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Welcome to the Triple S Catalog. If you're interested in any of the scripts, contact me at: 815-209-8986 Here's our price and policy: Sketches: $15.00 Full Length Plays: $50.00
You may make all the copies of the script you need for your church’s drama ministry. This is a one-time fee which allows you unlimited copying privileges for your ministry (including other departments in your church). This permission, however, is not transferable to any other church, organization or ministry. Broadcast, filming or publishing rights are not included in this fee. But call us, we’re pretty easy to work with.
Sketches . . . Avoidance - by Sharon Sherbondy In families there always seems to be one parent you can talk to better than the other; even when we’re adults. Linda is having trouble with her son and has come to talk to her mom about him. Only dad is home and neither one of them have talked alone together very often. Dad only wants to discuss swimming and wanting more grandchildren. Linda needs help and finds getting any from her dad is more work than it’s worth. Tone: Serious Two characters: One woman, one older man Topics: Broken relationships, listening
Back to the Basics - by Sharon Sherbondy Frank, senior pastor, and Don, church leader, have decided they have to get away to a week-end cabin to focus on the upcoming series at church. They’re looking for something that renews the mind and refreshes the spirit. As they begin to brainstorm they get side-tracked, sharing about a time they both recently spent with God in prayer. Prayer!! That’s it. It’s so basic but so renewing. Frank informs Don they’ve got to get back to the church to get this in motion. Don asks about the cabin. There never was a cabin. He lied to get Don away to brainstorm. Don has the first sermon in the series: the prayer of repentance. Tone: Humorous Two characters: Two men Topics: Brainstorming, prayer
Better Off - by Sharon Sherbondy A parent’s relationship has great impact on children. It brings security, love and comfort. But when the parents aren’t doing well…at all, kids react. Matt, Ricky and Sarah are in their bedroom, listening once again to their parents fighting. Ricky shuts down, Matt wants to fix things and Sarah wonders if divorce wouldn’t be better for everyone. As they listen and talk and share their fears, they find refuge and safety is with each other. Tone: Serious Five characters: Off stage man, off stage woman, two boys, one girl Topics: Divorce, family conflicts, how our behavior effects others
Blocked In - by Deb Kountz Many Christians get so busy building the Kingdom of God that they forget about the call to be a light, a refuge and Christ to those in need. Amy, Brad and Tom are busy building a church, so busy that they don’t have time for a gay acquaintance, a divorced neighbor or a spiked-hair “freak.” No, their church is going to show people right from wrong, create healthy marriages and regulate appearances. Tone: Light to serious Characters: 4 males and two female Topics: Judgement, superiority
Broken Dreams - by Sharon Sherbondy Life doesn’t often turn out the way we want it to. We’re faced with responsibilities we don’t want, people we don’t like and emotions that won’t go away. Mary Jo comes home from work to find her lazy brother going through her dresser looking for money so he can go out. Something she’d like to do but doesn’t because Mary Jo stays stuck in her pain and unforgiveness. Instead of moving on from a broken heart of hears ago, she remains in a job she hates, takes care of family that drains, and holds on to a love that left her. Tone: Serious Two characters: One woman, one man Topics: Moving on, unforgiveness, bitterness, choices
Caring for One Another, Part I and Part II – by Marta Johnson There comes a time in many a person’s life when the demands from those around us become overwhelming. That is the case of the mom in this 2 part sketch. In part I we see the demands on her from an ailing father, a demanding daughter, an equally energetic son as well as the tyranny of her own schedule. Everyone needs and everyone wants those needs met right now including her dad who’s in a nursing home. She almost breaks down in tears but stops herself and leaves to take care of grandpa but with the promise that she’ll work everything out. In Part II, Becca and Ryan surprise their mom. While mom’s visiting grandpa, they cancel all their plans, set the table and prepare a meal…make that, order a meal – a large meal – a meal that would feed the neighborhood. Mom is definitely surprised and thrilled…to the point that tears come once again. Tone: Humorous Characters: One woman, high school girl, junior high boy Topics: Serving/Caring for one another, family overload
Easter Morning – by Sharon Sherbondy Taken from the four gospels from The Message, this is the story of Easter morning when Mary Magdalene and the other Mary come to the grave of Jesus only to discover his body is gone. When the angel instructs them to go and tell the disciples they run to find Peter and John who rush to the grave to see for themselves. As they discover the truth, the four of them are overcome with joy, reciting Psalm 98. Told in 3rd person but performed in the moment (first person), this drama goes from sadness to joy. (This drama was followed by Israel Houghton's song, My life Belongs to You.) Topic: Easter Characters: Two women, two men
Irreversible Moments - by Sharon Sherbondy There are times in our lives when we do something and, for some of us, wish the rest of our lives we hadn’t done it. Mark, a teenage boy makes a bad decision – he watches his younger sister, Lisa, change her clothes. A decision that ends up affecting the whole family: Lisa becomes distant, Mark lives in fear and shame and mom and dad are forced to face something they never ever imagined. This is a sketch about an irreversible moment, unconditional love, perseverance and forgiveness. Tone: Humorous to serious Four characters: One woman, one man, teenage boy, junior high girl Topics: Choices, unconditional love, forgiveness, sexual abuse
One too many Apologies - by Sharon Sherbondy Why is it in therapy we have to talk about things and people that we don’t want to talk about? Phil came to counseling with his wife to discuss their marriage. Now he’s been asked to meet alone with the counselor to talk about…his dad. In this one session, Phil is forced to face the pain his dad inflicted on him by being absent, alcoholic and an embarrassment. Tone: Humorous to serious Two characters: On stage man, off stage man or woman Topics: Alcoholism, forgiveness, facing our pain
Survivor - by Sharon Sherbondy Laney is not doing well. She’s in the early stages of grief, facing the fact that her husband left her… for another woman. She’s drowning herself in food and romance movies (Bridget Jones’ Diary, Ever After, Pretty Woman) and she’s not looking very good, especially to her best friend, Sara. Sara is concerned that Laney is staying in this place too long but Laney assures her she’s on her way to recovery. Sara is encouraged to learn that Laney has begun to listen to her counselor and deal with her anger, again found in the form of movies (Misery, Double Jeopardy, Kill Bill). Tone: Humorous mixed with serious Characters: Two women Topics: Adultery, Working out your pain, Grieving process
Taking His Sweet Time - by Sharon Sherbondy Faith is a choice and it can feel excruciating to walk in faith and wait for the Lord to speak. What appears at first to be a drinking problem is actually Jeff falling apart while he waits for God to direct him concerning a job offer. Last time he asked of God he went 4 days; this time he’s only made it through 3 days of waiting. Through fun dialogue, we listen and watch this man try his best to wait for God to speak. But the family’s been through this enough. The kids know exactly what will help. At the end they call in the back up: small group. Tone: Humorous Four characters: man, woman, boy, girl Topics: walking by faith, waiting for God, small groups
Full Length Plays . .
Destinations and Flight Plans - by Sharon Sherbondy It’s Christmas Eve and the flight to Sandusky is delayed. Seven passengers. Seven personalities. Seven stories. Mark and Madison, brother and sister, are headed home from college. Mark is eager, Madison reluctant. Chris and Sarah are off to see their daughter-in-law and grandchildren. Jennifer is anxious to see her mother. Bill needs to see his grandson head off to Afghanistan before he forgets. And Frank, the “motorcycle hit man” is eager to get home to be a shepherd in the Christmas pageant at his church. Wounded strangers at the beginning, unlikely friends in the end. Topic: Christmas Characters: five men, 4 women. A cast of extras needed for Scene 1. *Music is available from Heartland Church, www.heartland.cc
Hope is a Four Letter Word - by Deb Kountz It’s easy to think about the birth of Jesus when we think of it in terms of New Testament times. But what if we think of it in terms of post-modern testament times. Angelic visitations, miraculous conception, virgin birth. Not so easy. This play is written with a modern day Mary, Joseph, parents, friends, and… the angel, Gabriel. Both Mary and Joseph being visited by Gabriel, telling Mary’s parents about the pregnancy, the struggle for Joseph and Mary’s parents to believe and accept what has happened. It shows the struggle of believing and accepting the impossible, dying to our definition of hope and a future and being willing to risk it all to live for His hope and His future. Topic: Christmas Thirteen characters: 2 children, 2 teenagers, 3 women, 5 men, 1 narrator role
Relentless - by Marty McGinley
A modern day telling of the Prodigal Son. The play begins with a party - a party that has been given many times in the last couple of years in hopes that there will be reason to celebrate. The story starts in present time and then takes us back two years earlier. In one day we watch the decline of the family as Jeremy, the oldest child, demands his independence. Madison is the sister who works hard for her father’s love. Amanda is the youngest who finds refuge in her friends. Mom tries to keep the family together and Michael, dad, spends most of his time on the front steps looking for Jeremy to come home. In the last scene we return to the first scene but with the return of Jeremy. A return that isn’t necessarily happy but offers hope. Two videos are suggested: One showing the family and passage of time. A second video showing Jeremy and his life away from home. Topics: Prodigal Son, unconditional love Characters: four adults, four teenagers *Music is available from Mighty Warrior Music International, www.mwmi.org
When Angels Speak - by Sharon Sherbondy When we read the Christmas story we don’t question and struggle with what God asked Joseph and Mary to do and believe. We just accept it. We certainly don’t often think about the families involved and what this one act did to affect their lives and future. What was it like for Joseph’s parents when they heard the news? What was it like for Mary’s mom to let her daughter go? What was it like for the shepherds to experience a sky filled with the angelic host? And how was it when Mary visited her Aunt Elizabeth who lived in the hills of Kentucky…make that, Judea. This play approaches the story somewhat differently. It has a Fiddler on the Roof feel to it. The old ways of living and thinking being challenged by the new and remarkable entrance of God’s Son. Topic: Christmas Characters: 7 men, 6 women, 1 boy, 8 women and/or men
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