Who's Schooling Whom?
(A drama about what Jesus did for us)

Director's Notes:
I wrote this drama to be part of an "Extreme" series focusing on living on the extreme edge and all that. I used it as an Easter drama but it works for a quick intro into how God did something very extreme when He sent Jesus down.

BTW, if you can put the words up behind the drama on the screen, that would be ideal :)

Cast:
Sarah: A woman
Pete: Sarah's husband
Jimmy: Their son.

Props:
A newspaper
A magazine
A couch or chairs
Loose-leaf papers

Setting:
The family room

(LIGHTS UP CENTER STAGE where Pete is sitting on a couch reading a newspaper. Sarah comes walking in and sits down as well. She has a parenting magazine in her hand.)

Sarah:  Hey. How's it going?

Pete:   Fine.

Sarah:  I have something I need to talk to you about. It's pretty important.

Pete:   (still reading paper) Sure, Hon. Shoot.

Sarah:  Well, I just found out I...

Jimmy:  (Jimmy walks in interupting her) Dad? Dad?

Pete:   Hey Jim. What’s up?

Jimmy: Dad, you’re like smart right?

Pete:   Don’t come any smarter Jim.

Jimmy: I mean, like Super Smart.

Pete:   Right up there with Einstein son.

Jimmy: Good. Cause I need help with my homework.

Pete:   (pause) Mom’s really, really smart!

Sarah:    (glares at him)

Pete:   Heh. Just kidding. Okay, what do you need, Jim?

Jimmy:     I’ve got all these words that start with the letters PRE and I need help with the definitions.

Pete:   Gotcha. Okay, I’m prepared….. get it? Prepared?

Jimmy:  Yeah, that’s pretty funny Dad. (dead pan)

Pete:       Okay, okay. Shoot, son.

Jimmy:  Okay, the first word is PRE-CHRISTMAS

Pete:    Lately, I’d say September 1st.

Jimmy:  PREFABRICATE.

Pete:    That’s what you think long and hard about before you lie to someone.

Sarah:    Oh, great. I can see his teacher’s face now.

Jimmy:  PREHISTORIC

Pete:    When you’re grandmother was born.

Jimmy:  PRE-FRONTAL LOBODOMY

Pete:    …and what I need when your grandmother visits.

Sarah: Pete!

Pete:  Well I do!

Jimmy:  PREMONITION

Pete:    You’re gonna say what?

Jimmy:  What?

Pete:    See?

Jimmy:  (shakes head) Ok, PRE-APPROVE

Pete:    What the credit card companies all claim that I am.

Jimmy: PREVENT

Pete:   The type of defense a football team goes into in the final 2 minutes of the 4th quarter which, inevitably, costs them the game.

Jimmy:  PRESUME

Pete:    What I figured your Mom wanted for Christmas only to discover that I am completely clueless when she takes it all back the next day.

Sarah:    Wow. You are smarter than I thought.

Jimmy:   PREARRANGE

Pete:   What I think our marriage was.

Sarah:   I take it back.

Pete:   I was just JOKING!

Jimmy:  PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT

Pete:    What I wish….(looks at wife who is scowling) Next…

Jimmy:   PRESCRIBE

Pete:    What a doctor suggests you should take like medication, a vacation or that really, really cool new corvette I saw.

Sarah:    Nice try.

Pete:   Yeah. Can’t blame a guy.

Jimmy:    PREDESTINATION

Pete:   (pause) Hmmm. Okay, well, Predestination is where, uh, where God has decided everything in advance.

Jimmy:  PRETERNATURAL

Pete:    Holy Cow! This is a 5th grade word?

Sarah:   Stumped, Einstein?

Pete:   No. Okay…okay…. Uh, Preternatural means going beyond the usual, to the extreme or supernatural.

Jimmy:    Hey. That’s kinda cool. Kinda like what Jesus did.

Pete: What?

Jimmy:  Yeah. If you combine the last two words you can say that God decided in advance what he was going to do and it was going to be something extreme and supernatural.

Pete: Uh, yeah, right. That’s what I was gonna say.

Jimmy:  Cool. Thanks Dad. (he leaves)

Sarah:   Yeah, right. Like you were gonna say that. (gets up and starts walking off)

Pete:   I was! I know every word that starts with PRE.

Sarah: How about PREGNANT? (now off stage)

Pete: Of course. It’s where….(looks at her and back at couch and then at her again) WHAT?!?!!!!!?

END

© 2004 Dave Marsh