However, they can also experience unexpected anxiety at the last minute which can be uncomfortable for them as well as for the rest of the worship team. Where comfort and confidence allow, children can be cast in certain roles. They can also participate by being dressed in costume, or simply by watching from a place where they are part of the set. It can also be effective when adults play children's roles. This makes these adults very accessible to the children and it also helps the children identify with the characters being portrayed.
Complex characters make complex stories.
However, this need not be dry or one-dimensional. This would need to be explained by a narrator. Narrators can also be effective when they have some sort of dialogue with the audience. This is invitational to the congregation and moves the service from presentational to participational. This is the character's expressed ideal of what they most want to happen in their life.