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 of script:

Claudia and Constance come on stage from different locations, arriving at work, yawning, tired

Sarah:        Mornin’ Constance . . .

Constance:    Mornin’ back at y’all, Sarah! Y’all ready for 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 does exaggerated miming pouring coffee several times quickly

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

Sarah, confused look but quickly mimes wiping up the spilled coffee

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 to invisible person, 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 come on stage

Sheila:       Good morning Constance, Sarah.

Constance:    Love the big smile Sheila, sweet smile starts 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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