BACK SORCERER 4'4m1f Philip teaches Simon the sorcerer real magic SIMON -- (slick radio announcer) Hi! My name is Simon. And I'm the world's greatest sorcerer! Pick a card. PHILIP - No, thank you. SIMON -- (softly) Listen, fella, I've got the crowd spellbound here. Pick a card. PHILIP - No, thank you. Choose somebody else. SIMON -- Hi! My name is Simon. And I'm the world's greatest sorcerer! Pick a card. JIM ---- I can't. SIMON -- Look fella, I got a crowd of people here who came to watch the world's greatest sorcerer. Don't tell me you can't. Pick a card! JIM ---- I can't. I have arthritis. My hands are all gnarled. See? SIMON -- Oh, wow. Those are really gnarled. Okay, how about you fella. Can you pick a card? FRED --- Sure. Where is it? SIMON -- Right here. FRED --- Right where. SIMON -- Right here! What's the matter, fella, are you blind?! FRED --- Yes. SIMON -- Say, listen fella, I didn't know. How about you, lady? Pick a card for Simon, the world's greatest sorcerer? GLADYS - I'm sorry. I'm really not feeling well. SIMON -- Mama said there'd be days like this. Alright, I'm losing my crowd here. Back to you, fella. Your hands don't look gnarled and you're not blind. What's your excuse? PHILIP - I don't have an excuse. SIMON -- Then, pick a card.... Please? PHILIP - No, thank you. SIMON -- Look, I'm losing my crowd here. Help me out, huh? PHILIP - I'd rather help him. SIMON -- Him. You mean, the crippled guy with the gnarled hands. PHILIP - Yes. (beat) Sir, do you believe in the name of Jesus? JIM ---- Yes, but I couldn't get near him to have him heal me before he died. PHILIP - Did you know that Jesus rose from the dead? JIM ---- No! I didn't! Did he really?! SIMON -- Hey, hey. I've got a magic show going here. Are you going to pick a card or aren't you? PHILIP - No. (aloud) In the name of Jesus be healed. JIM ---- (gasps) Look! My hands are healed. Look everybody! My I can move my fingers! Praise the Lord! Thank you, Jesus! SIMON -- (shouts) My name is Simon. And I'm the world's greatest sorcerer! (aside) This is my crowd, buddy. Get your own crowd. PHILIP - I'm sorry. I didn't mean to rain on your parade. SIMON -- Okay, so, for my next trick, I will tuck this blue scarf into my fist and.... FRED --- I can see! I can see! SIMON -- Hey, fella, what are you doing now? PHILIP - I'm sorry, Simon, but this man was blind and he couldn't see the color of your scarf. So, I.... FRED --- I can see! I can see! The scarf is blue! SIMON -- (aside) That's really a low down thing to do fella, stealing another man's audience. PHILIP - I'm sorry. Please continue. SIMON -- (aside) Right. I'm supposed to change the color of a scarf after you upstage me and heal a blind man? (aloud) Alright, my name is Simon. And I'm the world's greatest sorcerer! Please look inside the hat. As you can see, there is nothing in the hat. Now, I wave my magic wand over the.... GLADYS - I'm alive! I'm alive! SIMON -- What are you doing now, fella. PHILIP - I'm sorry. But this lady just collapsed and died of a heart attack right here in front of me. It's not like I planned to interrupt your magic act. SIMON -- Alright, fella, who are you? PHILIP - My name is Philip. I'm an apostle of Jesus Christ. SIMON -- Alright, if you can't fight 'em, join 'em. How do I do magic like you do? PHILIP - I didn't do it. Jesus did it. SIMON -- Okay, what do I have to do to tap into that? PHILIP - You have to admit how bad you are and turn from your wicked ways. SIMON -- I'm not bad. I'm the world's greatest sorcerer. PHILIP - Sorry. No repentance, no salvation. SIMON -- I'm not so bad. PHILIP - (fading) See ya, later. SIMON -- (fading) I'll tell you how I do the card trick. PHILIP - (afar) Sorry. SIMON -- (afar) I'll tell you how I change the color of the scarf. PHILIP - (afar) Sorry ©2013 Bob Snook. Conditions for use: Do not sell any part of this script, even if you rewrite it. Pay no royalties, even if you make money from performances. You may reproduce and distribute this script freely, but all copies must contain this copyright statement. http://www.bobsnook.org email: [email protected] BACK |