New Changed Life Resolution

Making New Year’s resolutions, and learning that it isn’t just a matter of trying to stop doing something, there must be a regret that this action has happened in the past and also a change in conduct.

Cast: 2 (male or female)
could be any age

Set, costumes, lighting, sound: standard

Sample of script:

Mark comes on stage, pacing, mumbling to himself

Mark: I hope I can! . . Oh man do I hope I can!

Jane comes on stage, watches Mark who doesn’t see she is there, he keeps pacing and mumbling

Mark: I know this is gonna be like crazy hard but I hope I can, I mean I just gotta!

Jane, crosses to Mark, touches his shoulder: What gives Mark, and who are you talking to?
Mark, embarrassed: Oh, hey Jane, it was. . nothing, I was just . ..
Jane: Didn’t sound like nothing to me.
Mark: Well, fact is, New Year’s Resolutions are tough!
Jane: For sure they are. . .
Mark: Nah ahh! No way am I gonna tell you or anyone else anything about my New Year’s Resolution, all you will do is remind me when I break it.
Jane: Look, I happen to be your friend, no way am I gonna do that, . . and anyhow, sounds like you have already decided you are not gonna keep your New Year’s Resolution, so what’s the use in even bothering?
Mark: Well this resolution is like one I just gotta keep, I mean it is so very important that I . . not do . . what I am doing.
Jane: Sounds serious.
Mark: If you only knew.
Jane: Well if I only knew maybe I could help.
Mark: Like I said, that is not gonna happen!
Jane: As you wish. . . Sounds like this thing you don’t want to do anymore is something you hate doing.
Mark, shock: A lot you know. . . if I hated doing it I would like just stop. . . I . . well, fact is . . I . . well love doing . . . this . . . thing.
Jane: Wow! . . . Strange! . . You love doing this thing, yet you must stop doing it. . . Well, wish I could help but . . .
Jane starts to walk away
Mark: Hey wait up Jane! . . You are like a church person. . .
Jane: A “church person”? . . You mean like a Christian?
Mark: Whatever. . . Couldn’t you do like some kind of mumbo jumbo over me and like fix it so that I don’t do . . this . . thing . . anymore?
Jane, confused: “Mumbo jumbo”? . . . You mean, like a prayer?
Mark: Whatever. . . Just so long as it makes me not want to . . . do . . this . . thing anymore.
Jane: Well certainly we can pray about it Mark, but . . . if you . . love doing . . this . . thing . . well, I am not so sure that you have the basis for making a change in your life.
Mark: Well isn’t there something in your Bible or stuff that talks about New Year’s Resolutions?

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Making New Year’s resolutions, and learning that it isn’t just a matter of trying to stop doing something, there must be a regret that this action has happened in the past and also a change in conduct.

Cast: 2 (male or female)
could be any age

Set, costumes, lighting, sound: standard

Sample of script:

Mark comes on stage, pacing, mumbling to himself

Mark: I hope I can! . . Oh man do I hope I can!

Jane comes on stage, watches Mark who doesn’t see she is there, he keeps pacing and mumbling

Mark: I know this is gonna be like crazy hard but I hope I can, I mean I just gotta!

Jane, crosses to Mark, touches his shoulder: What gives Mark, and who are you talking to?
Mark, embarrassed: Oh, hey Jane, it was. . nothing, I was just . ..
Jane: Didn’t sound like nothing to me.
Mark: Well, fact is, New Year’s Resolutions are tough!
Jane: For sure they are. . .
Mark: Nah ahh! No way am I gonna tell you or anyone else anything about my New Year’s Resolution, all you will do is remind me when I break it.
Jane: Look, I happen to be your friend, no way am I gonna do that, . . and anyhow, sounds like you have already decided you are not gonna keep your New Year’s Resolution, so what’s the use in even bothering?
Mark: Well this resolution is like one I just gotta keep, I mean it is so very important that I . . not do . . what I am doing.
Jane: Sounds serious.
Mark: If you only knew.
Jane: Well if I only knew maybe I could help.
Mark: Like I said, that is not gonna happen!
Jane: As you wish. . . Sounds like this thing you don’t want to do anymore is something you hate doing.
Mark, shock: A lot you know. . . if I hated doing it I would like just stop. . . I . . well, fact is . . I . . well love doing . . . this . . . thing.
Jane: Wow! . . . Strange! . . You love doing this thing, yet you must stop doing it. . . Well, wish I could help but . . .
Jane starts to walk away
Mark: Hey wait up Jane! . . You are like a church person. . .
Jane: A “church person”? . . You mean like a Christian?
Mark: Whatever. . . Couldn’t you do like some kind of mumbo jumbo over me and like fix it so that I don’t do . . this . . thing . . anymore?
Jane, confused: “Mumbo jumbo”? . . . You mean, like a prayer?
Mark: Whatever. . . Just so long as it makes me not want to . . . do . . this . . thing anymore.
Jane: Well certainly we can pray about it Mark, but . . . if you . . love doing . . this . . thing . . well, I am not so sure that you have the basis for making a change in your life.
Mark: Well isn’t there something in your Bible or stuff that talks about New Year’s Resolutions?

The complete script, plus all 1,600+ other DramaShare scripts, are available at no charge to DramaShare members, non-members may purchase the individual script.