Parable of The Prodigal Son Skit Script - 124052

The Parable of the Prodigal Son
This script is written for students to read and perform as a class. The goal is to
help them imagine what it would be like to be one of the people in the Parable of
the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32).
CAST
Jesus (Narrator):
Father:
Younger Son:
Older Son:
Salespeople:
Farmer:
Servants:
Main Servant:
MATERIALS NEEDED
• The younger son will need a moneybag or money from the father to spend in
the distant country.
• The pigs can be props, puppets, or extra students in class.
• Party hats and streamers would help show the celebration in scene 4.
NOTES FOR THE DIRECTOR
The extra students in the class can either be the audience listening to Jesus or you
can have a large group of pigs, servants, or people at the celebration for the
younger son.
©The Religion Teacher

The Parable of the Prodigal Son Skit
Scene 1: A father and his two sons stand in the center of the stage while Jesus
narrates the parable.
Jesus: A man had two sons and a large estate with many servants. The younger
son wanted to have his inheritance early while his father was still alive.
Younger Son: Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.
Father: As you wish my son.
Older Son: Are you serious?
Jesus: So the father divided the property between them and the younger son
gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country.

Scene 2: In the distant country a line of salespeople stand selling various
consumable items such as food, drink, and clothing that look very appealing to
the younger son.
Jesus: In the distant country, the younger son squandered his property and
spent everything his father had given to him.
[The younger son hands money to each of the salespeople with excitement until
he has no money left.]
Jesus: After he had spent everything, he hired himself out to a farmer.
[The younger son walks up to the farmer standing in another part of the room.]
Farmer: Hello there.
Younger Son: Do you have any work for me?
Farmer: Yes. I need someone to go out into my fields and tend to my pigs. You
must feed them, but you may not eat any of their food.
Younger Son: Yes sir.
Jesus: The younger son fed the pigs, but realized how much his life had changed.
He would have gladly filled himself with the food that he fed to the pigs.
Younger Son: How many of my father’s hired hands have food enough to spare,
but here I am dying of hunger! I will go home and say to my father,
“Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer
worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired hands.”
Jesus: So the younger son left the farm to head home to his father.

Scene 3: A father sits it sadness with some of his servants. The younger son
stands at the edge of the stage slowly walking home.
Jesus: While the younger son was still far off, the father caught sight of him and
was filled with compassion. He ran and put his arms around his son.
Father: Son, you are home!
Younger Son: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no
longer worthy to be called your son.
Father: Servants! Quickly, bring out the best robe I have and put it on him. Put a
ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Then get a fatted calf and
prepare it for us to eat at a dinner celebration. For this son of mine was
dead and is alive again. He was lost and is found!
Jesus: Then they began to celebrate his return.

Scene 4: The father, younger son, and servants are on one part of the stage
celebrating while the older son returns home.
Jesus: Now the older son was in the field at work. As he approached the house
he heard music and dancing. He called to one of his father’s servants.
Older Son: What is going on?
Main Servant: Your brother has returned and your father is throwing him a
celebration because he has come back safe and sound.
Jesus: The older son became angry and refused to go into the celebration. The
father came out to greet him.
Father: My son, your brother has returned. Come join in the feast!
Older Son: Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you,
and I have never disobeyed you. Yet you have never given me even a
young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But this son of
yours comes back after wasting all of your property and you kill a fatted
calf for him!
Father: Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to
celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has
come to life; he was lost and has been found.
Scripture quotations based on New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the
Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United
States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Parable of the Prodigal Son Skit Reflection Questions
After performing the skit, reflect on the following questions:
1. Why did the younger son decide to return to his father?
2. What are the ways in which people waste their money today?
3. If you were the younger son, would you be surprised by the way the father
greeted him upon his return? Why or why not?
4. Think about the times when you have had feelings of guilt for doing
something wrong. What lessons about forgiveness can you learn from the life
of the younger son in the parable?
5. The father in the story forgives the younger son for a horrible mistake just like
God the Father forgives us for our sins. How can we turn to God to seek his
mercy for our mistakes?
6. What did the older son do wrong and what can we learn from his mistake?
7. When someone says sorry to you (and means it), how can you show
compassion and mercy back?

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NOTES FOR THE DIRECTOR

©The Religion Teacher

Father: As you wish my son.

Older Son: Are you serious?

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Jesus: After he had spent everything, he hired himself out to a farmer.

Farmer: Hello there.

Younger Son: Do you have any work for me?

Younger Son: Yes sir.

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Father: Son, you are home!

Jesus: Then they began to celebrate his return.

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Older Son: What is going on?

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After performing the skit, reflect on the following questions:

1. Why did the younger son decide to return to his father?

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