Sunday 16 December 2007
Drama summary: A fast paced, lighthearted retelling of the Christmas story. The drama was written for 5 actors who played a total of 18 different parts. We used 11 actors to play the 18 different parts and we used 2 for the narrator.
The drama begins with a crotchety old Zechariah "I'm decomposing over here" being told by an angel "nobody ever listens to me!" that Elizabeth "Throw in a massuese and I'd be in heaven" is going to have a baby. It then moves on to Mary "Did you see King Herod on Cribs last night?" telling Joseph "Hold on babe, I'm watching the game." that she was with child and what the angel "Told ya he wouldn't believe her!" had told her.
An egotistical Ceasar "This crown doesn't make me look fat?" in an effort to satisfy his counting craving decides, with the help of his servants "You're looking splendid sire." to hold a census. This forces Joseph and Mary to travel to Bethlehem where Joseph has a hard time finding lodging. Not having a reservation makes it impossible to get a room at the Hyatt "nanny nanny boo boo" or the Magic 8 "where kids eat free every other Wednesday". But a mush mouthed "redneck" decides to "get her done!!" and provides him with a place to stay in the manger.
Meanwhile three wiseguys discover the star "Are you mockin' my star?", decide to pay the new king a visit and bring gifts "maybe a nice cheese platter". On their way they run into Herod who wants to kill, I mean "'worship' him too". The wiseguys suspicious of Herod decide to take another way home "You want I should take the Northwest Tollway?".
And to make a long story short...Too Late! The angel tells the shepherds "Cha!" that the Savior has been born in Bethlehem. "AWSEOME!!!" and they leave their flocks to join the others and go and see this baby.
Our narrators "Look, who's the narrator here?" guide us through this story to help us see that time and again, "God was there" and that "God had come to be...with us...at last."
Cast:
Jill Tyler - Narrator
Britney Smith - Narrator
Dave Breuer - Zach, Bubba at Bubba's Moto Lodge
Shane Miller - Angel, Ceasar
Candy Muhme - Elizabeth, Wiseguy
Ashlyn Havens - Mary
Dan Wort - Joseph, Herod
Erika Levine - Servant, Shepherd
Amy Lein - Servant, Tiffany at Magic 8
Nina Welding - Prim and prosh receptionist at Hyatt Regency, Wiseguy
Mandy Fox - Wiseguy, Shepherd
Credits:
Director - Jeanne Fox
Assistant Director - Harold Rodgers
Author – Aaron Reynolds (http://childrensministryandculture.wordpress.com)
19 December 2007
11 December 2007
I'm PC
Sunday 2 December 2007
Sketch summary: This sketch was to have the look and feel of the "I'm A Mac and I'm A PC" commercials. Lights up on a casually dressed young man and a middle aged man in a suit. The young person introduces himself as Mac and the middle aged individual introduces himself as PC. Mac asks him the question "You're a PC?" to which he replies "No, I'm not a computer. I'm 'PC'. You know, PC. Politically...". PC goes on to explain how he's having some problems, but not to worry, he has it covered. PC calls Sam to the stage. Sam has a big box of band aids that represent different solutions to our problems. Solutions like, money, education, psychology etc. Each band aid is about 2 feet in length. At the same time the band aid is applied, a picture of a band aid along with it's representation appears on the screen. After awhile PC is covered in huge band aids and he still has problems and there are no more band aids. PC asks Mac for help in removing the band aids. Mac escorts PC as he waddles off stage.
Author/Director's Notes:
The pastor wanted to go with a visual example of how we attempt to put band aids over problems that need more than band aids. He had this vision of large band aids with words on them like Money, Education, Technology etc. Our problem was arriving at what we would use for band aids and how we would attach them. Velcro? Double sided tape? What material would we use for the band aid? We would solve that problem as the week went on. First, we had to write the sketch. Harold wrote the sketch initially with a parody in mind. Mac had the problems and PC was going to attempt to fix them with band aids. This direction was considered problematic by the pastor and one of the triumvirate. I thought the twist would be a good one but conceded and re-wrote the sketch giving PC the problems and adding a third character since Mac would not attempt to solve PCs problems. It was on Saturday then that Harold found a roll of brown paper that was about 6 inches in width that could be cut in about 2 foot lengths and then shaped like a band aid. Our Stirfy artist, Karen Hosinski, then used a magic marker to give them final definition. Double sided carpet tape was then used at each end. The backing of the tape had to be removed and then placed back on in a manner that would make the removal of the backing easy.
Cast:
Mac – Joshua Martin
PC - Eric Edmond
Sam - Steve Matteson
Credits:
Director - Harold Rodgers
Author – Harold Rodgers
Script:
Theme: What Is The Solution – Reframing My View of Life Performed:
12/2/07
Setting: Empty stage – take off on I’m a Mac/ I’m a PC commercial DRAMA166.doc
Props: 7 Large band aids
Characters: Mac – dressed casually in jeans, carrying a Bible.
PC – White shirt & tie.
Sam – Tech guy with box of huge band aids
Lights up on PC and PC.
MAC
Hi, I’m Mac
PC
And I’m PC.
MAC
You’re a computer?
PC
No, I’m not a computer. I’m “PC”. You know, PC. Politically...
MAC
Oh, Okay.
PC
So, how are you?
MAC
Me? I’m doing fine. And you?
PC
Well. Don’t tell anybody, but, I’m having some problems.
MAC
I’m sorry to hear that. How can I help?
PC
I think I have it covered. [calls to Sam who is off stage] Sam!
[Sam enters with a big box of band aids.]
Sam here has some solutions.
MAC
Solutions?
PC
Right here in this big box. Let’s apply one and see how it works.
[Sam pulls out the Material Band aid and puts it on PC.]
MAC
Money? You think money is going to solve your problem?
PC
I did have some hopes that it would, but I still have problems.
SAM
Maybe you need this one.
[Sam pulls out the Sociological band aid and puts it on PC]
There. We’ve changed how you relate to others and how they relate to you.
MAC
That’s not an easy task for PC there.
PC
No, and it didn’t solve my problems.
MAC
What else do you have in there?
SAM
Let’s try Education.
[Sam pulls out the Education band aid and puts it on PC over his head.]
[PC begins to get perturbed.]
PC
I really have problems don’t I?
MAC
Umm, not anymore than anybody else.
PC
I probably need to work out more, eat healthier and maybe even get a little plastic surgery.
[Sam pulls out the Biological band aid and puts it on PC so that it covers his butt.]
[PC shakes his head.]
Maybe it’s in your head then.
SAM
Maybe you just need to see a “shrink”.
MAC
Wouldn’t a therapist be more PC?
SAM
Oh, right. Yes.
[Sam pulls out the Psychological band aid and puts it on PC]
Your problems are gone right?
[PC gets a little flustered.]
PC
Wrong
SAM
I’m running out of solutions. One of these has to work!
[Sam pulls out the Technological band aid and puts it on PC]
Technology is the solution. Wouldn’t you agree with me on that Mac?
MAC
As much as we are all into technology, it’s just not the solution to his problems. I might have something that could help.
[Mac holds up the Bible but Sam & PC ignore the suggestion.]
PC
Isn’t there anything else in there? I still have problems.
[Sam pulls out the Political band aid and puts it on PC from thigh to thigh.]
SAM
Political. We just enact a law and everything will be alright.
MAC
You’re out of solutions aren’t you? And PC still has problems. All of your solutions were just band aids, no real solutions at all. What do we do now?
[Sam shrugs his shoulders and exits.]
PC
Uh, Mac. Can you help me get these off? They’re starting to irritate me.
MAC
Sure PC. But let’s not do it out here. I don’t want all these people to see you cry.
[Mac & PC exit. PC waddling back and forth due to the band aids.
Lights off.]
Sketch summary: This sketch was to have the look and feel of the "I'm A Mac and I'm A PC" commercials. Lights up on a casually dressed young man and a middle aged man in a suit. The young person introduces himself as Mac and the middle aged individual introduces himself as PC. Mac asks him the question "You're a PC?" to which he replies "No, I'm not a computer. I'm 'PC'. You know, PC. Politically...". PC goes on to explain how he's having some problems, but not to worry, he has it covered. PC calls Sam to the stage. Sam has a big box of band aids that represent different solutions to our problems. Solutions like, money, education, psychology etc. Each band aid is about 2 feet in length. At the same time the band aid is applied, a picture of a band aid along with it's representation appears on the screen. After awhile PC is covered in huge band aids and he still has problems and there are no more band aids. PC asks Mac for help in removing the band aids. Mac escorts PC as he waddles off stage.
Author/Director's Notes:
The pastor wanted to go with a visual example of how we attempt to put band aids over problems that need more than band aids. He had this vision of large band aids with words on them like Money, Education, Technology etc. Our problem was arriving at what we would use for band aids and how we would attach them. Velcro? Double sided tape? What material would we use for the band aid? We would solve that problem as the week went on. First, we had to write the sketch. Harold wrote the sketch initially with a parody in mind. Mac had the problems and PC was going to attempt to fix them with band aids. This direction was considered problematic by the pastor and one of the triumvirate. I thought the twist would be a good one but conceded and re-wrote the sketch giving PC the problems and adding a third character since Mac would not attempt to solve PCs problems. It was on Saturday then that Harold found a roll of brown paper that was about 6 inches in width that could be cut in about 2 foot lengths and then shaped like a band aid. Our Stirfy artist, Karen Hosinski, then used a magic marker to give them final definition. Double sided carpet tape was then used at each end. The backing of the tape had to be removed and then placed back on in a manner that would make the removal of the backing easy.
Cast:
Mac – Joshua Martin
PC - Eric Edmond
Sam - Steve Matteson
Credits:
Director - Harold Rodgers
Author – Harold Rodgers
Script:
Theme: What Is The Solution – Reframing My View of Life Performed:
12/2/07
Setting: Empty stage – take off on I’m a Mac/ I’m a PC commercial DRAMA166.doc
Props: 7 Large band aids
Characters: Mac – dressed casually in jeans, carrying a Bible.
PC – White shirt & tie.
Sam – Tech guy with box of huge band aids
Lights up on PC and PC.
MAC
Hi, I’m Mac
PC
And I’m PC.
MAC
You’re a computer?
PC
No, I’m not a computer. I’m “PC”. You know, PC. Politically...
MAC
Oh, Okay.
PC
So, how are you?
MAC
Me? I’m doing fine. And you?
PC
Well. Don’t tell anybody, but, I’m having some problems.
MAC
I’m sorry to hear that. How can I help?
PC
I think I have it covered. [calls to Sam who is off stage] Sam!
[Sam enters with a big box of band aids.]
Sam here has some solutions.
MAC
Solutions?
PC
Right here in this big box. Let’s apply one and see how it works.
[Sam pulls out the Material Band aid and puts it on PC.]
MAC
Money? You think money is going to solve your problem?
PC
I did have some hopes that it would, but I still have problems.
SAM
Maybe you need this one.
[Sam pulls out the Sociological band aid and puts it on PC]
There. We’ve changed how you relate to others and how they relate to you.
MAC
That’s not an easy task for PC there.
PC
No, and it didn’t solve my problems.
MAC
What else do you have in there?
SAM
Let’s try Education.
[Sam pulls out the Education band aid and puts it on PC over his head.]
[PC begins to get perturbed.]
PC
I really have problems don’t I?
MAC
Umm, not anymore than anybody else.
PC
I probably need to work out more, eat healthier and maybe even get a little plastic surgery.
[Sam pulls out the Biological band aid and puts it on PC so that it covers his butt.]
[PC shakes his head.]
Maybe it’s in your head then.
SAM
Maybe you just need to see a “shrink”.
MAC
Wouldn’t a therapist be more PC?
SAM
Oh, right. Yes.
[Sam pulls out the Psychological band aid and puts it on PC]
Your problems are gone right?
[PC gets a little flustered.]
PC
Wrong
SAM
I’m running out of solutions. One of these has to work!
[Sam pulls out the Technological band aid and puts it on PC]
Technology is the solution. Wouldn’t you agree with me on that Mac?
MAC
As much as we are all into technology, it’s just not the solution to his problems. I might have something that could help.
[Mac holds up the Bible but Sam & PC ignore the suggestion.]
PC
Isn’t there anything else in there? I still have problems.
[Sam pulls out the Political band aid and puts it on PC from thigh to thigh.]
SAM
Political. We just enact a law and everything will be alright.
MAC
You’re out of solutions aren’t you? And PC still has problems. All of your solutions were just band aids, no real solutions at all. What do we do now?
[Sam shrugs his shoulders and exits.]
PC
Uh, Mac. Can you help me get these off? They’re starting to irritate me.
MAC
Sure PC. But let’s not do it out here. I don’t want all these people to see you cry.
[Mac & PC exit. PC waddling back and forth due to the band aids.
Lights off.]
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