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Please let us know if you present any of these plays. Send an email to Wiley Smith (WSmithMD@aol.com). We are excited to help you with your presentation as we are able.

We can be reached at:       
 

Plays By Jewell Smith   
1050 E. Lakeshore Drive   
Dalton, Georgia 30720 U.S.A

 

Performance Requests

We would like to keep track of the number of people who perform the plays, and wish to offer every possible help in staging the performance. The length of most performances is between 45 minutes and an hour.

We receive many questions about costuming and pronunciation of Biblical names. Pictures of appropriate costumes may be found in Biblical and Sunday School literature; house robes should not be used. On-line sources of Biblical costumes may be found by using a phrase such as “Biblical costumes” with an internet search. The exact pronunciation of names from that era is not known; there were no tape recorders to preserve them. Suggested pronunciations may be found in a Bible dictionary or in some translations of the Bible; often it is best just to decide on a pronunciation and stick with it for the performance.
 

Jewell Ellen Smith

Mrs. Smith
Jewell Ellen Smith wrote over 30 (Christian) plays for Easter and Christmas, most of which are available on this website. Smith designed these plays for church and drama groups who want to present the timeless truths of Christ's birth and resurrection.

Jewell and Smitty: Their Days and Years

The many Easter and Christmas plays (some 30) written by Jewell Ellen Smith were begun as a desire to present a "Good Friday Prayer Breakfast," including a short play, at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Putting on a Biblical play is not just a matter of getting a bunch of amateurs together to do some acting. The play should be approached in an appropriately reverent atmosphere, and should include many little items to make it an eagerly anticipated event. For instance, the plays were originally performed in the Officer's Club at Fort Rucker; thus the general environment was conducive to comfort. Included were some ceremonial touches such as a Styrofoam cross in which flowers could be imbedded in a ceremony to take place after the play, and some more practical touches such as a good meal. That said, here are some of the things she wrote.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need permission to perform a play?  A: Nonprofit groups do not need permission to perform any of Jewell Ellen Smith’s plays,

How To Present A Christian Play

The many Easter and Christmas plays (some 30) written by Jewell Ellen Smith were begun as a desire to present a "Good Friday Prayer Breakfast," including a short play, at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Putting on a Biblical play is not just a matter of getting a bunch of amateurs together to do some acting. The play should be approached in an appropriately reverent atmosphere, and should include many little items to make it an eagerly anticipated event. For instance, the plays were originally performed in the Officer's Club at Fort Rucker; thus the general environment was conducive to comfort. Included were some ceremonial touches such as a Styrofoam cross in which flowers could be imbedded in a ceremony to take place after the play, and some more practical touches such as a good meal. That said, here are some of the things she wrote.