Introduction
“Show me how you work, God; School me in your ways. Take me by the hand; Lead me down the path of truth.” – Psalm 25:4-5 (The Message)
Life School Musical is a lively exploration for the keys to life. Unusual things happen on a Friday when John the Baptist, Simon Peter, the prodigal son and others turn up in the classroom to help in the search.
Summary
When Miss Knowsalot’s class at Life School begins on this particular Friday, the students have no idea what a special day it is destined to be! Ben, the new kid, and all the other students get the surprise of their life when colorful characters from the Bible materialize on the scene to truly bring their lessons to life.
While all they can think of when class starts is the impending weekend, by the end of this delightful romp they have come face to face with the life-changing power of the Gospel, and they’ve been handed the “keys to life” by some very special characters.
Erupting with some of the coolest music ever in a kids musical, Life School Musical will captivate your kids from the opening “drum-line” intro to the joyous curtain call. Not only will the music grab their attention, but the Biblical truths in the story can change their lives!
Approximate Performance Time
43 minutes
Cast List/Character Descriptions
There are 12 speaking roles available for casting in Life School Musical. Any of the roles may be played by a boy or a girl with only slight name modifications in the script. The indications below show how we recorded them on the demonstration recording. Many roles could be played by older youth or adults.
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Name | Character | Gender | What They’re Like ... | No. of Scenes |
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Miss Knowsalot | Teacher | Girl | Miss Knowsalot should be dressed in teacher attire with glasses on her nose. She should look a little extreme. | 4 |
Bugs | Slightly nerdy student, loves bugs | Boy | Bugs should be dressed in a bug t-shirt and jeans. He should wear glasses. | 5 |
Ben | New student | Boy | New to the school, he’s a little unsure of himself and his surroundings. He should be dressed in a generic t-shirt and jeans. | 7 |
Gabe | Student | Boy | A leader in the classroom, dressed in a Life School t-shirt and jeans. | 4 |
Sarah | Student | Girl | Typical classroom student, dressed in a Life School t-shirt and jeans. | 6 |
Allie | Student | Girl | Typical classroom student, dressed in a Life School t-shirt and jeans. | 5 |
Matt | Student | Boy | Typical classroom student, dressed in a Life School t-shirt and jeans. | 6 |
John the Baptist (Professor) | A bit of an “absent-minded professor” | Boy | An Albert Einstein look, with wild hair and glasses. He is dressed in a camel hair jacket and has a loud, boisterous voice. | 6 |
Peter | Fisherman | Boy | Dressed in a biblical costume with pirate attire attached … a patch over one eye. | 2 |
Prodigal Son | Hippie | Boy | Dressed in a tie-dyed costume with hippie clothes and accessories. He should have an mp3 player and headphones. | 2 |
Sam … the Samaritan | Biker | Boy | A biker who is a member of the Samaritans gang. He wears a leather jacket with “Samaritans” | 2 |
Cheerleaders | Typical cheerleaders | Girls | This group could be as small as two and as large as you’d like. They lead cheers at the end of several scenes. | 3 |
Questions or Special Requests?
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Listen to the Musical
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Note to Directors
Dear Director,
We have provided the entire audio recording of all our musicals on this site to assist you in thoroughly evaluating the musical. We invite you to listen as many times as you wish, and even to invite your assistants or other choir helpers to come here to help you in evaluating the musical.
However, we ask you to please understand that we have not posted the recording here so that your choir members may utilize this audio to learn the musical, thereby avoiding purchase of the printed scores and/or recordings which are available for sale. Producing a great musical like this requires much work by dedicated writers, and much expense on the part of the publisher.
Simply put, if you use this free audio recording, which is provided for your convenience in evaluating the musical, as the tool to teach the music to the children in the choir instead of purchasing the products for the children, then we cannot afford to create musicals like this. We rely on the income from the purchase of our products (including some great lower-cost options like Bulk CDs, reproducible scripts and lyrics, and reproducible recordings) to fund the expense of producing this project for you.
Thank you for understanding!
SoundFX
For those who are performing with "live" accompaniment, we provide a free download of the Sound Effects on the SoundFX Page, or by clicking the download link below!
Graphics Files
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REPRODUCIBLE OPTIONS
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We are happy to offer these special licensing options to make your life easier:
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Reproducible Script & Lyrics
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- We provide you with a master file of the drama script and song lyrics (text only, no music score), and a license granting you legal permission to print copies for your kids, copy and paste into PowerPoint or other projection program to use in rehearsals and performance, print on a white board or flip chart. In fact, you can do all of these if you wish.
- You tell us the total quantity of users, and you pay $2.99 per user regardless of whether you print out copies for them every week, or use only projection, etc. The fee is not “per copy,” but “per user.” If you pay for 25 now, and end up with 35 later, you just return here, log in to your account, and pay for the additional users. Or, if the quantity you need to add is less than the default minimum of 15 allowed by the shopping cart, please just email us at dave@littlebigstuff.com, and tell us how many more you need.
- Along with the huge cost-savings, this option offers great flexibility in that you can easily edit the script, allowing you to add or subtract characters, change names, divide up parts, etc., before printing and distributing to your kids. You can also add in staging cues to fit your situation, or add your own director notes or instructions. You may also print copies to send home, print other copies to keep at church or school, print more copies to send home when the first ones are lost ;-), so that no one ever needs to be caught without their copy.
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Reproducible Script & Lead Sheets
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- Similar to the Script & Lyrics, but the songs are single-stave vocal line scores (just like the choral book) presented in PDF files, while the drama script comes as an easy-to-edit Microsoft Word file. This also offers a tremendous cost savings at just $3.99 per user.
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Reproducible Demo Recording
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- Burn your own CDs for just $5.99 per copy. We provide you with a license granting you full legal permission to either copy an existing CD (perhaps the CD that comes in the back of the Review Pack), or download the recording in MP3 format. Of course, you may prefer to purchase our Bulk CD 10-packs for $69.99 (essentially $6.99 per disc), or you may choose this reproducible option for $5.99 per copy.
- In addition to the cost savings, this can provide some additional flexibility. You can opt for any quantity (5 copy minimum), and not be constrained to quantities of 10. Before burning your CD copies, you can choose exactly what you want on the copied CDs. For example, you may want to leave off the recorded drama dialog on the copies that most of the kids receive, and only include it on copies that the actors receive.
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