DRAMA - SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT, YEAR C
Bible reference: Luke 3:1-6
PREPARE!
CHARACTERS: Elizabeth (obviously very pregnant), Doctor, Nurse
PROPS: Two desks, three chairs, stethoscope, optional partition
(Nurse is seated at reception desk on one side of the stage area. The doctor is seated at his/her desk in his/her 'office' on the other side of the stage area. They could be separated by a partition to indicate that the doctor's office is another room)
ELIZABETH:
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(Enters) Hi, I'm here for a check-up.
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DOCTOR:
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(Calling from office) Next!
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NURSE:
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Oh, come through. (Takes Elizabeth through to doctor)
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DOCTOR:
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(Surprised) Elizabeth! You're not due in again till next week.
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ELIZABETH:
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(Sitting down) I was just worried.
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DOCTOR:
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Hmm . . . I doubt anything's going to be different than yesterday.
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ELIZABETH:
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Well, I want everything to be perfect for him. Everything has to be just right.
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DOCTOR:
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Look, apart from your age this is all a perfectly normal pregnancy. There's nothing to worry about.
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ELIZABETH:
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I've been having these weird food cravings.
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DOCTOR:
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(Reassuring) Quite normal.
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ELIZABETH:
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For locusts and honey?
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DOCTOR:
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Well . . . most health food shops, if you just ask . . .
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ELIZABETH:
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And I've been having these strange urges to wear camel hair clothes and go for a trip to the desert. You know, that camel hair doesn't half itch!
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NURSE:
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That's just the hormones, dear. (Getting out stethoscope)
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ELIZABETH:
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And my husband's no help, just keeps writing notes about calling him John. I feel like calling him Patrick just to spite him!
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NURSE:
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(Applying stethoscope to Elizabeth's belly) How about Dylan?
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DOCTOR:
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(Ignoring nurse) I'm sure he's doing the best he can.
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ELIZABETH:
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Normally I'd call my cousin, but she's got her own problems. She's expecting too, and she's having visions.
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NURSE:
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(Searching for baby's heartbeat) Jesse, that's a nice name.
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ELIZABETH:
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I keep worrying about what the future will bring.
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DOCTOR:
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(Patting Elizabeth's hand) Now, you just concentrate on the present and let the future sort itself out.
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ELIZABETH:
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He's kicking all the time now, he wants to come out.
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NURSE:
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(Listening to stethoscope and frowning) That's odd.
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NURSE:
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(Passing stethoscope to doctor) Doctor, I think you should listen to this.
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ELIZABETH:
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(Getting worried) What? What's wrong?
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DOCTOR:
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(Listening) I think he . . . is . . . ready to come out.
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ELIZABETH:
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How can you tell?
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DOCTOR:
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I can hear this little voice saying, 'Prepare! Prepare!'
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NURSE:
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(Cheerfully) Looks like it's time to prepare for the birth of the baby.
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ELIZABETH:
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Oh no! I'm not ready! (Stands up and rushes off saying) Prepare! Prepare! Prepare! (Nurse and doctor exit smiling and shaking heads)
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©Jonathon Mann 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.
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