A Time For Newness

It’s a new year again. Will anything really change and create “newness”?

Changes begin with me, not with situations around the world.

Cast: 4 (m or f)

"Calendar*" by DafneCholet is licensed under CC BY 2.0 .

• Jenna, 20’s or older
• Sue, 20’s or older
• Deanna, 20’s or older
• Stacy, pre-teen

Bible Reference: Ephesians 4:24

Set: blank

Lighting:  standard

Sound: if available lapel mics

Costumes: standard

Props: none

Time: 5

Sample of script:

Sue and Jenna come on stage from opposite directions

Sue:         Happy New Year Jenna

Jenna:        Is it a new year again Sue? . . . Seem like we just went through this, seems like a month ago.

Sue:         Nope, it’s a new year again.

Jenna:        New? . .  What’s new about it? . . . Same old, same old seems to me.

Deanna comes on stage, happy

Deanna:      Hey guys! . .  Happy New Year!

Deanna and Sue high 5

Jenna:        Is this a meeting of the “happy, happy, happy”?

Sue:         Why wouldn’t we be happy Jenna? It’s a brand new start.

Jenna:        It’s nothing more than another day. It happened 365 times last year, my guess is it’s gonna happen 365 times this year . . unless it’s leap year. . .  In which case , (does a little chant) . .  “Leap year coming once in four gives February one day more.”

Deanna:      Sounds like you aren’t a happy camper Jenna.

Jenna:        What’s to be happy about Deanna? . .  So it’s a new year. . . Big deal.

Sue:         It’s a chance to start over fresh and new, a clean slate.

Jenna:        Have you turned on the news? . . . More violence in the mid-East, and here at home murder in the street. . . . Like I said, same old, same old.

Deanna:      Sure but there’s a chance that maybe . . .

Jenna:        Yeh right! . .  So you have come up with a marvelous new plan that will get everybody, (overact), friendly and cooperating?

Deanna:      Well I guess but . . .

Sue:         Things could get better, maybe. . .

Jenna, angry:  Don’t tell me . . the lion will lay down by the lamb, right?

Stacy comes on stage

Stacy:        What are you guys arguing about; I could hear you clean across the street.