Description
Valuing both the old and the new. New wine in old wineskins.
Some of the writings of Jane & Del Williams are in the DramaShare archive, (click on the individual link):
Frog And Toad – Heaven’s Bag
Frog And Toad – Gods Promises
The Toad And The Frog – Not To Worry
Toad And The DAR
You Gotta Have Heart
Frogs New Shirt (THIS SCRIPT)
Cast: 2
- Toad
- Frog
Bible Reference:
- Luke 5: 39; Psalms 96: 1; Deuteronomy 32:7
Set: standard
Sound: wireless mics if available
Song: none
Lighting: standard
SFX: none
Props: none
Costumes:
- Toad is wearing a brown tee-shirt with the word “TOAD” Frog wears a green tee-shirt. Brown and green face paint spots on their faces.
- A fancy new shirt for Frog
Special Instructions: none
Time: 4
Sample of script:
Toad is in the room. Frog enters with new shirt.
Frog: Toad! See what I have. I have a new shirt! Isn’t it beautiful?
Toad: Yes it is. It is a very nice shirt, Frog.
Frog: You should get a new shirt, too, Toad. Wouldn’t you like a new shirt just like mine?
Toad: No thank you, Frog. I like this shirt just fine. I don’t need a new shirt.
Frog: You should get a new shirt. That one is looking a bit tight on you.
Toad: I don’t need a bigger shirt. I like this shirt.
Frog: Okay. (pauses and admires own new shirt, compares it to Toad’s) That brown is really boring. You should get a more cheerful color.
Toad: I like this color. It is toad color. I do not need a different color, I do not need a bigger size. I like this shirt.
(pause)
Frog: You don’t like change, do you, Toad?
Toad: Just because something is new doesn’t mean it is better.
Frog: Oh, yeah? You know what the Bible says. Don’t put new wine in old wine skins or they will burst. Just like your shirt. That’s in Luke. (Frog laughs)
Toad: There’s nothing in Luke about my shirt! (Toad looks huffy and tugs on his shirt) I’ll tell what is in Luke: ‘No one, after drinking old wine wishes for new, for he says the old is better.’ So there!
Frog: You need a design on your shirt, or a flower or something.
Toad: I do not need a design. I do not need a different color. I do not need a different size. I like this shirt.
Frog, gestures to the audience as if to say ‘what can you do?’ I like new things. My shirt is just like it says in the Psalms: (talking to the shirt) ‘Sing to the Lord a NEW song!’
Toad, talks to his shirt: Deuteronomy: Remember the days of old, Consider the years of all generations. Ask your father, and he will inform you, Your elders, and they will tell you. Remember the days of old.
