Standing on Pie Crust

Some commitments are as fragile as pie crust—easily made, easily broken. Others cost everything. This gripping 6-minute monologue follows one woman’s uneasy, humorous, and sometimes self-absorbed reflections after a church meeting about standing up for your faith. Her light chatter takes a sobering turn when she recalls the story of a Chinese missionary whose courage cost her everything… yet she “still stood up.” A powerful challenge to examine what it truly means to be counted for Christ.

Cast: 1 f (monolog)

Bible Reference: Isaiah 52:7

Set: standard

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props: none

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions: none

Time: 6

Sample of script:

(Actor enters stage wearing a jacket. Removes coat and shoes, yawns, and stretches.)

Actor: Man! A long meeting, I am bushed!
A good meeting, very inspiring—made you think . . . but really, I think the people who plan those things oughta kinda restrict the speeches. I mean, the old story: the mind can only absorb what the body— (pats her behind) —can stand!

(Frowns, looks out at audience as though listening to a comment.)

The meeting? About?
It was like . . . sharing your faith, kinda like, you know, standing up for what you believe.

(Frowns, shakes head, chuckles.)

I gotta tell you, you know Elsie Dodds—you know, tall, skinny Elsie—well, Elsie, she was there at the meeting. You will not believe this! Elsie, she had on—listen to this—she was wearing a tight black turtleneck sweater and . . . wait, it gets better . . . as well as the sweater, she had this atrocious full-length grey polyester skirt!
Full length! Tall as she is . . .

I tell you, I was sitting with Pam Rogers and Lisa Hamel, and we almost flipped. I mean, how are you to not stare at that? I mean . . .

(Looks into audience, listening.)

Oh, the meeting . . . well, you know Tina McLeod—she is like the, I don’t know, the head I guess of Missions at the church—and she was, I guess, in charge of the meeting. I mean, don’t get me wrong, poor Tina, she does her best. But running a meeting, let’s be honest, that’s not—shall we say—not Tina’s gifting, being kind to the dear lady. But, you know, gotta give Tina credit—like I say—she does her best.

The committee, last fall, they asked if I would take over from Tina. Well, I couldn’t believe they would even ask me, I mean, with what I have on my plate, puhlleeesssee! Like, I realize, you want something done right, go to the busiest ones in town—I buy that—but I believe in carving out my niche, doing a first-class job in my area of involvement, not allowing myself to spread too thin. I always say that.

(Looks into audience, listening.)

What do I do at the church? Got a minute?
I mean, there’s the Sunday School—three kids in Sunday School keeps me running flat out to make sure each of my kids is there and prepared and . . .

And that’s another thing—they asked me if I could help out teaching Sunday School! Me! Can you believe that? I mean, sure, I went to Bible College, but it was only two years, and I didn’t get my degree. And anyhow, I didn’t major in Children’s Ministry or anything. I majored in, like, Outreach Ministry.

(Chuckles.)

You’ll love this—I gotta tell you—we always called Bible College “Bridal College.” I mean, like, everyone looking for a good Christian life partner . . . and matter of fact, that’s where Tony and I met.

(Looks into audience, listening, frowns.)

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