Post by keita on Apr 21, 2008 6:13:30 GMT -5
SCENE: Mom enters, closes toilet lid, sits on it, down
center, facing the audience, reading the Bible on her lap.
Although all her children's lines a spoken from the wings, Mom
delivers her lines toward the audience.
AMY -- (knocks on the door)
I hafta go poddy.
MOM -- Amy? Amy, what are you doing up, you're not supposed to be up for an hour.
AMY -- Jeffy woke me up. I have to go poddy.
MOM -- Can't you use the other bathroom, sweety?. I'm doing my quiet time in here.
AMY -- Jeffy's in the other one... Oh, there he's out.
MOM -- Good. Now, you can both get back to bed.
(looks up)
thank you Lord.
(closes her bible, gets down on her knees beside the
chair, pulls out her prayer list)
MOM -- Heavenly Father, thank you for a wonderful husband and chil...
AMY -- Mom, Jeffy's going into the nursery.
MOM -- NURSERY?! NO! He'll wake up the...
BABY - Waaaaaaaaaaaa. Waaaaaaaaaaa. (cries continually)
MOM -- ...baby.
Amy, can you get Jeffy out of the nursery and
close the door. Maybe he'll go back to sleep. He's
not supposed to get up for two hours.
AMY -- Yes, Mom.
MOM -- (putting down her prayer list)
Father, every time I ask you for more patience, you
give me another baby. Is that your answer to my prayer
or is that your sense of humor?
BABY - (cries more loudly)
MOM -- Lord, PLEASE, put little Johnny back to sleep.
BABY - (Stops crying)
MOM -- Thank you, Lord.
AMY -- Jeffy's out of the nursery and Johnny's sleeping, Mom.
MOM -- thank you, Honey.
AMY -- I'm going poddy now.
MOM -- (Rolling her eyes)
Okay, Amy.
Lord, here are the people in our church who are sick or
injured and need your comfort and heal...
AMY -- Mom, Jeffy's combing Fido's fur with my tooth brush.
MOM -- Jeffy, please don't comb fido's fur with a tooth brush.
Okay. where was I? Healing...Healing... Paul Johnson, Mary Matthews, and Barbara...
JEFFY- Mom, I'm hungry. When's breakfast?
MOM -- I'll be through here in a few minutes, Jeffy, right after my quiet time. Can you wait a few minutes for breakfast?
(pause) Jeffy? (pause) Jeffy?
Father, I pray for our church building program. I pray
for a promotion for my husband Bob. I pray for a 20
pound weight loss for...
JEFFY- Mom, how many eggs do I need for waffles?
MOM -- Two. Father, I pray for a safe trip for Jean and Joe.
A healthy pregnancy for Mary, a 20 pound weight loss
for... WAFFLES???
(wide eyed, doubles her speaking speed while standing
and moving toward the exit)
I pray for wisdom and guidance for the president of
the United States, the governor and the mayor. I pray
for peace in the Middle East and in central America.
BABY - Waaaaaaaaaa. (cries increasingly).
MOM -- I pray for the success of the teen ministry and for
more grade-school- and preschool- Sunday school teachers.
I pray for new curtains for the living room. But,
Lord, please don't send me any more ... PATIENCE. Amen.
(Exits)
©2007 Bob Snook
center, facing the audience, reading the Bible on her lap.
Although all her children's lines a spoken from the wings, Mom
delivers her lines toward the audience.
AMY -- (knocks on the door)
I hafta go poddy.
MOM -- Amy? Amy, what are you doing up, you're not supposed to be up for an hour.
AMY -- Jeffy woke me up. I have to go poddy.
MOM -- Can't you use the other bathroom, sweety?. I'm doing my quiet time in here.
AMY -- Jeffy's in the other one... Oh, there he's out.
MOM -- Good. Now, you can both get back to bed.
(looks up)
thank you Lord.
(closes her bible, gets down on her knees beside the
chair, pulls out her prayer list)
MOM -- Heavenly Father, thank you for a wonderful husband and chil...
AMY -- Mom, Jeffy's going into the nursery.
MOM -- NURSERY?! NO! He'll wake up the...
BABY - Waaaaaaaaaaaa. Waaaaaaaaaaa. (cries continually)
MOM -- ...baby.
Amy, can you get Jeffy out of the nursery and
close the door. Maybe he'll go back to sleep. He's
not supposed to get up for two hours.
AMY -- Yes, Mom.
MOM -- (putting down her prayer list)
Father, every time I ask you for more patience, you
give me another baby. Is that your answer to my prayer
or is that your sense of humor?
BABY - (cries more loudly)
MOM -- Lord, PLEASE, put little Johnny back to sleep.
BABY - (Stops crying)
MOM -- Thank you, Lord.
AMY -- Jeffy's out of the nursery and Johnny's sleeping, Mom.
MOM -- thank you, Honey.
AMY -- I'm going poddy now.
MOM -- (Rolling her eyes)
Okay, Amy.
Lord, here are the people in our church who are sick or
injured and need your comfort and heal...
AMY -- Mom, Jeffy's combing Fido's fur with my tooth brush.
MOM -- Jeffy, please don't comb fido's fur with a tooth brush.
Okay. where was I? Healing...Healing... Paul Johnson, Mary Matthews, and Barbara...
JEFFY- Mom, I'm hungry. When's breakfast?
MOM -- I'll be through here in a few minutes, Jeffy, right after my quiet time. Can you wait a few minutes for breakfast?
(pause) Jeffy? (pause) Jeffy?
Father, I pray for our church building program. I pray
for a promotion for my husband Bob. I pray for a 20
pound weight loss for...
JEFFY- Mom, how many eggs do I need for waffles?
MOM -- Two. Father, I pray for a safe trip for Jean and Joe.
A healthy pregnancy for Mary, a 20 pound weight loss
for... WAFFLES???
(wide eyed, doubles her speaking speed while standing
and moving toward the exit)
I pray for wisdom and guidance for the president of
the United States, the governor and the mayor. I pray
for peace in the Middle East and in central America.
BABY - Waaaaaaaaaa. (cries increasingly).
MOM -- I pray for the success of the teen ministry and for
more grade-school- and preschool- Sunday school teachers.
I pray for new curtains for the living room. But,
Lord, please don't send me any more ... PATIENCE. Amen.
(Exits)
©2007 Bob Snook