The Mask
Drama
Living Parables
Illustrating The Message With Drama
Topic: Sincerity, truthfulness, lying, deceit, ethics, slander
Characters: 2 females and 1 male
Scene: Anywhere
Note: Actors need to have photos taken early enough for the masks to be made. These should be enlarged on a color copier and glued on cardboard.
Harry: (Behind mask) Well, hello, Mary. It is so good to see you. What's been going on?
(Moves mask and talks to audience) I can't stand that woman. Why did I have to run into her here? There's no way to escape.
Mary: (Behind mask) Harry, I can't believe I bumped into you. I've been meaning to call you about that Johnson deal.
(To audience) Yeah, I was going to call that idiot. This bozo has just about ruined every deal I've tried to put together with him. I want nothing to do with him. Bumping into him is about as rewarding as a root canal.
Harry: (Behind mask) I was wondering about the Johnson thing. Is there any chance we can do lunch next week?
(To audience) That'll be great. I can watch her drool her food down her chin again. Working with her on a deal is a terrible experience. But then again, I'll probably be able to rip her off for quite a bundle. I could really feel bad about it all, but then again, hasn't God forgiven all those little indiscretions? If God forgives them, then why should I worry about them?
Mary: (Behind mask) Yeah, that's a great idea. I'll have my secretary call yours and set something up.
(To audience) Yeah, and I'll conveniently misplace the memo before I send it. If there is anybody in this world that justifies a little white lie, it's this guy.
Harry: (Behind mask) Great, I'll be waiting.
(To audience) That means I'll wait another year before I call back.
(Enter Jane)
Jane: (Behind mask) I can't believe that I'm seeing my two favorite people together. Mary, you look great. What did you do, lose weight, change your hair? I can't believe how great you look. And Harry, you look more successful than ever. Made another million, didn't you?
(To audience) Yeah, Mary has been trying to keep her weight down. It dropped alright. It dropped to her thighs. And Harry, he looks like a million bucks alright, all wrinkled and green.
Harry: (Behind mask) Jane, it is good to see you, but I need to run. Why don't you and your husband come up to the cabin with Josie and me? We'd love to get together again.
(To audience) Her husband just about ruined the last get-together. We were barbecuing and he knocked the whole thing into the pool. I lost about thirty bucks in steaks that day. But then again, Jane is not half bad looking. Maybe I should get together with her for a drink. What our mates don't know won't hurt them.
Mary: (Behind mask) I gotta run, too, but it was really great seeing you both again. I'll give you both a call.
(To audience) Glad I got out of that one. I feel so bad for Jane. She doesn't realize that people talk behind her back. She's lucky to have a friend like me that would never do that to her or, in fact, to anybody.
Exit
Characters: 2 females and 1 male
Scene: Anywhere
Note: Actors need to have photos taken early enough for the masks to be made. These should be enlarged on a color copier and glued on cardboard.
Harry: (Behind mask) Well, hello, Mary. It is so good to see you. What's been going on?
(Moves mask and talks to audience) I can't stand that woman. Why did I have to run into her here? There's no way to escape.
Mary: (Behind mask) Harry, I can't believe I bumped into you. I've been meaning to call you about that Johnson deal.
(To audience) Yeah, I was going to call that idiot. This bozo has just about ruined every deal I've tried to put together with him. I want nothing to do with him. Bumping into him is about as rewarding as a root canal.
Harry: (Behind mask) I was wondering about the Johnson thing. Is there any chance we can do lunch next week?
(To audience) That'll be great. I can watch her drool her food down her chin again. Working with her on a deal is a terrible experience. But then again, I'll probably be able to rip her off for quite a bundle. I could really feel bad about it all, but then again, hasn't God forgiven all those little indiscretions? If God forgives them, then why should I worry about them?
Mary: (Behind mask) Yeah, that's a great idea. I'll have my secretary call yours and set something up.
(To audience) Yeah, and I'll conveniently misplace the memo before I send it. If there is anybody in this world that justifies a little white lie, it's this guy.
Harry: (Behind mask) Great, I'll be waiting.
(To audience) That means I'll wait another year before I call back.
(Enter Jane)
Jane: (Behind mask) I can't believe that I'm seeing my two favorite people together. Mary, you look great. What did you do, lose weight, change your hair? I can't believe how great you look. And Harry, you look more successful than ever. Made another million, didn't you?
(To audience) Yeah, Mary has been trying to keep her weight down. It dropped alright. It dropped to her thighs. And Harry, he looks like a million bucks alright, all wrinkled and green.
Harry: (Behind mask) Jane, it is good to see you, but I need to run. Why don't you and your husband come up to the cabin with Josie and me? We'd love to get together again.
(To audience) Her husband just about ruined the last get-together. We were barbecuing and he knocked the whole thing into the pool. I lost about thirty bucks in steaks that day. But then again, Jane is not half bad looking. Maybe I should get together with her for a drink. What our mates don't know won't hurt them.
Mary: (Behind mask) I gotta run, too, but it was really great seeing you both again. I'll give you both a call.
(To audience) Glad I got out of that one. I feel so bad for Jane. She doesn't realize that people talk behind her back. She's lucky to have a friend like me that would never do that to her or, in fact, to anybody.
Exit
