Planting

Not everyone has a green thumb—especially Tina. But when her friend Melissa uses gardening as a metaphor for spiritual growth, things get hilariously out of hand (including a garden planted on the living room carpet). This light-hearted yet meaningful two-person drama explores what it means to discover your God-given gifts, nurture them through faith, and boldly use them in ministry. With quick wit and laugh-out-loud dialogue, Planting© reminds us that even the messiest journeys can bloom into purpose when we’re willing to dig a little deeper.

Cast: 2 females

• Tina – A humorous and slightly dramatic character who dislikes dirt, gardening, and anything that might resemble “real” planting. She’s skeptical at first but eventually begins to understand the deeper meaning behind spiritual growth and discovering gifts.
• Melissa – Calm, patient, and metaphor-loving, Melissa is a voice of gentle wisdom. She uses gardening as a way to explain how God helps us grow and discover our ministry.

Bible Reference: Romans 12:6

Set: standard

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props: none

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions: none

Time: 12

Sample Script:

TINA: Hey, Melissa, how are you? What’s up?

MELISSA: Nothin yet.

TINA: What do you mean, “nothin’ yet”?

MELISSA: Like I said, nothin’s up yet. Soon will be though.

TINA: What are you saying? Getting me all confused!

MELISSA: Sorry, Tina, don’t mean to confuse you. Fact is, I am planting my garden and I expect soon, with some water and warm sunshine, it’s gonna be up.

TINA: Oh, I get you—up as in (holds fingers upward and wiggles them), the plants are gonna like come up through the ground.

MELISSA: You planning a garden this year, Tina?

TINA: Not too likely. Last I heard, to plant a garden you need dirt—and my hands don’t do dirt.

MELISSA: Don’t do dirt? You mean you don’t like the feel of cool, moist dirt on your hands, sliding through your fingers, getting up close and personal with Mother Earth, maybe walking barefoot in the...

TINA: ...puhleeaasssseeeee! Like I just told you, I don’t do dirt! If I want to get close to Mother Earth, I turn on National Geographic on Public Television—get all the dirt I’m ever gonna need!

MELISSA: Oh, Tina, but it’s not the same! You mean to tell me you’ve never planted a garden—not even a flower bed?

TINA: Yeh. Once. And only once.

MELISSA: Sounds like it wasn’t a real positive experience.

TINA: D’ya think?

MELISSA: Mind sharing what happened?

TINA: Nothing. That’s the point.

MELISSA: Nothing?

TINA: Zeeeero.

MELISSA: Nothing grew?

TINA: Just a few sickly little green thingies came through the dirt. They soon turned obnoxious yellow and shriveled up.

MELISSA: Maybe you didn’t fertilize enough. How much fertilizer did you use?

TINA: Fertilizer?

MELISSA: Yeh, like 34-0-0.

TINA: Is that like the time they get outta bed in the military?

MELISSA: My guess is you didn’t use any fertilizer, did you?

TINA: You found me out.

MELISSA: OK, what about water? How often did you water the soil?

TINA: Water?

MELISSA: Let me break it down for you. H2O.

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