Yes or No?
 | Drama
by Dave Marsh
April 24, 2006
|
A drama about integrity.
Director's
Notes:
In Matthew 5, Jesus tells
us to let your "'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' `No'; anything
beyond this comes from the
evil one." Jesus is bringing up an issue of integrity. Where do you
stand on this issue? Is your word as good as gold? Can people rely on you
if you tell them that you will do something?
This drama shows that anywhere,
even within our family, if we say we will do something, we need to
do it.
Cast:
Dan: A husband
Jackie: A wife
Skip: Dan's friend
Props:
2 phones
A wrapped present
A list (use the script)
A couch (or a couple of
chairs put together)
A putter and a golf ball
A remote
A doorbell sound
A newspaper
Happy music (I used 'Lucy
and Linus' - Peanuts theme)
Setting:
The family room
(LIGHTS UP CENTER STAGE
where Dan is sitting on the couch, reading the morning
paper. Jackie comes walking
in...)
Jackie: Morning,
Dan.
Dan: Morning,
honey. Hey, do you know who starts their vacation today?
Jackie: (rolling her eyes)
You do, dear.
Dan: (grinning) Why
yes I do!
Jackie: And do
you know who has a list of things that need to be done?
Dan:
(grin is gone in a flash) You do, dear.
Jackie:
(grinning) Why yes I do! … Do you mind?
Dan: (shruggin)
Nah, not at all.
Jackie: Okay, I’ll go over
it each one so you can soak them in. (pulls out a list)
Dan:
Fine. Go ahead, hit me with it.
Jackie: Okay, first I need
you fix the screen door. It keeps banging shut.
Dan:
Okay. Will do. Anything else? (stands up)
Jackie: Hold your horses,
vacation boy. (takes his shoulder and sits him back down) Just a couple
more things. Can you clean up the den. It’s a mess.
Dan:
Sure.
Jackie: I also need you to
call Virginia Power and check on that bill. I swear I sent it to them.
Dan:
Virginia Power. Got it.
Jackie: Finally I need you
to go pick up those steaks for tonight.
Dan: Tonight?
Jackie: Yeah, tonight. You
know, your boss and his wife are coming over…
Dan: Oh yeah.
Forgot about that. Steaks. No problem.
Jackie: Thanks, Honey. I’ve
got to go to work. Here’s the list. (extends the list to him)
Dan: Oh, I don’t
need a list (being macho here)
Jackie: (continues
to extend the list and looks at him knowingly)
Dan: (mumbling and
attempting to smile) I need a list... (takes the list) Have a good day.
Jackie: Bye! (she leaves)
Dan:
(looks at the list and jumps up and declares...) Well, better get started!
(lights fade out to black.
Start Happy music and fade lights back up after 3 seconds)
Dan:
(Dan is putting a couple of golf balls across the carpet. He shouts triumphantly...)
Tiger Woods ain't got nothin' on me!
(lights fade out to black
and back up after 2 seconds)
Dan:
(Dan is watching a soap opera and talking to the T.V. with remote in hand)
Come on Roman. Don’t you
see that that’s Marlena’s evil twin sister and she’s in love
with Bo? Oh, who writes
this gibberish.... I wonder what will happen next...
(lights fade out to black
and back up after 2 seconds)
Dan:
(Dan is on the phone. Skip is off stage on a phone as well) What are YOU
doing? (like the Whassup commercial – laughs)
Skip:
What are YOU doing? (laughs)
Dan:
What are YOU going? (laughs)
(lights fade out to black
and back up after 2 seconds)
Dan:
(Dan is shaking a wrapped present (presuming his) and you hear glass and
things rattling around in
there) Oh, that doesn't sound good...
(lights fade out to black
and back up after 2 seconds)
Dan:
(Dan is asleep on the couch when Jackie walks in)
Jackie: (smiles and shakes
her head) Honey, honey wake up. I’m home.
Dan:
Huh? Oh, hey. How was your day?
Jackie: Good. How was your
first day of vacation?
Dan:
Good. Fun. (yawning)
Jackie: Did you fix the screen
door?
Dan:
Oh, yeah. I forgot about that. Sorry.
Jackie: Did you clean up
the den?
Dan:
Oh, man! (smacks his head) Totally forgot.
Jackie: Dan! What about calling
Virginia Power?
Dan:
(just looks at her)
Jackie: Did you do anything
you promised to do?
Dan: Um, well, er (suddenly
the door bell rings. Dan jerks to his feet. Their eyes go
wide.)
Jackie: Daniel Robert Thomas,
tell me that you picked up those steaks!
Dan:
(pause then a pained look on his face) Grilled cheese, anyone?
(LIGHTS OUT FAST)
END
(c) 2001 Dave Marsh
Used by churches all over the world to help teach worship, the Experiencing Worship study can help your worship team too.
Your team will learn why we worship and gain a better understanding of how to worship.
One user said..."Your 5 week study course has made a tremendous impact on my life in the study of worship... I would like to express my thanks for a well written study course that leads into a higher realm of praise and worship."
This is the debut album by EXW friend Paul Langford. Paul is a Chicago based singer, arranger, keyboardist, producer and conductor. Paul has a career that spans 14 years. Paul's work includes arranging for groups like GLAD, Voices of Liberty, VoiceTrek, The Chicago based "Caroling Party" and Day of Discovery Singers. His arranging has appeared on recordings side by side with greats like Gene Puerling and David Maddux, and he has sung with Don Shelton, Bonnie Herman and Bob Bowker, among others.