Books by Jack Kurtz

The Good King Wenceslas (a name everyone seems to have trouble pronouncing) sets out to give his gift to a peasant he has seen, but encounters unanticipated difficulties from some of his subjects who question the "political correctness" of his gift.

More Readers' Theatre Scripts for Christmas! See Gargoyles, Plastic Balls, and Soup for previous plays about Timmy, Grandma, and the Gargoyle. All the plays are light hearted and amusing as they each present a nugget of the Christian message to all ages. They are easily staged in a church chancel or on a bare stage with only one or two rehearsals. The plays in this collection are: Sara Elizabeth and the Everything-Just-Right Christmas, 2m. 2f. Bare stage with four stools. Sara learns that Jesus doesn't expect people to be perfect when her elaborate plans for Christmas are spoiled because her family doesn't do everything "just right;" Timmy and the Christmas Strangers, 8 readers - 1m, 1f, 1 child (m) required. The other characters allow for flexible casting. Bare stage with eight stools. Some props and minor set pieces required. During a long flight delay on Christmas Eve, Timmy and the other passengers learn that strangers can be friends you just haven't met yet; Christmas and the Gargoyle and the Big, Big Present, 2m. 1f. 1 child (m). Bare stage with four stools. In this sequel to Christmas and the Gargoyle Who Wouldn't Say Thank You Timmy learns not to count his chickens before they are hatched when his BIG present from the Gargoyle turns out to be not at all what he expected. An "ASYOUWILLREMEMBER" prologue delightfully presents the characters from the previous play for those unfamiliar with it; Timmy and the Alien, 5 readers - 1m. 1f. 1 child (m). 2 flexible. Bare stage except for a low "wall" behind five stools. Santa hat and distinctive make-up for the "alien" required. An encounter with an alien from another planet gives Timmy a fresh appreciation of what Christmas is really about