BACK DRIVERS 4'?m5f Busyness, rest, peace, "take my yoke upon you" AMY -- (enters dressed in business attire, looks at watch, looks around, paces) LIZ -- (enters opposite in business attire, with three sets of reins -- leather straps or brown ribbon -- looped loosely around her neck, crosses to Amy) DRIVERS -- (three mule drivers dressed in jeans, vests and cowboy hats follow holding reins, whips optional, urging Liz onward loudly) Heeyah! Get up! On girl! Hoop! Hoop! Onward! Move along there! Gee! Hah! Get moving! (whistle, crack whips, shake reins) LIZ -- Sorry I'm late. (shakes hands with Amy) I hope we didn't lose our lunch reservation. AMY -- (distracted by the drivers) Huh? LIZ -- I said I hope we didn't lose our lunch reservation. (points offstage) The restaurant. AMY -- Oh. No. I just checked. There's no waiting list yet. Who are those people? LIZ -- Oh, they're my drivers. AMY -- Your... drivers... LIZ -- Oh, how rude of me. Let me introduce you... AMY -- You have three people... driving you? LIZ -- Yes, of course. This is my business driver... (points) DRIVERS -- (remove hats one at a time, give individual overly enthusiastic acknowledgements) DRIVER -- HowDEE! LIZ -- ... my family driver... (points) DRIVER -- YeeHAW! LIZ -- ... and my church driver... (points) DRIVER -- Praise the Lord! AMY -- You have a CHURCH driver? LIZ -- Of course. I'm a Christian. (turns away from drivers, puts hand beside mouth) Actually, my church driver is the most demanding. He thinks, because I'm a Christian, I can't refuse his demands. Actually, he's the reason I'm late. When I'm at work, he's constantly tugging at me to do computer work for the church. When I'm with my family he's tugging at me to use the phone for church business. DRIVER -- Get along now! (shakes reins) Heeyeah! LIZ -- See what I mean? They're always after me to use every spare minute for just one more little errand. It's exhausting! DRIVERS -- (shake reins) Come on now! Get moving! No wasting time! LIZ -- I don't even have time for a daily quiet time to read the Bible or pray! AMY -- Well, I suggest that the next time you're near your Bible, you read just two verses. LIZ -- Which two? AMY -- Matthew 11:29-30 "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me..." LIZ -- You've got to me kidding! The last thing I need is another driver! AMY -- Oh. You think Jesus is just another driver? LIZ -- Well, isn't he? Isn't a yoke just another leather strap around my neck? AMY -- Oh, no. Not at all. A yoke is a way for you to share your load with Jesus. Jesus said, "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." LIZ -- Oh. Well, what if I take his yoke upon me? What happens to these? (grabs reins on one side of neck) AMY -- They get taken off your neck and get connected to the yoke. And since Jesus is also connected to the yoke, it's Jesus who decides whether or not to yield to the drivers. LIZ -- "Rest for your souls", huh? AMY -- That's what he promised. LIZ -- I could do that. I could do that! DRIVERS -- (shakes reins, click tongues) LIZ -- I think this is their way of telling me it's time for lunch. DRIVERS -- (shout) Heeyah! Get up! On girl! Hoop! Hoop! Onward! Move along there! Gee! Hah! Get moving! (whistle, crack whips, shake reins) AMY -- (follows) I think we're going to need a larger table. ©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 |