Based on Luke 15
POY! SKIT GUIDELINES:
- In a small group, participants might simply read their lines, or glance at their lines to get the idea so they can speak in their own words.
- Most POY! skits require no practice in advance.
- Have any small children play a brief part. Most scripts have an optional part for children, listed last under Participants.
- Most scripts have a Narrator who should read the script beforehand to see how to keep moving the story along.
- It is not necessary to employ costumes and objects, unless the skit recommends such.
- It is not required to have an audience watch the skit. All present may participate.
- Scripture and paraphrases, if any, usually appear in bold.
PARTICIPANTS:
Servant (Also serves as Narrator)
Son
Father
Brother
BargirlPrompter (Optional). Prompter shouts a brief line and Companions repeat it.
Companions (Optional): children and all adults who want to take part. Make sure Companions know who the Prompter is, and that they are to repeat Prompter’s words.
SCRIPT:
| Servant | I work for a good farmer who has two sons. Today, there is a ruckus. The younger son is making demands of his father. |
| Son | Dad, give me the share of the estate that falls to me. |
| Father | What? You want your inheritance? I’m not dead yet! |
| Son | I want to enjoy my inheritance now, while I am young enough. You are still strong and healthy, so you will live a long time. |
| Servant | Finally, the exasperated father hands the due portion of the family wealth to his younger son, who leaves and goes as far away as he can. I feel sorry for both the father and his son. |
| Son |
What a relief! Now I can live as I want. This is going to be fun! |
| Bargirl | Hi, handsome! I’ve been watching you. I like a man who loves to share his wealth. Buy me a drink. |
| Son | Why not! Call your friends over, and we’ll all have a drink. |
| Servant | Thus, my master’s son squanders his estate with wasteful, lustful living. |
| Bargirl | What? You beg me for a drink? You’ve got things backward, sonny! What’s the matter? Lost all your coins? |
| Son |
Please don’t make fun of me. I’ve blown all my inheritance, like a fool. Trackbacks |
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