Super Hero

Setting

Right stage
Choir practice. You should have at least one microphone in this area. If the children will be singing solos, be sure the mike is easy for the soloists to use. The director may need to speak into the mike also.

Left stage
Room for three children to talk and move around. The area they are in is the hallway outside the room the choir is practicing in. Unless the audience is very small, you will need a microphone in this area also.

Characters

Choir director
Older child or adult

Jim
Child wearing a Superman Cape

Sue
Child wearing a Bat Girl Costume

Tom
Child who is hiding from choir practice. If the choir is wearing robes, this child might also wear one.

Annie
Child taking part in the choir practice.

Children's Choir
Involve as many children as possible. They can wear street clothing or simple robes.

Kathy
One of the children in the choir. Kathy leads in the opening prayer.

The Play

Action
Right stage
As the scene opens, the choir enters and the choir director helps them organize into rows.
The director hands out song sheets.

Action
Left stage
Tom walks in and sits down.
He opens a book and begins reading.

Choir director
Hi, everyone.
I'm glad to see all of you here.
This is our very last practice.
Kathy, would you lead us in prayer?
Let's all bow our heads and ask God to take over here.

Kathy
Dear God, thank you for helping us come here.
We want other people to learn about You.
Please help us to do a good job for You.
We love you. Amen.

Choir director
OK, everybody. Let's get started.
Please look at the papers I just handed out.
This is the copy we will be using when we sing tomorrow night.
I've made some notes on it.
Please read them

Action
Right stage
Choir pretends to be reading over the music.
The choir and the director should not pay any attention to what is happening left stage.

Action
Left stage
Superman (Jim) and BatGirl (Sue) run into the area where Tom is reading.
They are loud and very active.

Jim
Faster than a speeding bullet.
More powerful than a locomotive!
Superman rules - Bat Girl drools.

Sue
Baloney!
Bat Girl is queen of the super heros.
Bat Girl is faster than 3 speeding bullets.

Jim
No way!
Listen, I'll even sing you the Superman Song ...

Sue
Yes way!
And I don't want to hear any dumb Superman Song.
Let's sing the Bat Girl song.
(notices Tom)
Hey, who are you?

Jim
What are you doing here?

Tom
I'm Tom.
I'm just hanging out here.
I was in choir practice but Annie said I wasn't singing good.

Sue
Who's Annie?

Tom
Just some girl I know.
Never mind.
I don't care anymore.

Jim
You can play with us.
I'm Superman.
He's my hero.

Sue
I'm Bat Girl.
She's the best!
You can be Bat Man.
He's pretty good too.

Jim
Not as good as Superman.
Superman can beat anything.
He's got a good song.
You can help sing it.

Sue
That's a dumb song for a dumb superhero.
Bat Girl is the best.
Let's sing her song.

Tom
Hold it!
This is not going to be much fun if you two argue the whole time.

Sue
That's right, Jim.
Stop fighting and sing the Bat Girl song.

Jim
No. You stop fighting and we'll sing SuperMan

Tom
I don't think this is helping.

Sue
OK, Tom, you pick.
Who is the best superhero?

Tom
Jesus is my hero.
I choose Jesus.

Jim
Jesus?
What kind of a super hero is Jesus?

Sue
Right. I go to church.
I say Jesus is good but He's no super hero.

Tom
Oh, really?
I say Jesus is the ONLY REAL super hero.

Jim
Is He faster than a locomotive?
Does He bend steel bars with His bare hands?
And the cape? Where's His super hero cape?

Sue
Is He IN-destructable?
All super heros have to be IN-destructable.
And what about His song?
Real super heros have super hero songs.

Tom
Jesus is stronger and faster and completely indestructable.
His super cape is way past awesome and you should hear His songs.
Just listen.

Action
Left stage
When the choir begins to sing, all three children stay still and look in the direction of the choir.

Choir director
(taps stick on table and waits until children are quiet)
Remember to smile. Verse 1 please.
(waits for music to begin)

Choir

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?

Were you there when the sun refused to shine?
Were you there when the sun refused to shine?
Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble
Were you there when the sun refused to shine? *

Action
Choir director holds hand up to stop choir.
Director and choir member silently appear to be looking
over the song sheet.

Sue
Doesn't sound much like a super hero song to me.
Just sounds like some dead guy's song.

Jim
Right. Dead guys are not superheros.

Tom
Just wait, there's more.

Action
Choir director signals to begin singing.

Choir
Were you there when He rose up from the grave?
Were you there when He rose up from the grave?
Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble
Were you there when He rose up from the grave? *

Jim
He was dead and then He came alive again?
Impressive.
Super Man didn't ever come back from being dead.

Sue
I don't think Super Girl ever did that either.

Tom
See, I told you Jesus was the best.

Jim
Well, ok, He got up from being dead.
But if Jesus is so strong, how come He ended up dead in the first place?

Tom
It's kind of a long story.
God made us because He wanted us to be His friends
In the beginning we all belonged to God
But God said we could choose to belong to Him or not
The first man God made was named Adam.

Sue
Wait! I've heard this story
His wife was named Eve.

Tom
Right! Adam & Eve chose to disobey God.
That choice sold people to Satan.
That's why we have trouble and problems and even death in the world.
Those are the things that Satan likes!
People chose to follow Satan so that's the kind of world we have

Jim
Not good!
I don't want to be sold to anyone and especially not the devil!

Sue
Me neither!

Tom
Like it or not, we were all sold to Satan.
We'd still all belong to him except for Jesus.
See, Jesus is God's secret weapon.
The whole reason Jesus came to earth was to buy us back from Satan.

Sue
How did He do that?

Tom
Satan thought He could spoil God's plan by getting the people to choose to kill Jesus.
But God had a secret plan.

Jim
Lots of superheros have secrets.
Like Kryptonite.
If superman gets around kryptonite it could kill him.
That's his secret.

Tom
Well, God's secret couldn't kill Him!
God's secret plan gave us life!
You see, Jesus let Satan kill His earth body.
Then He went into Hell where He fought against Satan and won.
After that He came back to earth to let people know we are free from Satan's power.
Now he's made a place for us to live in Heaven and a way for us to get to Heaven.

Sue
Get to Heaven? How?

Tom
Jesus said we just had to believe in Him.
We just tell God we're sorry for the times we chose not to obey Him
We ask God to forgive us.
We ask Jesus to live in our hearts and help us
Then we become children of God.
It's that easy.

Action
Annie leaves the choir and comes to where the three children are.

Annie
Tom, I've been thinking about what I said.
I was mad because you got to help with the drums and I didn't.
I'm really sorry.
God already forgave me but I want you to forgive me to.

Tom
That's ok. I'm not mad any more.
I forgive you

Annie
Come on back over and sing with us.
Bring your new friends.
We're getting to the best part.

Tom
How about it? Do you two want to sing a real super hero song?

Action
Children agree and walk over to join the choir.

Choir
Low in the grave He lay
Jesus, my Savior
Waiting the coming day
Jesus, my Lord
Up from the grave He arose
With a mighty triumpth o'er His foes
He arose a victor from the dark domain
And He lives forever with His saints to reign
He arose! He arose!
Hallelujah! Christ arose

Death cannot keep his prey
Jesus, My Savior
He tore the bars away
Jesus, My Lord
Up from the grave He arose
With a mighty triumpth o'er His foes
He arose a victor from the dark domain
And He lives forever with His saints to reign
He arose! He arose!
Hallelujah! Christ arose
**

Teaching Helps For Low In The Grave

Teaching Helps For Were You There

Copyright information:
* Were You There is an old spiritual which does not seem to be under copy right. You can find the music in many hymn books. The melody is available in a midi file at: http://ingeb.org/spiritua/wereyout.html

** Low In The Grave He Lay was written by Robert Lowrey who lived from 1827-1899. It does not appear to be under copyright. The midi and score are available at http://tch.simplenet.com/htm/l/lowitghl.htm

Right stage		Choir practice. You should have at least one microphone in this area. If the children will be singing solos, be sure the mike is easy for the soloists to use. The director may need to speak into the mike also.
Left stage		Room for three children to talk and move around. The area they are in is the hallway outside the room the choir is practicing in. Unless the audience is very small, you will need a microphone in this area also.

Choir director		Older child or adult
Jim		Child wearing a Superman Cape
Sue		Child wearing a Bat Girl Costume
Tom		Child who is hiding from choir practice. If the choir is wearing robes, this child might also wear one.
Annie		Child taking part in the choir practice.
Children's Choir		Involve as many children as possible. They can wear street clothing or simple robes.
Kathy		One of the children in the choir. Kathy leads in the opening prayer.

Action Right stage		As the scene opens, the choir enters and the choir director helps them organize into rows. The director hands out song sheets.
Action Left stage		Tom walks in and sits down. He opens a book and begins reading.
Choir director		Hi, everyone. I'm glad to see all of you here. This is our very last practice. Kathy, would you lead us in prayer? Let's all bow our heads and ask God to take over here.
Kathy		Dear God, thank you for helping us come here. We want other people to learn about You. Please help us to do a good job for You. We love you. Amen.
Choir director		OK, everybody. Let's get started. Please look at the papers I just handed out. This is the copy we will be using when we sing tomorrow night. I've made some notes on it. Please read them
Action Right stage		Choir pretends to be reading over the music. The choir and the director should not pay any attention to what is happening left stage.
Action Left stage		Superman (Jim) and BatGirl (Sue) run into the area where Tom is reading. They are loud and very active.
Jim		Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive! Superman rules - Bat Girl drools.
Sue		Baloney! Bat Girl is queen of the super heros. Bat Girl is faster than 3 speeding bullets.
Jim		No way! Listen, I'll even sing you the Superman Song ...
Sue		Yes way! And I don't want to hear any dumb Superman Song. Let's sing the Bat Girl song. (notices Tom) Hey, who are you?
Jim		What are you doing here?
Tom		I'm Tom. I'm just hanging out here. I was in choir practice but Annie said I wasn't singing good.
Sue		Who's Annie?
Tom		Just some girl I know. Never mind. I don't care anymore.
Jim		You can play with us. I'm Superman. He's my hero.
Sue		I'm Bat Girl. She's the best! You can be Bat Man. He's pretty good too.
Jim		Not as good as Superman. Superman can beat anything. He's got a good song. You can help sing it.
Sue		That's a dumb song for a dumb superhero. Bat Girl is the best. Let's sing her song.
Tom		Hold it! This is not going to be much fun if you two argue the whole time.
Sue		That's right, Jim. Stop fighting and sing the Bat Girl song.
Jim		No. You stop fighting and we'll sing SuperMan
Tom		I don't think this is helping.
Sue		OK, Tom, you pick. Who is the best superhero?
Tom		Jesus is my hero. I choose Jesus.
Jim		Jesus? What kind of a super hero is Jesus?
Sue		Right. I go to church. I say Jesus is good but He's no super hero.
Tom		Oh, really? I say Jesus is the ONLY REAL super hero.
Jim		Is He faster than a locomotive? Does He bend steel bars with His bare hands? And the cape? Where's His super hero cape?
Sue		Is He IN-destructable? All super heros have to be IN-destructable. And what about His song? Real super heros have super hero songs.
Tom		Jesus is stronger and faster and completely indestructable. His super cape is way past awesome and you should hear His songs. Just listen.
Action Left stage		When the choir begins to sing, all three children stay still and look in the direction of the choir.
Choir director		(taps stick on table and waits until children are quiet) Remember to smile. Verse 1 please. (waits for music to begin)
Choir		Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Were you there when the sun refused to shine? Were you there when the sun refused to shine? Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble Were you there when the sun refused to shine? *
Action		Choir director holds hand up to stop choir. Director and choir member silently appear to be looking over the song sheet.
Sue		Doesn't sound much like a super hero song to me. Just sounds like some dead guy's song.
Jim		Right. Dead guys are not superheros.
Tom		Just wait, there's more.
Action		Choir director signals to begin singing.
Choir		Were you there when He rose up from the grave? Were you there when He rose up from the grave? Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble Were you there when He rose up from the grave? *
Jim		He was dead and then He came alive again? Impressive. Super Man didn't ever come back from being dead.
Sue		I don't think Super Girl ever did that either.
Tom		See, I told you Jesus was the best.
Jim		Well, ok, He got up from being dead. But if Jesus is so strong, how come He ended up dead in the first place?
Tom		It's kind of a long story. God made us because He wanted us to be His friends In the beginning we all belonged to God But God said we could choose to belong to Him or not The first man God made was named Adam.
Sue		Wait! I've heard this story His wife was named Eve.
Tom		Right! Adam & Eve chose to disobey God. That choice sold people to Satan. That's why we have trouble and problems and even death in the world. Those are the things that Satan likes! People chose to follow Satan so that's the kind of world we have
Jim		Not good! I don't want to be sold to anyone and especially not the devil!
Sue		Me neither!
Tom		Like it or not, we were all sold to Satan. We'd still all belong to him except for Jesus. See, Jesus is God's secret weapon. The whole reason Jesus came to earth was to buy us back from Satan.
Sue		How did He do that?
Tom		Satan thought He could spoil God's plan by getting the people to choose to kill Jesus. But God had a secret plan.
Jim		Lots of superheros have secrets. Like Kryptonite. If superman gets around kryptonite it could kill him. That's his secret.
Tom		Well, God's secret couldn't kill Him! God's secret plan gave us life! You see, Jesus let Satan kill His earth body. Then He went into Hell where He fought against Satan and won. After that He came back to earth to let people know we are free from Satan's power. Now he's made a place for us to live in Heaven and a way for us to get to Heaven.
Sue		Get to Heaven? How?
Tom		Jesus said we just had to believe in Him. We just tell God we're sorry for the times we chose not to obey Him We ask God to forgive us. We ask Jesus to live in our hearts and help us Then we become children of God. It's that easy.
Action		Annie leaves the choir and comes to where the three children are.
Annie		Tom, I've been thinking about what I said. I was mad because you got to help with the drums and I didn't. I'm really sorry. God already forgave me but I want you to forgive me to.
Tom		That's ok. I'm not mad any more. I forgive you
Annie		Come on back over and sing with us. Bring your new friends. We're getting to the best part.
Tom		How about it? Do you two want to sing a real super hero song?
Action		Children agree and walk over to join the choir.
Choir		Low in the grave He lay Jesus, my Savior Waiting the coming day Jesus, my Lord Up from the grave He arose With a mighty triumpth o'er His foes He arose a victor from the dark domain And He lives forever with His saints to reign He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose Death cannot keep his prey Jesus, My Savior He tore the bars away Jesus, My Lord Up from the grave He arose With a mighty triumpth o'er His foes He arose a victor from the dark domain And He lives forever with His saints to reign He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose **