BACK STABLE 2'0m2f First visitor to baby Jesus is a critic (knock, knock, knock) MARY -- Come in. (door open) IDA --- (Bronx accent) Hello, darling, I came to pay my respects to the newborn messiah. MARY -- Please come in and close the door. It's chilly outside. (door close) IDA --- I love what you've done to the place. MARY -- It's just a stable. There wasn't any room in the hotel. It's census time, you know. IDA --- I know, darling. All of you out-of-towners are overrunning the place. So, that's the messiah himself? MARY -- Yes. IDA --- Oh, perfect, the king of the universe is in a feeding trough. MARY -- We had to make due. IDA --- Oh, look, and he's wrapped in rags. Isn't that darling? MARY -- The women back home usually give a baby shower for expectant mothers and give them blankets and things. But they didn't give me a baby shower because they didn't believe he was really the messiah. They thought I just made up the story about the virgin birth. IDA --- Virgin birth, uh huh. Well, let's have a look at the new messiah. MARY -- He's probably a little cranking. The sheep herders came visiting all night last night. None of us got much sleep. But, here, let me show him to you. (baby fusses) IDA --- Oh. MARY -- What's the matter? IDA --- It's just a baby. MARY -- Well, yes. IDA --- I was expecting... the messiah. MARY -- He is the messiah. His name is Jesus. IDA --- Jesus. MARY -- Yes. IDA --- How very imaginative. It's only the most common name in Judea. MARY -- That was the name that the angel of the Lord gave to me. IDA --- I'm sure. MARY -- He told me that history be changed by my son. IDA --- Well, darling, Let me tell you about angels. They may know the future, but what does an angel, a male angel, know about naming babies? You take it from me, darling, if you want this baby to make a name for himself, you'll change his name to something that will be easy for everyone to remember. How about a name like Mordecai? MARY -- You'll have to excuse us, now. Jesus and I have to get some sleep. IDA --- Jeremiah is a good. MARY -- I'll think about it. Right this way. (door open) IDA --- Obadiah. How about Obadiah? Or Meshach. Now there's a nice... (door close) �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 |