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A Bus to Saint Cloud

14 January 2012

Script

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Worth Saving

Jeff Smith · 13 January 2012

Style

Dramatic.

Duration

15min

Actors

5F, 3M

Summary

Three high school students, John, Brian and Amy, are invited to dinner by the family of another student, Mark, who rescued the three from a fire but died while looking to see if anyone else was trapped. John is a self-centered jock who only came because his mother made him. Brian cares more about drinking and drugs than school. Amy is a member of the school Goth subculture. How will Mark's family react when they meet the three students Mark gave his life for? Will Mark’s sacrifice have any effect on John, Brian and Amy?

Script

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Get Real

Lyn Morgan · 10 January 2012

Style

Drama.

Duration

8min

Actors

3F

Characters

Faye, Kaye and May. (Only Faye and Kaye have masks.) Props: Three chairs, three women, two masks.

Summary

This skit shows the real thoughts of three women. It then shows the women in conversations. Two of them hide behind masks when relating to others and don’t reveal how they really feel.

Script

(The skit starts with all ladies seated; masks held down. Kaye is seated in the middle. Each woman stands to speak, and immediately sits when she has finished her…

The Tree of Promise

Lyn Morgan · 10 January 2012

Style

Comedy-drama.

Duration

10min

Actors

1M, 1F

Characters

Jan: Principal of a prominent ballet school. (Jan carries a clipboard and pen.) Jan is used to getting things done her way and she very stressed about the problems arising with the set of her very important ballet school performance. She recognizes Tom is her only hope of getting what she needs because time has run out so she tries to keep calm and explain things to him as patiently as she can. But she’s clearly exasperated. Tom: Handyman, hired by Jan to work on scenery for an imminent production. (Tom is wearing overalls, has a smear of paint on his face and carries a paintbrush and paint can.) Tom is well meaning, hard working a bit rough, and not real bright. Rough enough has always been good enough where he’s worked before. He genuinely thinks his suggestions are reasonable and viable and thinks Jan is just a bit demanding.

Summary

The head of a ballet school discusses the stage setting for her new presentation with a pretty dodgy handiman. As they discuss the main feature, the tree of promise, it soon become evident that to keep a living thing alive, it has to stay connected.

Script

(Jan wanders onto the stage intently reading her clipboard. Tom walks through the congregation to the stage and approaches Jan. She doesn’t notice him until…

Legion

(See below) · 10 January 2012

Style

Serious, but with occasional humor

Duration

22 minutes

Actors

11M, 1F (parts may be doubled) Biblical Text: Mark 5

Characters

Mob of Townspeople Legion Rage Jesus Addict Thief Pimp Pride Dad Accuser Mom Depression

Summary

The man called Legion is terrorized by demons from his past who continually assure him that he can never be free of their influence. Guilt, shame, and addictions hold Legion in bondage until Jesus intervenes. Note: This play was written by a group of Christians, some incarcerated and some the family members of men in prison. The demons in the play come from their experience. Several speak the language of the streets. Some, like Mom, are not demons as we usually think of them, but rather memories we replay endlessly in our heads, feeling helpless and ashamed. The authors invite you to replace these “demons” with others from the experience of your group. Dialogue is improvised and performers should feel free to use humor in their roles.

Script

Written by the members of Creative Justice 2010-2011: Demond Bush, David L. Hamilton IV, Ryan Hodge, Keesean Hudson, Ronald L. Kirk, Fawn Knight, Leonard Knight, Craig…

The Neighbour Principle: Donna Hugh v Stevenson

John Steele · 10 January 2012

Style

Drama.

Duration

10min

Actors

3F, 2M

Characters

Donna Hugh ( the plaintiff) Minchella ( the waitress) Stevenson (the defendant) Narrator / Lord Atkin Amy ( Donna’s friend ) Costumes : Scottish skirt or scarf, waitress apron, towel, black hat, judge’s wig. Props : Factory trestle table, café table with cloth, broom, opaque beer bottles with caps, waiter’s tray, snail in one half-empty bottle, bottle brush, handkerchief, snail, sleeping bag or bed, bottle opener, court signs “Court of Sessions”, “Second Division” “House of Lords” ( which are placed in turn on court table ), placards with “Hurray”, “Boo”, “Yuk” (which are lifted at points marked in the script to prompt audience response ).

Summary

The outcome of a famous court case results in a Biblical principle becoming law.

Script

SCENE ONE (Café with table front centre stage, factory with trestle and bottles stage rear left, bed or sleeping bag on floor stage rear right.) NARRATOR : Once…

The Crisis Zone

09 November 2011

Script

The Crisis Zone By Dan Wilson Summary Crises come in many forms...and so do our responses. What would be your reaction to this domestic situation. Characters Janet…

Family in Reverse

11 June 2011

Script

Family in Reverse By Caroline Campen Summary A typical (?) family evening, except that the parents are played by children, and the children are played by adults.…

Faulty Foundations

29 September 2010

Script

Faulty Foundations by Steve Munson Summary Talk show format with three legendary guests whose fame or success is revealed to be built on faulty foundations. Scripture…

Absolutely, Mr Gallagher

29 September 2010

Script

Absolutely, Mr Gallagher? by Steve Munson Summary Shelly is a typical teenage girl, questioning the validity of her mother's morality. Her mother, having grown up a…

Pop in the Box

Terri Savage · 18 May 2010

Style

Light-hearted.

Duration

5min

Actors

1M, 1M/F

Summary

A man who is about to become a father goes to the local Pop in the Box to get some help. While he’s there he discovers that God is what he really needs.

Script

Characters: Keaton – Father to be Bill – Pop in the Box worker Props: (Pictures of various men shown on big screen on cue), able with large book (may use…

A Bus to Saint Cloud

21 April 2010

Script

A Bus to Saint Cloud by Peggy Barnell Summary: A bus terminal in Wisconsin is the setting where the crew of Straight Arrow Bus Lines work and play. The team finds…