Can We Talk

Through Jesus, we can talk to God anytime, anywhere and about anything.

Cast: 2 - BRYAN, JESUS

Props : Bench NOTE: Others can be used appropriate to the setting as desired

Setting: A park

Sample script

(Lights come up. BRYAN is seated on a bench with his elbows on his knees, his chin resting in the palm of his hands. He takes a long, deep breath and blows it out loudly. After a moment, JESUS enters and approaches the bench.)

JESUS:
Hey, Bryan! How are ya?

(BRYAN sits up, looks at JESUS, looks away, then looks at JESUS again.)

BRYAN:
Do we… know each other?

JESUS:
Oh, we’ve had a few discussions before. Mind if I sit down?

(Brief pause.)

BRYAN:
Oh, sure.

(BRYAN scoots over a bit toward stage left as JESUS sits on the stage right side of the bench.)

BRYAN:
I'm sorry, but I just don't remember...

JESUS:
That’s okay – don’t worry about it.
(Pause)
You looked kinda down a minute ago – wanna talk about it?

BRYAN:
Nah. I don’t want to burden you with my problems.

JESUS:
Hey, that’s why I stopped by.

BRYAN:
Huh?

JESUS:
You looked like you were carrying quite a load, and I thought talking about it might take away some of your worry and stress.

BRYAN:
Well… yeah, I guess it might.
(Pause)
But you wouldn’t be interested… and besides, there’s really nothing you can do to help.

JESUS:
Sometimes just talking and having someone else listen helps a lot.
(Pause)
And you never know what someone can do until you give them the chance.

(BRYAN stands, puts his hands in his pockets, and crosses to downstage left. He lets out another heavy sigh.)

BRYAN (over his shoulder toward JESUS):
You ever felt like your whole world is coming apart?

JESUS:
Yeah… I sure have.

BRYAN:
Well, mine started unraveling earlier this week.

(BRYAN takes his hands out of his pockets and begins to slowly stroll across the stage. As he speaks, he makes an arc passing just upstage of the bench and ending up in the downstage right corner.)

BRYAN:
It all started earlier this week when my teenage daughter told me she was pregnant. Her mother and I were extremely disappointed, but we tried to remain supportive.
At least she’s keeping the baby.

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