Dreaming Wild

God gives us the gifts and the abilities to dream wild.

We all have unique possibilities with God-given ability.
Highland Church of Christ placed second in a national drama competition with this script.

Cast: 7+ m or f

• 7 or more:
• Amy is a positive inventor
• Ron is a nerdy kind of person
• Jane is the level headed one
• Mark, Todd, Ellen, Willy are the rest of the group
• Could be any number of extras

Bible Reference: Ephesians 3:20

Set: bare

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props: coat hanger

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions: none

Time: 12

Sample of script:

Amy is on stage, working with a coat hanger, all other actors except Ron come on stage

Mark: Whatcha makin’ there Amy?

Amy, too involved to answer: Huh?

Mark: I said, whatcha makin’ there Amy?

Amy: Listen, your gonna hafta keep it down, I am concentrating here. Now where was I, oh, yeh, the afterburners . .. . .. .

Todd: Afterburners? What are you talking about, afterburners. All you have there is . . not sure what . . looks kinda like a coat hanger.

Amy: That’s what it is, a coat hanger.

Todd: You are putting afterburners on a coat hanger?

Amy, dumbfounded: Noooooooo! Who’s gonna be going around putting afterburners on a coat hanger? Duh!

Jane: From what I heard, you were.

Amy: People! This here is the preliminary design step. I am building the concept here. (holds up the coat hanger) But just look, can’t you just see the possibilities, the end result.

Mark: Uhhhh, not so much, nope. I am kind of stuck at seeing this as the concept of a mangled up coat hanger.

Todd: Guess Amy always was a bit of a dreamer, Mark.

Amy: Exactly! Thank you! Thank you! (sings badly)
To dream the impossible dream!
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
And to run where the brave dare not go . . .

Ellen: My take is that the brave dare not go to hear that kinda singing, Amy.

Jane: Care to kinda clue the rest of us in on what this rocket-enabled coat hanger is supposed to do?

Amy, proudly: This . . is Project X!

all actors look back and forth at each other, trying to figure it out

Mark: “X” as in “extremely silly”?

Willy: Or “extra unbelievable”?

Todd: Actually looks to me like a USO.

Ellen: A USO?

Todd: Yeppers, “Unidentified Something or Other”.

Amy: Fine you guys, laugh all you want, make fun of my concept, but just remember, they laughed at Thomas Edison, they laughed at Henry Ford ..

Ellen: You know, Amy is right. They also laughed at David Mikelborough.

Mark: David Mikelborough? What did he do?

Ellen: David took a bunch of his mom’s coat hangers and twisted them all up.

Mark: Did David’s concept work?

Ellen: Only to make his mom very angry.

Amy: That wasn’t a true story, was it?

Ellen: You found me out.

Willy: I am sure it could have worked OK but for a few unfortunate shortcomings.

Jane: Such as?

Willy: Lack of a plan, a purpose, and ability.

Ron comes on stage, unhappy look on face

Todd: Hey Ron, how’s your marvelous new invention?

Ron: Marvelous? Not marvelous at all!

Todd: Whatcha talkin’ about Ron? You designed and made an engine less than one-third the size of a regular engine, one that can run all day on like a thimbleful of gas!

Mark: Yes, and it works!

Ron: It works when it is on a very level surface, but ever think what will happen if it is on uneven surface?