A-grazing Mace

A comedy with a different take on the old hymn, "Amazing Grace."  Could this be the way the wonderful old hymn came about? . . . . NOT!!!!

A skit based on a story seen on Internet, original author unknown. Rehearse this script very thoroughly and practice not being "thrown off character" by the silliness of the lines and the reaction which will happen with the audience laughter and applause. Develop a meaningless action to do during the laughter but be careful to quickly cut back to scripted acting as the laughter begins to fade.

Laughter, like crying, is a response that does not come easily, requiring much study and practice, including videotaping all public and private practices and rehearsals. After mastering those emotions it is also necessary, and more easily done, to keep lines in mind while living through the audience's laughter and/or applause.

Actions and reactions such as these are deeply and compellingly covered in our manual, "Improving Through Improv-ing," a must-have resource for directors, actors and anyone looking for fun group activities. This is a manual that not only makes learning fun but will make volunteers hungry to get to rehearsals.

This script could also be used as a Puppet or Clowning script, I think you'll all have fun with this one!

Cast:    2, likely m & f

• Chris
• Patti

Bible Reference:   Psalm 27

Set:      bare

Lighting:   standard

  Sound:     wireless mics if available

Song:     kinda

SFX:       none

Costumes:      standard

Props:     Large wrench or replica

Special Instructions:   none

Time:     7

Sample of script:

Patti and Chris come on stage, Chris is carrying a large wrench.

Patti: What have you got there Chris?

Chris: This is my lucky wrench!

Patti: Lucky wrench? You’ve got to be kidding! How could a wrench be lucky?

Chris: Well actually it wasn’t so much the wrench. It was more my hound, Mace.

Patti: You’ve got a hound called Mace?

Chris: Yup!

Patti: You mean someone would actually name a dog, “Mace”?

Chris: Yup! But Mace is no dog, he’s a hound!

Patti: What’s with you? A hound is a dog!

Chris: No, a German Shepherd is a dog. A Newfoundland dog is a dog. But a hound, (makes hand gestures to indicate big), is a . . . hound!

Patti: You mean, he’s a big dog?

Chris: No, Mace is a, (again makes a hand gesture for big), hound!

Patti: I don’t understand! How would your hound get to be so big?

Chris: Probably the 350 pounds of hamburger every day would do it!

Patti: Your dog eats 350 pounds of hamburger every day?

Chris: Yup! And then there’s the 14 acres of grass Mace eats down.