Products tagged with 'Comedy'

40 pages

6 m, 4 w, 4 flexible, extras,

Mild-mannered suburbanite Rob Clark is shocked when Eugene, an unlikely angel, tells him that he is going to have a baby. Rob and his wife, Cindy, have wanted a child, but they never expected Rob to be the one to get pregnant! Their family physician, Doc Mitchell, an old-fashioned doctor who'd rather be fishing, confirms the pregnancy, but Dr. Stern, a cynical psychologist, says everyone is nuts! Meanwhile, Rob and Cindy, who are trying to come to terms with the situation, are besieged by a parade of curiosity seekers, led by Dr. Stern, while Doc Mitchell com...

14 pages

2 m, 1 w

A messenger of the Devil is sent to destroy the world but when he reaches Earth, he encounters a girl with ideas and problems of her own. Then we find out that the girl has been sent by ... you know who! One easy set.

66 pages

Minimum cast 4 m, 5 w

This is the Old Testament story of Jacob’s marriages to Leah and Rachel retold with a bit of “sanctified imagination.” For seven long, lonely years Jacob deals with dusty sheep while dreaming of his wedding night to Rachel. Finally, in a comically confusing scene, Jacob discovers his bride hidden by a veil is not the ravishing Rachel but her frumpish sister Leah. When confronted, Laban, the father, feigns surprise at the “slight misunderstanding.” He then cons Jacob into more servitude to gain Rachel as well. Years later Jacob and his wives are the parents of...

40 pages

2 m, 1 w, 5 children

Poor old Job had to endure a lot. But did he ever have to get his family dressed and delivered to Sunday morning meetings on time? Your audiences will really identify with this comedy. It is a fast-paced, funny portrayal of Sunday crises in a Mormon home. The Sabbath in the Bingham household is neither restful nor spiritually uplifting. Sister Bungham regards the day as a frustrating time of lost shoes, forgotten talks and mismatched socks. After a particularly catastrophic Sunday morning she devises a plan to eliminate the confusion and get her family to Chu...

25 pages

5 m, 3 w, 1 boy

The two new Elders are coming to dinner but when they arrive they are mistaken for the two blind dates of the daughters of the household and they can't seem to get anyone to listen to them. To make matters more interesting, Herbie, the precocious 12-year-old, has lost his latest science project a snake! Will the Elders take the girls to the dance? Who will be the lucky one to find Herbie's science project? Hilarious confusion for all audiences!

28 pages

4 m, 5 w, 1 boy

By Wanda Clayton Thomas.

Before the Manifesto which abolished plural marriage among the Mormons, there were many members among the Danish converts who had several wives. The Danes were always quick to see the funny side of things and polygamy was no exception. For one thing, more wives meant more mothers-in-law! When the U.S. Government declared plural marriage to be illegal and sent marshalls to arrest the men, a great strain was put upon the mixed-up loyalties of the wives, the children, the mothers-in-law, the husbands ...