Whose Birthday?

It’s someone’s birthday and everyone wants to go to the party.
. . . except no one knows whose birthday it is.

A comedy which could be a regular drama or puppet script.

Cast:  3 (m or f)

• any or all could be puppets or live actors
• Huey
• Duey
• Floyd

Bible Reference:  Luke 2

Set:

• could be a bare stage (or a puppet stage, ask DramaShare for information)

Lighting:  standard

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

SFX:  none

Costumes:   standard

Props:   none

Special Instructions: none

Time:  9

Sample of script:    

Duey: Helloooo!

Huey: Hi, Duey!

Duey: Hi, Huey!

Huey: Hi, Duey!

Duey: Hi, Huey!

Huey: Hey, Duey.

Duey: Yeah, Huey?

Huey: Have you ever noticed that our names sound alike?

Duey: What do you mean?

Huey: I mean . . . I am Huey . . . and you are Duey . . . sounds alike.

(Floyd enters.)

Floyd: Hey guys, how are you?

Huey: Doin’ good. Don’t think we’ve met. I’m Huey, and this is my friend Duey.

Floyd: Good to know you guys! My name’s Floyd.

Duey: Don’t want you to go and take this the wrong way but . . . that there is kinda a strange name.

Floyd: What is a strange name?

Duey: Your name. Sounds kinda strange . . . Floyd. A very different kinda name. Not at all a standard kinda name like Duey—or even Huey, for that matter.

Huey: I kinda have to agree with Duey on that, Floyd . . . Floyd is way different for a name.

Floyd: Well, where I come from, Floyd is a common name. Everyone knows Floyd where I come from. No one ever likely heard of the name Huey . . . or Duey either.

Duey: Are you serious? Wow! You must be like from way another part of town.

Huey: Maybe outta town even, maybe.

Duey: Floyd! . . . Hmmmm, the more I hear the name, it kinda grows on you.

Huey: You know, you’re flat-out right, Duey! Floyd is kinda one of those cool names. Except . . . there is a problem.

Floyd: What’s wrong with the name Floyd now?

Huey: Maybe not a biggee, but . . . I mean, our names are Huey and Duey . . . they kinda go together, know what I mean? I can’t see Floyd working real well with another name.

Duey: Just hold on, Huey, there’s . . . No, that won’t work . . . But there’s always . . .

Huey: I know! . . . Android! Floyd and Android work good together!

Duey: Yah, but Android is the name of a phone, not so much the name of a guy.

Floyd: I’m not sure why you guys figure a guy’s name needs to rhyme up with another guy’s name . . .

Duey: Well, so long as you are good with it, so am I . . . But anyhow . . . I am so excited!

Huey: About what?

Duey: About the party!

Huey: What party?

Duey: You know, the big birthday party that everyone is talking about!

Floyd: There’s a big party and everyone’s talking about it?

Huey: Oh yeah, Floyd! A really big party! (thinks) Who is it for, anyway?

Duey: How am I supposed to remember?

Huey: Well, I thought you wanted to go!

Duey: Well, of course, I want to go, but that doesn’t mean I have to know who the party is for!

Huey: I guess you’re right!

Floyd: Let me get this straight . . . You two guys are excited about going to this here birthday party . . . but you don’t know whose birthday it is?

Huey: Yep, that would be about it.

Duey (excited): Happy Birthday, what’s-his-name! Yahoo!

Floyd: Don’t you think it’s a little strange having a birthday party for someone that you don’t even know?

Duey: What do you mean? People do it all the time!

Floyd: They do?

Duey: Sure! Look at Christmas—there is an occasion where tons of people all over the world get so busy with parties and presents and candies that they forget Christmas is actually Jesus’ birthday.

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