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| AC-03 "IT JUST WOULDN'T BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT.."
Excerpt From Page 2 Linda: Quit! Oh, Betty, you can't quit. Why, it just wouldn't be Christmas without you directing the program. We've always had a Christmas program at Oslo Heights Lutheran Church, every year for 87 years. Tommy: Teacher! Teacher! Betty: Yes, Tommy, what is it? Tommy: Teacher, I gotta go to the bathroom real bad. Betty: All right, Tommy, but hurry. (He leaves.) The whole congregation will be disappointed if we don't have a Christmas program. Linda: Not to mention Pastor Knutson. Betty: Pastor Knutson! Oh, I never even thought about him! (Wringing her hands.) What am I going to do? (Pastor Knutson comes in from the back of the church and is noticed by Linda.) Linda: Uh, oh. You'd better think of something quick, because here comes Pastor Knutson right now. Pastor: Good morning, children! Well, ladies, how's it going? Linda: (Nervously.) Wonderful, just wonderful. The kids are doing great. And Betty is doing her usual terrific job. Billy: (In a stage whisper to his sister Elizabeth.) Wonderful, huh! This thing smells! Pastor: What was that, Billy? Billy: I said, this thing is SWELL! Betty: Actually, things aren't going too well, Pastor. Pastor: (Sympathetically.) Oh, you know how it is. The rehearsals always look ragged, but when it actually comes time for the program, everything goes along very well. Betty: (The children are shifting around and Tommy returns from the bathroom.) Children, you may sit down. (They sit down right where they are, leaving Betty, Linda, and Pastor center stage.) Actually, Pastor, I've been thinking we may have to just forget about the Christmas program this evening. Nothing seems to be going right. Pastor: No Christmas program! Why, it just wouldn't be Christmas without the Christmas Program. Why, the Christmas program has been a tradition here at Oslo Heights Lutheran for 87 years, and we are not going to break tradition on my watch! Linda: Well, maybe we could do something a little different this year? Pastor: DIFFERENT! We haven't done anything different at Oslo Heights Lutheran Church for 87 years, and we're not about to start now. Excerpt From Page 9 Elizabeth: It's a simple story and that's why it's so beautiful. It's simple so that we can understand it. Pastor: Yes, and everyone will see from my sermon that Jesus is-- Billy: Pastor, God didn't send an Existential Ground of. . .whatever . . Elizabeth: He sent a baby named Jesus. God came in the form of a man, so we could understand it. So we could understand how much God loves us. Pastor: (As if this is an extraordinary revelation.) Maybe she's on to something. Continue. Elizabeth: Let's see. We'll need some angels. Let's get the angels over here. (She leads the angels to one side.) Mary: (Dressed like an angel.) Do I have to be an angel? This is the nineties after all. Couldn't I be a shepherd? Johnny: (Dressed like a shepherd.) Yeah, and I'm sick of being a shepherd. I've been a shepherd in this bathrobe for four years. I'd like to play a different role to broaden the scope of my acting talent. I'd like to be an angel. Linda: Boy's aren't angels. Betty: You can say that again. I've got two boys. I know. Elizabeth: Does it really make a difference? Mary, Johnny, why don't you just trade costumes. Mary: All right. Johnny: Great. (They change.) Elizabeth: Now, let's get the shepherds over here. (They stand opposite of the angels.) Let's get the wise men in the back of the church, so they can come in later. (The wise men go to the back of the church.) Betty: Now what? Elizabeth: Let's get the rest of kids in front of the altar. They're kind of covering up the manger. (Kids move in back of the manger.) Linda: Oh no. Look, the Lindstrom children aren't here to play Mary and Joseph. What are we going to do? Children from the Lindstrom family have played Mary and Joseph for generations. Elizabeth: Hey, I know. The Joseph family just had a baby. Let's have them play Mary and Joseph. Linda: Are the Josephs Norwegian? Click Here to Order or Contact Us
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