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, but if you plan to perform one, we (Jewell’s children) ask that you e-mail her son Wiley Smith (WSmithMD@aol.com) at (be sure to tell us which play you are going to perform; we have no way of knowing that automatically). We like to keep track of play productions and where the plays are being performed. For instance, we’ve been told of productions in China and India.   

Q: What is the fee for performing a play?   
A: None, for nonprofit groups.   

Q: I need to print out several copies of the script and music of a play. Must I be connected to the Internet the whole time I am printing them, or is there a way to save the script on my computer to print later?   
A: All of the plays are available in PDF format.

1.    Click on the title and you can view the script on your computer.

2.    Click on the download button and save the script to your computer.

Q: Could you send me a copy of the play by postal mail?   
A: We prefer you download the script onto your computer. If you still have trouble, e-mail us with your postal address, and we’ll be glad to send you a copy (and don't forget to tell us which play you want).   

Q: I’d like to make some changes in a play (for instance, to use a more modern biblical translation than King James).   
A: We encourage folks to adopt plays in any appropriate way, as long as you give credit to Jewell Ellen Smith as the original author. Several people have made adaptations of the plays, which we have published on the website with their permission. We encourage you to send your script to us as an e-mail attachment.   

Q: We took some pictures at our play performance. Are you interested in them?   
A: Definitely; we might even want to put them on the website (with your permission of course). If your pictures are in a digital format (i.e. “.jpg”), send them as an e-mail attachment to Wiley Smith’s e-mail address, wsmithmd@aol.com, (with the name of the play, please!). If you have printed photos rather than digital files, you can mail copies of them to him at: