Monologues and Duets

3 pages

1 w

A mother craves just a moment of peace from the needs of her children. Forget Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" saying there's no place like home. Once in a while it's great to get away from home. Still, the mom knows what would happen if she were away-she'd just be thinking about the kids!

3 pages

1 w

A mother recalls a recent dinner at a restaurant with her husband where their three children were amazingly well behaved, but a woman at a neighboring table wasn't so lucky with her little one. Rather than feel superior, she and her husband empathize and offer encouragement. She wants men and women alike to be members of the special Mommy Club, to support each other through the treacherous - and sometimes embarrassing! -times of parenthood.

4 pages

1 w

She calls herself the Discovery Channel Mom, on a mission to get through the sometimes dangerous caverns of her twelve-year-old daughter's room. As tough as it is to navigate through her daughter's mess, it's just as tough to navigate through these turbulent years. Yet, she can sometimes get a glimpse at the adult her daughter will soon become.

3 pages

It's What Jesus Deserves ... Isn't It?

Jesus has been constant trouble and Caiaphas, the high priest, is glad he helped sentence Him to death. But still, Caiaphas wonders ... where did the son of a carpenter get such knowledge and wisdom? And how could He always display such love? Could it be that He really is ... ? Caiaphas rejects the very thought. Otherwise it would mean he murdered the Son of God!

4 pages

1 m

After many months of silence, Zacharias lifts his tiny son in his arms and speaks: "You, my child...are one who prepares the way for our Lord...so that all who live in silence will hear His voice." Zacharias now knows peace and is quiet, not silent.

2 pages

By Robert Blaskey

An innkeeper is ecstatic that the census has filled his inn in Bethlehem with travelers,so why does turning away this couple make him feel so bad?

2 pages

By Jill Lamkin

Mary speaks to newborn Baby Jesus in the manger, loving Him with all her heart, but knowing that every birth someday brings a good-bye.

3 pages

1 w

A foster mother realizes she's going to have to be a wall, to shield her young charge from people's thoughtless and hurtful comments. At the same time she will also have to serve as a window to God, to let this little girl know that she is valuable and precious.

2 pages

A Monologue to Mary From Her Mother

her own mother reassures her. She says how she wants to hold on to her but cannot. "I am letting you go to God, and to Joseph, and to your expected son. Each will ask for your heart in his own way."