{"product_id":"good-news-an-easter-pageant","title":"Good News: An Easter Pageant","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"box-red\"\u003eYour purchase of the \u003cem\u003eGood News: An Easter Pageant\u003c\/em\u003e gives you a Single-Entity license for a specific local church\/school\/community group. To inquire about Multi-Entity licensing, please contact us here.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eThis is a digital product. At the time of purchase, you will download a ZIP file. No products will be shipped to you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood News: An Easter Pageant\u003c\/strong\u003e is designed to meet your Easter pageant needs. It is designed to be an expandable, shrinkable, pre-recordable, Zoom-able, intergenerational pageant that can be adapted to your setting, no matter what is happening in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParticipants will journey through some of Jesus’ life and ministry, to the despair of his death, and then to the Good News of the resurrection. They will discover how the good news of Jesus is often bad news for those who would like to accumulate power over others. But in the end, death was not the end of Jesus! We witness how Jesus lives. His message of love and justice gives us hope. \u003cstrong\u003eBad news, tragedy, and sorrow do not have the final word!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis script does not depict a story of penal substitutionary atonement. Nor will you find themes where God is required to kill Jesus to satisfy a need for wrath and blood. This script outlines the way in which Jesus upended corrupt systems of power. Because of his power, popularity, and message, those systems retaliated. This script emphasizes the ways in which the Good News of the Easter story gives us hope and inspires us to create a world reflecting the Risen Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box-red\"\u003eDo you want to download a sample of our Pageant Planning Guide and see a few pages of the script? \u003cscript defer async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.lpcontent.net\/leadboxes\/current\/embed.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e You can download your sample here!\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes with the Good News: An Easter Pageant?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA How-To Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e: This guide will help you figure out how to use and direct your Easter pageant in a way that fits the needs of your congregation and community. It asks you questions about how you plan on making your pageant happen and offers suggestions to help you tailor it to your community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePageant Planning Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e: This planning guide lists Scene Cards, Characters, and Image Backgrounds in one place. We have also provided extra space to write notes, thoughts, casting ideas, visual and sound effects, and anything else you dream up, so your pageant goes smoothly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScript\u003c\/strong\u003e: This screenplay contains elements and suggestions to help your pageant succeed, whether it is performed in-person or virtually, and is written to provide various roles for all ages and reading levels. It is also broken down into distinct scenes, so it is simple to cast and organize by families and locations if need be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScene Cards\u003c\/strong\u003e: You can use the ten scene cards to announce transitions and set new locations as each scene begins. You might also use them during video editing if you’re creating a movie version of this pageant. Additionally, there is a Title scene card and a Copyright scene card (which includes the necessary copyright and attribution information).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage Backgrounds\u003c\/strong\u003e: Eight beautiful illustrations have been created to help enhance your pageant and fill in some places that you might want some added scenery. You can use them as a Zoom background or with a green screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e: We have included graphics to help you advertise your pageant on social media, in emails, and on your website and newsletter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow can I learn more?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe created a \u003cstrong\u003ePop-Up Facebook Group for our Easter Pageant\u003c\/strong\u003e, and we hope it will be a supportive space for people to share ideas, brainstorm together, and learn from one another. The group will only be active during certain parts of the year. You can request to join the group \u003cstrong\u003ehere\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou might also consider picking up our Illustrated Resurrection Set to add additional possibilities and creativity to your pageant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePurchase details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter completing your purchase, you’ll instantly receive a link to download a ZIP file. Once you unzip the file, you’ll find the PDF with your planning guide and script, another PDF with just the script, and then folders for the Media Kit, Scene Cards, and Image Backgrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you haven't had a chance to download the sample yet, please do so! It will answer most of the questions you probably have about putting on a virtual pageant! \u003cscript defer async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.lpcontent.net\/leadboxes\/current\/embed.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eYou can download a sample here!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are a few frequently asked questions that we wanted to give you some quick responses to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat was your theological approach to the story of Jesus' death and resurrection?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny retelling of the Jesus story is complex and layered with our own cultural and theological perspectives. In this script, we took care to create an experience that is faithful to the story, appropriate for all ages, theologically sound, and progressive. We wrote a pageant for an intergenerational cast and audience, telling the Easter story in age-appropriate ways. There is no depiction or description of the crucifixion, no description of violence, and no gore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile many retellings of the Easter story lean into anti-Jewish or anti-Semitic tropes, we recognize how the life and teachings of Jesus reflect the beauty of his Jewish identity and community ideals. In this retelling, neither Judas nor Jewish faith leaders are blamed for the crucifixion of Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long is the script?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA group of us did a table reading and it took about 30 minutes to read through the script. So it's safe to estimate your pageant would be about 30-40 minutes long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many people do I need for the pageant?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can put on this pageant with as few or as many people as you want! Because of the benefits of digital media, there is no minimum cast for this pageant. One person could conceivably perform all the parts. The ideal virtual cast could be between 20 and 40 people in about 6-10 different homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I put my finished product online (Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbsolutely!\u003c\/strong\u003e You can read detailed information about your license on the copyright page, but yes, you may broadcast your pageant and\/or post a video of your pageant online. We ask that you credit Illustrated Ministry for the creation of \u003cem\u003eGood News: An Easter Pageant\u003c\/em\u003e. You may want to use our Copyright Scene Card or use the provided info to create your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe also ask that you not share any portion of the copyrighted material from your purchase online or with the general public. 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