Six Words to Freedom

A Humorous Encounter. A Hard Truth. A Hopeful Ending.

What happens when a restless man, a sassy Bible kiosk, and a group of curious friends collide in a moment of biblical reflection? Six Words to Freedom© is a powerful and unexpectedly funny drama that brings ancient truth to modern life.

When Terry meets Tina—the Talking Bible Kiosk Machine—he's expecting trivia, not transformation. But as Tina leads him and his friends through the story of King David’s greatest failure, they’re all faced with the weight of sin, the cost of cover-up, and the breathtaking power of repentance.

Featuring:

• A cast of 5 (flexible age/gender)
• A quirky, stilted voiceover role for Tina the Kiosk
• Simple props and staging—perfect for churches, youth groups, and retreats
• Themes of forgiveness, abuse of power, adultery, and God’s redemptive grace

This drama blends humor with conviction and ends with the six words that set David—and anyone willing to be honest—on the road to freedom:
“I have sinned against the Lord.”

Cast: 6 m or f

• Tina - (OSV) Off Stage Voice of Automated Kiosk in the Mall
• Terry
• Andy
• Betty
• Billie
• Rita

Bible Reference: 2 Samuel 12:13

Set: blank

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX:

• assorted sounds in mall
• clicking and whirling sounds of computer

Props:

• nickels, quarters

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions:

• Kiosk may be as simple as a picture or a computer could be used but a larger box made out of cardboard would have a greater impact. Have various kiosk-type things drawn on the box and a slot for the change to be inserted.
• Tina (Off Stage Voice) has a computer-like staccato sound

Time: 20

Sample script:

[Lights up. Terry enters stage left, looking restless. He glances around, notices a kiosk machine, and hesitantly approaches it. He pushes a button.]

Tina (cheerfully):
Good day to you. “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth.” — Psalms 8:1, New International Version.

[Terry, shocked, looks around.]

Terry:
Who said that?

Tina:
I did, I said it.

Terry (still looking around):
Is that you, Florence? Stop goofin’ around. Where are you?

Tina:
Florence? Who’s Florence? I’m Tina.

Terry:
Tina? Tina who?

Tina:
Tina, the Talking Bible Kiosk Machine. Model AD805-73, software edition 3.11.

Terry (calling out):
OK, that’s enough you guys, stop bein’ nah nahs! Come out here!

Tina:
“Nah nah?” Sorry, my translation software, Voice-a-ma-jig 3.n88 (copyright 2001), cannot comprehend nah nah.
Please call my friendly online service consultants toll-free at 1-80-DO-HEBREW.
Please have the make and model of the Talking Bible Kiosk Machine, and a very soft chair handy.

Terry:
Why would I need a very soft chair?

Tina:
Because my friendly online consultants may be helping other frustrated customers. Waits of up to 6 days are not uncommon.
Message 653-89-B, revised October 29, 2000.

Terry (groaning):
I can’t believe this! I’m standing here talking to a dumb machine!

Tina:
Dumb? Tsk tsk!

Terry:
“Tsk tsk?”

Tina:
I have not been programmed to make the tongue-clicking sound.
Tina and her developers, Bible For The Masses, Inc., regret any inconvenience and are unable to estimate when this enhancement will be available.

Terry:
What are you supposed to be doing here?

Tina:
Supposed to be doing? It’s what I am doing. I’m here in this busy location, ready to provide a Bible passage to anyone who needs pleasant Biblical thoughts—right here, right now.
Just like my advertising says: “Don’t stew in a pickle—just pop in a nickel!”

Terry:
Stew… pickle… nickel?

Tina:
Trust me. Haul out a nickel, please. Don’t have change? No prob—Tina the Talking Bible Kiosk can make change for your folding stuff, on the spot!

Terry:
Well… okay. Here’s a nickel. Now what do I do?

Tina:
Be adventurous! Try following the big sign that says, “Insert nickel here.”

Terry:
You were being snippy, weren’t you?

Tina:
I am found out. From Possible Solutions to Auditory Malfunctions, help file 385-95, upgraded January 22, 2001.

Terry:
One thing that bugs me—it’s a punky unmanned kiosk machine.

Tina:
So sue me. From Possible Responses to Less-Than-Cerebral Comments, log file.

Terry:
So what else do you do besides give silly answers?

Tina:
I could react, but it might create a circuitous malfunction in my Dispatching Domain.
Anyway, why not try inserting the nickel and pressing… oh, let’s say… F-27?

Terry:
Let’s see… that would be F… and… 2… 7.

Tina:
Watch out, you might get hired as Assistant to the Programmer.

Terry:
You’re not serious, are you?

Tina:
I’m found out again. Same reference file as before.

Terry:
OK, I pushed the button. Now what happens?

Tina:
Buzzz… errrgggggnnnoooppp… zippyyyy… ella… doooommmmmm…

Terry:
What do those noises mean?

Tina:
Absolutely nothing. But research proved that if we didn’t add pizzazz, kiosk users felt their questions were elementary and meaningless.

Terry:
And are most questions elementary and meaningless?

Tina:
Let me put it this way: There’s a lot of weather around lately.

Terry:
I suppose you’re gonna say that my questions are elementary and meaningless?

Tina:
Big high-pressure ridge building—just outside the scope of our radar capabilities.

Terry (grinning):
I can live with that.

Tina:
You are a trooper.
And now… here comes your response:
“Say thou unto them, ‘Thus saith the Lord God: This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.’”
—Ezekiel 12:10, King James Version.

Terry:
On its own… not overly insightful, huh?

Tina:
You wanted insightful, you shouldn’t have pressed the “F” series. “F” is for poetic language.

Terry:
But it was you who suggested F-27! I feel somewhat cheated.

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