church play

Congregation's theatrical performance

A church play is a theatrical performance staged by a religious congregation, typically dramatizing biblical stories or moral themes.

These productions range from simple children's pageants to elaborate Easter or Christmas performances: My nephew has the lead in the church play this year.

The term sometimes appears dismissively to describe amateurish acting: The performances were pure church play.

Related

Sunday service · sanctuary · choir · Christmas · Easter · Good Friday · scripture · rehearsal · costumes · Sunday school · altar · pews · hymns · sermon · disciples · holy spirit · angels · shepherds

Opposites
venue and production scale

church playBroadway show

Manhattan theatrical production

professional theater · Broadway musical · opera · Hollywood film · touring production

religious vs. secular content

church playBroadway show

Manhattan theatrical production

Broadway musical · burlesque show · commercial theater · strip show · nightclub act

community/amateur vs. commercial/professional production

church playcommercial theater

Profit-motivated live performance venue

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G