BACK REPLAY 5'?m5f Salvation, forgiveness, repentance LIZ -- (enters, crosses) SUE -- (enters opposite, crosses) Oh, hi, Liz! Say, I had a good time at dinner last night. Thanks for inviting me. LIZ -- I could tell you had a good time. You ate like a horse. SUE -- (gasps, exits) LIZ -- (stops, stomps) Now why did I say that?! I wish I could take that back! AMY -- (enters opposite carrying TV remote control, to audience) Now, through a miracle of modern electronics, Ronco announces (offers remote control) SECOND CHANCE INSTANT REPLAY! The amazing electronic gadget that allows you to replay AND EDIT any conversation with the flick of a finger (points remote at Sue, presses button) Let me demonstrate. SUE -- (reenters backward, crosses stage backward, speaks gibberish as if repeating her lines in reverse, freezes) LIZ -- How did you do that?! AMY -- It's not me! It's the amazing new electronic gadget from Ronco, it's called SECOND CHANCE INSTANT REPLAY. The gadget that gives YOU a second chance. (points remote at Sue, presses button) SUE -- (crosses) Oh, hi, Liz! Say, I had a good time at dinner last night. Thanks for inviting me. (exits) LIZ -- (hesitates, looks to Amy) AMY -- (smiles and nods) LIZ -- Ah, hi, Sue. Yeah, I had a good time too. We'll have to do it again real soon. AMY -- That's better! LIZ -- (to Amy) That was amazing! AMY -- (offers remote) Here try SECOND CHANCE INSTANT REPLAY for yourself. LIZ -- (takes remote, examines it) Really? AMY -- Just push the rewind button and then the replay button. That's all there is to it. ANN -- (enters) Elizabeth, I put a piece of pie in the fridge last night and this morning it's gone. Did you... LIZ -- I think I saw Pauline eating something. ANN -- (exiting) Why that little thief. Wait til I see her! LIZ -- Why do I lie like that?! (pushes button) Let's try that again. ANN -- (retraces steps backward, repeating lines backward, freezes) LIZ -- (pushes button) ANN -- (enters) Elizabeth, I put a piece of pie in the fridge last night and this morning it's gone. Did you... LIZ -- Yes, I ate it. I'm sorry, Ann, I just couldn't resist. There was no excuse for it. Listen, I tell you what. I'll buy you a whole pie in repayment. ANN -- (exiting) Okay. Fair enough. LIZ -- Hey! This thing really works! AMY -- Yes. And SECOND CHANCE INSTANT REPLAY comes with a money back guarantee! SAL -- (enters) Elizabeth, do you have any idea why Brandon has been avoiding me lately? (exits) LIZ -- Why are you asking me?! I don't have a clue. I had nothing to do with it. (gasps) Oh, man! I did it again. (points remote at Sal, pushes button) SAL -- (retraces steps backward, repeating lines backward, freezes) LIZ -- (pushes button) SAL -- Elizabeth, do you have any idea why Brandon has been avoiding me lately? (exits) LIZ -- Sally, I have an apology to make. A couple of days ago, I told Brandon that I would like to go out with him. Now, he doesn't want to come around here anymore for fear that I'll come onto him again. I'm sorry. I'll back off. I had no right. I'm sorry if it damaged our friendship. SAL -- I thought it must me something like that. But I didn't want to accuse you of anything. (exiting) Thanks for being so honest about it. Talk to you later. LIZ -- Wow! This thing really works! If I didn't do an instant replay, I could have lost three friends! How much does this thing cost? AMY -- Nothing. LIZ -- You mean it's free?! AMY -- No. I mean it doesn't exist. LIZ -- How can that be?! I just saw... (points off stage) AMY -- What you saw was you're imagination. There is no such thing as SECOND CHANCE INSTANT REPLAY. LIZ -- There isn't? AMY -- Of course not. LIZ -- Then, what's this? (offers remote) AMY -- (takes remote) It's a figment of your fertile imagination. The same creativity that tried to cover up lies and misdeeds also created this ridiculous gadget. LIZ -- So, I just imagined all of this. AMY -- That's right. LIZ -- So, you're not real, either. AMY -- Now you're getting back to reality! You're going to have to live with your dishonesty and misdeeds. LIZ -- You mean, there's nothing I can do about them? AMY -- Well, I suppose there's SOMEthing you can do about them. LIZ -- What's that? AMY -- You can learn from your mistakes and not repeat your stupidity. And, of course,... oh. LIZ -- Of course,... what? AMY -- I was thinking that you were a Christian. But... LIZ -- But what? What do Christians have that I don't have? AMY -- If you rely on the death of Jesus to pay for your sins, you'll be cleansed of your guilty conscience. (exiting) But that means you have to stop resisting him and dreaming up these (lifts remote) crazy alternatives. LIZ -- Yeah, but, if I rely on Jesus, I've got to admit I've been wrong all this time. (follows) Say, let me have another look at that gadget. ©2008 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: bob@bobsnook.org BACK |