Drama - Year A - Pentecost 21 (Proper 24)

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DRAMA—21ST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, YEAR A

Proper 24, 1999    Bible reference:  Matthew 22:15–22 (esp. verse 21b)

 

A CHOCOLATE STORY

 

CHARACTERS: Narrator and clown (or person).

 

PROPS: Chocolate box containing ten chocolates.

 

(Narrator enters and takes up position)

 

Once there was a man who had ten chocolates. Ten delicious, delectable, rich, mouth-wateringly yummy chocolates. They were a present from a special friend.

(Clown enters with chocolates in box, shows them to audience, then hugs them to himself in a ‘these are all mine!’ gesture)

He decided to share them with his friend.

(Clown mouths ‘What?’, then shakes his head)

Yes he did!

(Shakes his head again)

Because his friend had been so good to him.

(Looks guilty)

So he took his ten chocolates. His ten delicious, delectable, rich, mouth-wateringly yummy chocolates and set off for his friend’s house.

(Starts to walk on spot)

But the delicious, delectable, rich, mouth-wateringly yummy chocolatey smell of those ten delicious, delectable, rich, mouth-wateringly yummy chocolates was driving him crazy!

(Sniffs around, sniffs armpit and looks nauseated, realises the smell is coming from chocolate box and sniffs box with eyes closed. Sniffs box so hard he sucks it up to his nose)

He just had to have one!

(Opens box, licking his lips)

So he did.

(Stuffs a chocolate into his mouth)

And another...

(Stuffs another chocolate in mouth)

And another...

(Stuffs another chocolate in mouth)

And another...

(Stuffs another chocolate in mouth, which is by now very full!)

Then he realised that he only had six chocolates left.

(Looks shocked, counts chocolates and looks horrified)

Six chocolates left to share with his friend! Maybe he should put one aside for his friend, just in case... (Takes a chocolate out of box, looks at it thoughtfully and goes to put it in his pocket)

But no, there were still plenty of chocolates left!

(Nods head and puts chocolate back in box)

He quickly closed the box and started off again.

(Closes box and starts walking on spot again)

But on the way he met someone that he owed three chocolates to.

(Looks horrified at narrator and turns to walk back the way he came. Narrator quickly goes and grabs him, points to the chocolates, holds up three fingers with one hand and holds out the other hand. Clown reluctantly gives him two chocolates. Narrator taps foot impatiently, glares at clown until he hands over the third chocolate and then resumes position)

Now he only had three chocolates left.

(Clown counts chocolates and then counts them again)

Three delicious, delectable, rich, mouth-wateringly yummy chocolates.

(Licks lips and looks longingly at chocolates)

Then he thought...

(Adopts thinking pose)

Three is an uneven number. How can I share three chocolates with my friend? How will I divide them?

Then he had an idea...

(Adopts bright idea pose)

He could just eat one and the problem would be solved!

(Picks up one of the chocolates and looks at it greedily)

So he did.

(Stuffs the chocolate in his mouth)

Then he set off again.

(Starts walking on the spot again)

But he tripped and the chocolate box went flying through the air...

(Trips dramatically, chocolate box is thrown into the air across stage area)

And landed in a garden.

(Mouths ‘Oh no!’ to audience)

The man rushed over to the garden to look for his  chocolates.

(Rushes over to where chocolates have landed)

He looked and looked and looked, and searched and searched and searched that garden.

(Searches frantically for chocolates around stage area and on hands and knees)

But he only found one chocolate.

(Holds up one chocolate and stands up)

True , it had a bit of dirt stuck to it...

(Brushes chocolate off)

And a few leaves and twigs...

(Picks off a few imaginary leaves and twigs)

And a tiny bit of fertiliser...

(Looks closely at chocolate and flicks off a speck)

But his friend would never notice!

(Breathes on chocolate and polishes it on his shirt front)

And it did still look delicious...

(Looks at chocolate)

Really delicious...

(Licks lips)

And delectable, rich and mouth-wateringly yummy!

(Raises chocolate to mouth)

His friend would never miss it.

(Looks around to see if anyone is looking)

And one chocolate is a pretty lousy gift to give anyway!

(Nods)

So he ate it...

(Puts chocolate in mouth)

And went home.

(Clown exits)

His friend waited and waited and waited to see him, but he never came. (Narrator exits)

 

 

 

© Verena Johnson 1998

 

Permission is given for the owner of this disk to make sufficient copies of this script for their group or congregation, for rehearsal and performance purposes only.