Is He Really Gone

Is He Really Gone? © Theme: The youth pastor is leaving and a group of youth are reacting to his “leaving the church”. ...

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Is He Really Gone? © Theme:

The youth pastor is leaving and a group of youth are reacting to his “leaving the church”. This comedy is useful for a youth pastor appreciation program, saying goodbye.

Cast:

4 (male or female)

Set, lighting, sound, costumes: Time:

standard

8

Script: Lou and Drew walk on stage, very sad Lou:

Well, fact is I just don’t know how we can go on!

Drew:

Isn’t that the truth.

Mary and Harry come on stage, happy Lou:

Well all I can say is church and youth group’s never gonna be the same again.

Mary:

Hey, Lou, Drew, what's with the long faces?

Harry:

Yeh, the way you two are acting you’d think that you lost your best friend.

Lou and Drew look at each other, very sad, wipe a tear Mary:

Hey, what gives guys?

Drew:

Mary, do you mean you haven’t heard about Pastor Chet?

Harry:

Oh no, what did he do now?. . Stuff the church secretary’s purse with toilet paper again?

Mary:

Put a whoopee cushion on the senior pastor’s chair?

Lou:

If only that's all that Pastor Chet did!

Mary:

Hey this sounds serious! . . . What kinda prank did our beloved youth pastor pull this time?

Harry:

Well I gotta say that our youth pastor is the worst prankster ever, but hey, he wouldn't harm a fly, everybody knows that . . so whatever someone is saying he did, I guarantee he did it all in fun.

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Mary:

He is the best guy ever as a youth leader; I mean there’s nothing he wouldn't do for a guy.

Lou and Drew are even more upset Harry:

OK, now I am getting worried! . .. Spill, what’s up with Pastor Chet?

Drew:

Well, the fact is, Pastor Chet is leaving the church.

Mary:

So what Drew? . . Pastor Chet leaves the church every day about this time.

Drew:

No, he is . . . leaving . . . the church!

Harry, incredulous: You mean Pastor Chet is like . . leaving . . . the church? Lou:

Isn’t that what Drew has been trying to tell you?

Harry:

But if Pastor Chet leaves the church, I mean . . . . what will he do?

Mary:

For sure . . I mean, Pastor Chet could never handle a real job . . . so if he leaves the church what’s he and his family gonna do?

Drew:

No, you don't understand . . .

Harry:

Can’t you just see him trying to be a carpenter? . . . The only nails he would hit are on the ends of his fingers.

Mary:

Or if he were to try to be a labourer, maybe dig ditches . . . the ditch would end up crooked as a snake!

Harry:

Likely Pastor Chet’s poor wife Laurie will have to go out and get two fulltime jobs.

Lou:

Guys, you’ve got it all wrong . . .

Mary:

Luckily Laurie is very talented . . really good at crafts and stuff.

Harry:

Yes, and Laurie does an awesome job of putting on skits and that sort of thing!

Mary:

Yeh, remember that monologue Laurie did about the guy who couldn’t walk and chew gum at the same time?

Harry:

Actually that wasn’t a skit, Laurie was just talking about Pastor Chet.

Lou:

Wait, hold up, see Pastor Chet is . .

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Mary:

Man, this is like real serious . . whatever will the Pastor and his family do now that Pastor Chet has left the church?

Harry:

With a wife and two little kids . . . sad is what.

Mary:

Maybe we could take up a collection?

Drew:

Hey, guys you got it all wrong. . . Pastor Chet is leaving the church . . . but he’s not leaving the church.

Harry, confused: Well I am glad that you cleared that one up! Mary:

Thing I will never understand is why all of a sudden Pastor Chet, who loves the Lord so much, would go and turn his back on the his belief in God and leave the church! . . I just find that impossible to believe! . . . Are you guys sure you got your facts straight?

Lou:

No . . whoa . . . time out here . . . See the thing is Pastor Chet is leaving this church, he has been called to be youth pastor at another church upstate.

Harry:

Oh, I get it, so Pastor Chet is leaving the church but not leaving the church.

Drew:

Somehow it seemed to make more sense when I said it.

Mary:

Well it simply didn’t make sense that Pastor Chet would leave the church, but if it`s just that he is leaving the church, I mean, sad though that is, I mean . .

Harry:

Yeh, I mean, Pastor Chet is like a born pastor . . and awesome with us young guys . . He is funny, loud, likes to joke around all the time but he is also there anytime to help or to listen. . . I tell ya, the church that Pastor Chet is going to is sure in for a great time!

Lou:

I guess you are right, there is a bright side to this down day . . Pastor Chet said he felt it was God’s leading in his life to answer this call.

Drew:

One thing you can count on with Pastor Chet, he is obedient to God’s will for his life. . . . Man I am envious of the new church that Pastor Chet is going to . . that is if they can put up with his dumb jokes.

Mary:

Ya, and we will get a new youth pastor, we can break him in to what youth pastoring is all about.

Harry:

Maybe teach him some of Pastor Chet’s goofy ideas. . . .

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Lou:

Likely the new youth pastor will have his own goofy ideas . . I mean if someone new tried to act like Pastor Chet it would look kinda phoney . .

Drew:

Might look like someone else wearing Pastor Chet’s goofy clothing . .

Mary:

The hats . .

Harry:

The goofy shirts . . .

Lou:

Let’s face it, Pastor Chet is like one of a kind . .

Drew:

Like my grandpa says, when they made Pastor Chet they threw away the mold. . .

Mary:

Is that mold as in pattern or mould as in food gone bad . . .

Harry:

Remember the time Pastor Chet put the limburger cheese in the salad?

Drew:

Let’s go say goodbye to Pastor Chet and his family, wish him God’s blessing.

Lou:

I just know I am gonna cry like a baby when I say goodbye . .

Drew:

I got lots of Kleenex . . come on, let’s go!

actors off stage

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