Trust Your Pilot

Theme:       A comedy puppet script, (could easily be adapted to standard drama), speaks of how we need to have complete trust in God and follow him faithfully.
Bible Reference:     Matthew 16:28

 

Cast:         4
Pilot OSV (offstage voice only)
Tracy – puppeteer (m or f)
Moe – puppet (m or f)
Joe – puppet (m or f)

 

Set:          chairs set up to resemble airplane interior, low table for puppets

 

Lighting, Sound, Costumes:   standard

 

Props:       suitcase

 

Special Instructions:   Early lines could be recorded in advance, as could all puppet’s lines throughout the skit.

 

Time:       7

 

Sample of script:

 

opens with offstage voices

 

OSV Pilot:     This is your First Officer, Captain Eternal, speaking . . Last call, everyone should now be in their seats . . seat belts fastened, seat backs fully forward and seat tables in the locked and upright position in preparation for takeoff.

 

OSV Tracy:    OK guys I will have to make a run for it or we will miss our flight.

 

OSV Joe:      Hey slow down will ya? . . . It’s dark in here . . . and obviously we’re flying economy again, no padding at all in this old suitcase!

 

OSV Moe:     You should talk Joe, I’m on the bottom and, (strained voice), you’ve got your elbow in my Adam’s apple!

 

OSV Joe:      Get over it Moe, as the senior member of this team I expect the best spot.

 

there is noise offstage of box falling

 

OSV Joe:      Hey! . . . Whoa! . . . What’s goin’ on out there?

 

OSV Moe:     Tracy did you go and drop the suitcase . .  . and us in it?

 

OSV Tracy:    Sorry, I was trying to rush and . . .

 

OSV Joe:      Maybe you never heard the old saying . . .”Slow and steady makes for less bruising?”

 

OSV Moe:     Actually Joe, I think the old saying is “Slow and steady wins the race.”

 

OSV Joe:      Shhhhhhhhhhhh! . . . Don’t you ever say the word “race” or Tracy will act like we are, (mimics racetrack announcer), down the stretch . . . at the Kentucky Derby.

 

Tracy comes onstage carrying a “very heavy” suitcase

 

OSV Joe:      How much further do we gotta go Tracy? . .

 

Tracy:        It’s not far now, let’s see . . our seats are Row 6, seats A, B and C.

 

OSV Moe:     Sure and I suppose I get the middle seat again . .  like zero elbow room!

 

OSV Joe:      Maybe you expect that me, being the senior member of the team, should get the middle seat?

 

OSV Moe:     Well Joe, no way you should always get first choice . . .

 

OSV Joe:      Live with it Moe!

 

OSV Moe:     But it’s not fair . .

 

Tracy:        Enough already, I will sit in the middle seat.

 

OSV Moe:     And I am sure Joe here will want the window seat too, won’t you Joe? I always get stuck with the aisle seat!

 

OSV Joe:      No I will let you have the window seat Moe. . .  The stewardesses will want to be close to me, they know how gorgeous I am.

 

Tracy:        OK, here are our seats. . .

 

Tracy puts suitcase down on low table

 

OSV Moe:     Whoa! . . . Steady big fella!

 

OSV Joe:      Bruising! . . . Bruising! . . .

 

Tracy takes puppets out of suitcase, sets them up on top of suitcase on table, lines are now “live”

 

Joe:          Hey careful of my arm, it wasn’t built to turn in that direction.

 

Moe:         I think I just might have whiplash.

 

Tracy:        Will you two stop your complaining?

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Trusting your pilot, we need to have complete trust in God. A comedy puppet script, (could be standard drama), speaks of trust and follow God faithfully.
Bible Reference:     Matthew 16:28

Cast: 4 m or f

• Pilot OSV (offstage voice only)
• Tracy – puppeteer (m or f)
• Moe – puppet (m or f)
• Joe – puppet (m or f)

Bible Reference: Matthew 16:21-28

Set:

• chairs set up to resemble airplane interior, low table for puppets

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props: suitcase

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions:

• Early lines could be recorded in advance, as could all puppet’s lines throughout the skit.

Time: 7

Sample of script:

opens with offstage voices

OSV Pilot:     This is your First Officer, Captain Eternal, speaking . . Last call, everyone should now be in their seats . . seat belts fastened, seat backs fully forward and seat tables in the locked and upright position in preparation for takeoff.

OSV Tracy:    OK guys I will have to make a run for it or we will miss our flight.

OSV Joe:      Hey slow down will ya? . . . It’s dark in here . . . and obviously we’re flying economy again, no padding at all in this old suitcase!

OSV Moe:     You should talk Joe, I’m on the bottom and, (strained voice), you’ve got your elbow in my Adam’s apple!

OSV Joe:      Get over it Moe, as the senior member of this team I expect the best spot.

there is noise offstage of box falling

OSV Joe:      Hey! . . . Whoa! . . . What’s goin’ on out there?

OSV Moe:     Tracy did you go and drop the suitcase . .  . and us in it?

OSV Tracy:    Sorry, I was trying to rush and . . .

OSV Joe:      Maybe you never heard the old saying . . .”Slow and steady makes for less bruising?”

OSV Moe:     Actually Joe, I think the old saying is “Slow and steady wins the race.”

OSV Joe:      Shhhhhhhhhhhh! . . . Don’t you ever say the word “race” or Tracy will act like we are, (mimics racetrack announcer), down the stretch . . . at the Kentucky Derby.

Tracy comes onstage carrying a “very heavy” suitcase

OSV Joe:      How much further do we gotta go Tracy? . .

Tracy:        It’s not far now, let’s see . . our seats are Row 6, seats A, B and C.

OSV Moe:     Sure and I suppose I get the middle seat again . .  like zero elbow room!

OSV Joe:      Maybe you expect that me, being the senior member of the team, should get the middle seat?

OSV Moe:     Well Joe, no way you should always get first choice . . .

OSV Joe:      Live with it Moe!

OSV Moe:     But it’s not fair . .

Tracy:        Enough already, I will sit in the middle seat.

OSV Moe:     And I am sure Joe here will want the window seat too, won’t you Joe? I always get stuck with the aisle seat!

OSV Joe:      No I will let you have the window seat Moe. . .  The stewardesses will want to be close to me, they know how gorgeous I am.

Tracy:        OK, here are our seats. . .

Tracy puts suitcase down on low table

OSV Moe:     Whoa! . . . Steady big fella!

OSV Joe:      Bruising! . . . Bruising! . . .

Tracy takes puppets out of suitcase, sets them up on top of suitcase on table, lines are now “live”

Joe:          Hey careful of my arm, it wasn’t built to turn in that direction.

Moe:         I think I just might have whiplash.

Tracy:        Will you two stop your complaining?