdown comes with the Miracle at
The Healing City
A Cowboy Christmas Story
By Joseph Ransom
Number of players: 5 Males, 1 Female & 1 Child
The show is based on the novel by the same name. The town of
THE ANGEL OF BOCHIM
By Ron Boutwell
Number of players: 7 Males & 4 Females
The peace and serenity at
