Brewed Unto Others

In this comedy, the coffee shop aims to cater to all by offering a wide range of products.

Cast: 5 m or f

• 5 major speaking parts and any number of crowd parts
• Constance, counter supervisor, strong southern accent
• Claudia, counter worker
• Fran, counter worker
• Sheila, waitress
• Sarah, waitress
• any number of crowd people

Bible Reference: Romans 12:6

Set:

• a busy cafeteria

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props:

• tables and chairs or benches
• coffee cups, coffee pots, menus, sugar, salt & pepper, napkins

Costumes:

• 5 main actors wear waitress uniforms or apron
• others would have usual mix of clothing

Special Instructions:

• waitresses mime serving unseen customers at tables extreme right, left or downstage

Time: 6

Sample script:

[Scene: A bustling coffee shop. Claudia and Constance enter from opposite sides, both yawning and clearly tired.]

Sarah:
Mornin’ Constance . . .

Constance:
Mornin’ back at y’all, Sarah! Y’all ready to serve up coffee and snacks and such?

Sarah:
Yes, I am, Constance. Spent two hours last night with that exercise you taught me . . .

(Sarah mimes pouring coffee several times, quickly and exaggeratedly.)

Constance:
Land sakes, Sarah, look what y’all just done—spilled coffee on Mrs. Dempster, one of our bestest customers here in the coffee shop. Now go on, get that mess cleaned up!

(Sarah looks confused but quickly mimes wiping up the spill.)

Constance:
Did y’all apologize to Mrs. Dempster?

Sarah (confused):
Mrs. Dempster?

Constance:
Mrs. Dempster . . . the one y’all spilled the coffee on. Now go on now, apologize to Mrs. Dempster! Go on, girl!

Sarah (anxious, to the invisible customer):
Oh Mrs. Dempster, I am so sorry I spilled coffee on you. I mean, how can you . . .

Constance:
Land sakes, child, this here’s a matter betwixt y’all and dear old Mrs. Dempster. No reason why the whole world should know.

Sarah (apologetic):
Sorry, Constance . . .

(Sarah mimes apologizing again to the invisible customer, then turns to Constance.)

Sarah:
Well, did I apologize good, Constance?

Constance:
Well, for sure y’alls are learnin’, child . . . (giggles) Good thing old Mrs. Dempster is deaf though, for a fact. Y’alls said you was sorry for spillin’ coffee all over her blue chiffon . . . anyone with eyesight knows her dress is royal blue gingham. But no matter—chances are Mrs. Dempster never heard word one.

(Fran, Sheila, and Claudia enter the stage.)

Sheila:
Good morning, Constance, Sarah.

Constance:
Love the big smile, Sheila. Sweet smile starts the customer’s day off right, I always say.

Sheila:
Well, we have such awesome customers here in the coffee shop.

Sarah:
For sure we do, Sheila—except, watch out for Mrs. Dempster. She's a bit upset.

Sheila:
I was thinking . . . why can’t we have a flashy name for our coffee shop?

Constance:
The coffee shop has been The Coffee Shop forever . . .

Sarah:
How about something like . . . “Brew Unto Others Coffee Shop”?

Sheila:
Well, seeing as how we are open first thing in the morning, why not . . . “Brewed Awakening Coffee Shop”?

Constance:
The Coffee Shop it’s gonna stay! Like we always used to say on the plantation . . .

Claudia:
Didn’t know you were born in the south—guess that explains your southern accent.

Constance:
Whatever y’alls talkin’ about, Claudia, me—I’m from North Dakota, doncha know.

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