DRAMA - PROPER 28, YEAR B
Bible reference: Mark 13:1-8
THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMING!
CHARACTERS: Two people
PROPS: Two identical billboards saying ‘THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMING!’
(1 and 2 enter, both wearing billboards saying ‘THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMING!’ They stand on opposite sides of the stage area)
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(Calling out solemnly) The end of the world is coming! Death, doom and destruction! The end of the world is coming! Death, doom and destruction!
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2:
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(Calling out happily) The end of the world is coming! Life, joy and salvation! The end of the world is coming! Life, joy and salvation!
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1:
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Death, doom and destruction!
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2:
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Life, joy and salvation!
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1:
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(Annoyed, shouting at 2) Death, doom and destruction!
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2:
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(Shouting back) Life, joy and salvation!
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1:
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Death, doom and destruction!
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2:
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Life, joy and salvation!
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(Going over to 2, angrily) Do you mind? I’m trying to get a serious message across here!
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The end of the world is coming!
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(Poking 2 in chest) So you should be shouting death, doom and destruction!
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2:
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(Poking 1 back) No, you should be shouting life, joy and salvation!
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1:
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(Nose to nose with 2) Death, doom and destruction!
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2:
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Life, joy and salvation!
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(Has a sudden thought) Look, how long have you been doing this?
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2:
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Um...Actually, I only just started.
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(Condescendingly puts arm round 2’s shoulders) Ah...well...see, there’s your problem. You’re new at this. If you were more experienced in this area, (Points to self) like myself, you’d realise that people wearing ‘end of the world’ billboards always shout about things like (Shouts in 2’s ear) death, doom and destruction!
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2:
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(Reasonably) Well, they should be shouting about life joy and salvation!
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1:
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Death, doom and destruction!
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2:
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Life, joy and salvation!
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(Losing it, grabs 2 by the lapels) Look, I’ve just about had it with you! You don’t seem realise how horrible it’s all going to be. You should be cowering in fear and terror.
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Actually, I’m quite looking forward to it.
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(Can’t believe it, pushes 2 away, starts ranting) Looking forward to it! Looking forward to it? Are you completely nuts? The sun will grow dark and the stars will fall from the heavens. There’ll be fire, earthquakes and tidal waves, and war and pestilence. It’ll be worse than a Rambo movie! There’ll be bodies `everywhere!
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There’ll be resurrected bodies everywhere.
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But it’ll be the end of everything!
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No, it’s just the beginning.
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Jesus is coming! (Both pause)
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(Quieter) You are nuts if you believe that!
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No, you’re nuts if you don’t.
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(Pulls him/herself together) Well...I guess we’ll just have to let (Points to audience) them decide. (Starts walking away from 2 towards exit calling out) Death, doom and destruction!
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2:
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(Calling out) Life, joy and salvation!
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1:
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(Exits calling out) Death, doom and destruction!
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2:
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(Exits calling out) Life, joy and salvation!
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© 1999 Verena Johnson
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.
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