Description

Hate the sin, love the sinner.
That’s what we are called to do, right?
A man and a woman at bus stop see a woman in short skirt walk by. The reaction displays humanness.

Cast: 2

• Man, likely 30-40’s
• Woman, likely 30-40’s

Bible Reference: Romans 12:9

Set: standard

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props:

• BUS STOP sign

Costumes:

• woman dressed standard
• man dressed in nice clothes but colors don’t quite match

Special Instructions:

Very important: when unseen person “walks by” the two actors, director must coordinate “the seeing” where the unseen person comes onstage, move their eyes and heads as unseen person “moves” across the stage to offstage on opposite side. In rehearsal practice the reality and timing of this happening by having a real person cross the stage, do not rush this happening as this is the prime occasion of visual conflict in the drama.

Time: 5

Sample of script:

Woman on stage, stands in front of busstop sign, checks watch, rolls eyes
Man comes on stage, stands beside Woman

Man:        Good morning . . nice morning.

Woman looks Man up and down, gives a little smile, looks away
actors mime looking at an unseen person who approaches, walks away
Man smiles, Woman rolls her eyes, shakes her head, not impressed

Woman:      It is so hard to believe how some people will dress!

Man looks around, confused, trying to see someone

Man:        Excuse me?

Woman:      Some people must never look in the mirror before they go out in public!

Man again looks around, thinks, looks down at himself, embarrassed

Man:        Sorry, I guess these colors don’t go together real well, do they? . .  My wife always reminds me to watch mixing different colors.

Woman:      No it’s not you . .  (looks Man up and down) . . . although I can see your wife’s concern. . . . But I was referring to the . . .woman . . . who just walked past.

Man, looks around, confused:
Woman?

Woman:      Well, you could hardly miss her!

Man looks around more thoroughly, still confused

Man:        Guess I must have . .  missed her. . .  I guess.

Woman:      Not sure how you could have missed that performance! How some women can go out in public with a skirt that short is beyond me!

Man looks around more thoroughly

Man:        Short skirt?

Woman:      Well, can you see yourself going out in public wearing a skirt that short?

Man:        Actually men in my family are more jeans or shorts type of guys. . . Although I am of Scottish ancestry and some in my family have been known to wear a kilt at times.