Full-Length Drama: To Die For

by Matt Harper, Assistant Pastor, Truth Baptist Church in South Windsor, CT

Synopsis: The President of the United States faces personal and political crises – and then there’s an assassination attempt! Who's after him? Will he stand firm against pro-choice demands, or is he pro-life in name only? What will be his legacy?

This political thriller will hold your church or school audience in suspense as it touches hearts, informs minds, and motivates wills to fight for life itself. Sample dialog:

President: I don’t know how to be a great dad and a great president at the same time. I can’t escape the responsibility of this office, the expectation to make every decision – public and private – in the best interest of the country.

Rev. Morrow: Mr. President, as noble as that reasoning is, few things are so potentially destructive. . . . The danger of making decisions based on the “greater good,” is that reasoning can be so easily misused to justify almost anything.

Performance time: 1.5 to 1.75 hours.

Fee: $50 for a copy of the script and rights to make as many copies as necessary for production. To order a script package for your drama ministry, call (860) 906-6784 or email Matt.

Editor's review: Based on my read-through, I think it's really good. I appreciate Matt's nuanced treatment. He doesn't paint characters as one-dimensional. Nor does he handle the issues with one-brush, broad arguments. As long as I've been involved with pro-life work, it's rare to find such a fresh approach in fictional writing. The story is very real in its portrayal of individuals in a heightened, dramatic situation. As the synopsis says, it is suspenseful, something not easily achieved. I'd love to hear about any group that performs this drama, and I'm sure Matt would, too.