Fear
Drama
Lectionary Scenes
58 Vignettes For Cycle B
Theme
A time of tribulation is coming, but we sometimes make our own times of tribulation.
Summary
Sam and Rena have had a big fight and Rena walked out threatening divorce. Now they are in the same room but don't see each other. It's the worst time ever at the Pesky home.
Playing Time
3 minutes
Setting
The Pesky home
Props
None
Costumes
Contemporary, casual
Time
The present
Cast
SAM PESKY
RENA -- his wife
BILL -- their son
TIFF -- their daughter
SAM: (ENTERS) Rena! Rena!
RENA: (ENTERS) Where is Sam? (NEITHER SAM NOR RENA SEE EACH OTHER)
SAM: She'll be back. She always comes back.
RENA: I thought he'd be here.
SAM: She's got to come back. She's got to.
RENA: It's just like him to run away from the problem.
SAM: What if she doesn't come back? I guess I wouldn't blame her.
RENA: I don't know how we came to this. It didn't used to be like this.
SAM: She really didn't get much of a bargain when she got me.
RENA: We used to do a lot of things together. A lot of things.
SAM: I'm a loser. A real loser.
RENA: Now he has his interests and I have mine.
SAM: What would I do if she does come back?
RENA: I suppose this had to happen. We were growing apart.
SAM: If she came in right now I'd apologize. Then she'd have to listen to me.
RENA: It might even be for the best. That's what they tell me.
SAM: She'd have to take me back. We could start over.
RENA: When love dies we ought to bury it.
SAM: Things would get back to how they used to be.
RENA: It would never be the same now.
SAM: No, that wouldn't be any good.
RENA: Too much has happened. There's too much that can't be forgiven.
SAM: If things were just like they always were that would be pretty bad.
RENA: Why did it happen?
SAM: Where did things go wrong?
RENA: I guess I've changed.
SAM: I haven't changed so much.
RENA: Sam and I grew apart when I changed and he didn't want to.
SAM: I'm still the guy I was when she married me. Well, maybe that's the problem.
RENA: And he didn't want me to change either.
SAM: I haven't changed. That's the problem.
BILL: (ENTERS) I wonder where everyone is?
RENA: And the kids are wild. I can't do anything with them.
SAM: What worries me is the kids. What will happen to them?
TIFF: (ENTERS) Mom? Dad? I wonder where ...
RENA: I worry about them so much. I know this is stressful for them both, but I can't do anything about it.
SAM: I should be a better husband. A better father. No doubt about it.
BILL: That's for sure, no one cares what happens to me.
RENA: What am I supposed to do? I know I yell at the kids a lot.
SAM: I hit Bill the other day. I can't even remember why now.
TIFF: I know Mom and Dad are headed for a divorce.
SAM: I need to change. That would change our marriage.
RENA: I'm under a lot of pressure.
BILL: I'm just going to run away.
SAM: I'm scared I can't change.
RENA: I'm fearful.
BILL: Me frightened? Me? No, not me. Not much.
TIFF: I'm terrified. What will happen to me? (ALL EXIT IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS)
A time of tribulation is coming, but we sometimes make our own times of tribulation.
Summary
Sam and Rena have had a big fight and Rena walked out threatening divorce. Now they are in the same room but don't see each other. It's the worst time ever at the Pesky home.
Playing Time
3 minutes
Setting
The Pesky home
Props
None
Costumes
Contemporary, casual
Time
The present
Cast
SAM PESKY
RENA -- his wife
BILL -- their son
TIFF -- their daughter
SAM: (ENTERS) Rena! Rena!
RENA: (ENTERS) Where is Sam? (NEITHER SAM NOR RENA SEE EACH OTHER)
SAM: She'll be back. She always comes back.
RENA: I thought he'd be here.
SAM: She's got to come back. She's got to.
RENA: It's just like him to run away from the problem.
SAM: What if she doesn't come back? I guess I wouldn't blame her.
RENA: I don't know how we came to this. It didn't used to be like this.
SAM: She really didn't get much of a bargain when she got me.
RENA: We used to do a lot of things together. A lot of things.
SAM: I'm a loser. A real loser.
RENA: Now he has his interests and I have mine.
SAM: What would I do if she does come back?
RENA: I suppose this had to happen. We were growing apart.
SAM: If she came in right now I'd apologize. Then she'd have to listen to me.
RENA: It might even be for the best. That's what they tell me.
SAM: She'd have to take me back. We could start over.
RENA: When love dies we ought to bury it.
SAM: Things would get back to how they used to be.
RENA: It would never be the same now.
SAM: No, that wouldn't be any good.
RENA: Too much has happened. There's too much that can't be forgiven.
SAM: If things were just like they always were that would be pretty bad.
RENA: Why did it happen?
SAM: Where did things go wrong?
RENA: I guess I've changed.
SAM: I haven't changed so much.
RENA: Sam and I grew apart when I changed and he didn't want to.
SAM: I'm still the guy I was when she married me. Well, maybe that's the problem.
RENA: And he didn't want me to change either.
SAM: I haven't changed. That's the problem.
BILL: (ENTERS) I wonder where everyone is?
RENA: And the kids are wild. I can't do anything with them.
SAM: What worries me is the kids. What will happen to them?
TIFF: (ENTERS) Mom? Dad? I wonder where ...
RENA: I worry about them so much. I know this is stressful for them both, but I can't do anything about it.
SAM: I should be a better husband. A better father. No doubt about it.
BILL: That's for sure, no one cares what happens to me.
RENA: What am I supposed to do? I know I yell at the kids a lot.
SAM: I hit Bill the other day. I can't even remember why now.
TIFF: I know Mom and Dad are headed for a divorce.
SAM: I need to change. That would change our marriage.
RENA: I'm under a lot of pressure.
BILL: I'm just going to run away.
SAM: I'm scared I can't change.
RENA: I'm fearful.
BILL: Me frightened? Me? No, not me. Not much.
TIFF: I'm terrified. What will happen to me? (ALL EXIT IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS)
