Hello, are you there?

Written by Denise Montpetit © Cat.Chat Productions Inc.

Characters:

• Jesus (dressed in white robe)
• Jacob (main character)
• Dominic (Jacob’s friend)
• Mom (voice)

Props:

• Jacket
• Backpack
• Banana or granola bar
• 2 cell phones
• Soccer ball
• Headphones
• Video game controller
• Chair (and optional TV)

Jesus: Kneels and prays at the foot of Jacob’s bed.

Jacob: Lays down on the floor in sleeping position. (If possible, try to have an alarm sound go off from iPod.)

Jacob: Wakes up and shuts alarm. Gets up and stretches arms.

Jesus: Turns to see what Jacob is doing and stands up.

Jacob: Looks at his iPod a bit surprised and says: Oh my, I’m late again! Grabs his jacket off the floor, quickly puts it on, grabs his backpack and scrambles to find a granola bar or banana. He quickly heads out the door.

Jesus: Calls out to boy while he’s rushing off : Hello? (pause) Jacob? (pause) I wanted to tell you…(pause) Hmmmm. (speaking to audience) Maybe I’ll try calling him. Dials number with a cell phone.

Jacob: Puts his backpack down in a separate corner of the room, picks up a soccer ball and starts kicking it around. He hears his cell phone ring, grabs it from his pocket, looks at the phone and says to himself in a confused tone of voice: Jesus? (pause)

Jesus: Hello? (pause) Hello? Are you there?

Jacob: Speaks quickly into his phone: I’m kind of busy right now! I’ll call you back. Puts his phone back in pocket or backpack and continues kicking his soccer ball.

Dominic: Walks in and gives Jacob a high-five. Hey Jacob, what’s up?

Jacob: Not much. Wanna play some soccer?

Dominic: Sure! Jacob and Dominic walk off the scene. 

Jesus: (Talking to crowd/audience) Well, that didn’t work. Hmmm… Maybe I’ll try texting him. Yeah, that’s it! He loves to text all his friends.

Jesus grabs cell phone and slowly reads out the text that He’s typing to Jacob: Hey Jacob, what’s up?

Jacob: Walks back on the scene, with headphones on: Dancin’ it up and humming to some funny song. He doesn’t realize that he got a text message and goes to sit in front of a TV, picks up video game controller and sits down.

Jesus: (Speaking to audience) Well, that didn’t work, either. Maybe I should try knockin’ on his door. Knocks on a pretend door, while tapping his foot a few times on the floor.

Jacob: Makes lots of noises, while playing video games and doesn’t hear the door.

Jesus: Knocks again.

Jacob: Continues to focus intensely on his game, making a few grunts, then cheering noises, etc. Jesus: Stands there patiently, waiting.

Mom: Calls out from a back room: Jacob, get to bed. It’s late! You’ve got school tomorrow!

Jacob: Okay, mom! (Talking to himself) Ah, man! I’ll beat this level next time! Gets up to shut off the TV and yells outs: Good night, mom!

Mom: (Calls out) Good night, Jacob!

Jacob: Jacob lies down on the floor and goes to sleep.

Jesus: Gets down on his knees, folds His hands in prayer, looks up to Heaven and says: Well… I’ll try again tomorrow.

The End!