Patience of Hannah

What do Green Monkey concert tickets and the Bible have in common? Patience.

When Stacey bursts into the room desperate for a phone call about a concert contest, her mother Beth uses the moment to share a timeless story—one of a woman who waited far longer, with deeper hope. Through the biblical example of Hannah, Beth helps her daughter understand that God’s timing is perfect—even when life doesn’t make sense.

Patience of Hannah© is a relatable, warm-hearted, and faith-building two-woman drama that brings an Old Testament story to life through a modern lens. It’s a meaningful choice for mother-daughter events, women’s ministries, or youth gatherings.

Cast: 2 f

• Stacey is a teenager
• Beth is her mother.

Bible Reference: 1Samuel

Set:

• livingroom with 2 chairs

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props:

• magazine or book

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions: none

Time: 10

Sample script:

Scene opens. Beth is sitting in a chair, reading a book.

Stacey (bursting into the room):
Everyone, away from the phone! I am expecting a very important call, and I do not want to miss it!

Beth:
Don't worry, dear—it's only me here. Your dad went to get his magazine at the store, and Jeffrey is at a friend's house.

Stacey:
Well good! I cannot miss this call! I have been waiting forever for it!

Beth:
Who is going to be calling that you can't wait another minute for?

Stacey:
Mom! Really! I told you this morning that they are giving away two tickets to the Green Monkeys concert and I simply have to get them! I waited in line for two hours before I found out they were sold out. So this radio station is having a contest for two tickets and I put my name in the draw after school today. I know they are going to call!

Beth:
Wow! You've been waiting for this call since after school! (Sarcastically, looking at her watch.) That's what now, a whole 45 minutes?

Stacey:
Mom! Be serious! This is very important to me!

Beth:
I know, dear, but I just think that you are getting yourself all worked up for no reason!

Stacey:
No reason?! Mom, do you realize how long I have been waiting to see the Green Monkeys in concert? Like about two months!! That's almost a lifetime!

Beth (laughing):
My, Stacey, you really have no idea what waiting and having patience is all about. You should learn how some others have dealt with having to wait for things a really long time.

Stacey:
Someone had to wait longer than two months for Green Monkeys tickets?

Beth:
Well, not exactly. But there are others who have had to wait years and years before they got what they had wanted.

Stacey (sitting in a chair beside Beth):
Who?

Beth:
Have you ever heard of Hannah?

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