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BOUND
TO GROW (61073)
by Nan Allen
GENRE: Comedy
TIME: Three minutes
CAST BREAKDOWN: 1F and 1 person impersonating a plant
THEME: Spiritual Growth
CHURCH YEAR SEASON: Any
SUGGESTED USE: Church Service
SYNOPSIS: A plant is being watered by a gardener when the plant speaks and tells the gardener he’s root bound. The gardener makes the connection between plant life and spiritual life.
CHARACTERS:
GARDENER
PERSON impersonating a plant
PROPS: A large pot, artificial greenery, gardener’s spray/mist water bottle
COSTUMES: Gardener’s clothing, a plant costume
SOUND: Two cordless microphones
LIGHTING: General stage
SETTING: Garden
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: Philippians 1:69-11, Philippians 3:13-16
DIRECTOR'S TIP: At the end of this light comedy, a good segue may be to have your Pastor or Worship Leader recite one or more of the following scriptures:“…forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.” ( Phil. 3:13-14)
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. ( Eph. 4:15)
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation…
(1Pet. 2:2)So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (John 8:36)
Scene opens with PLANT sitting on stage in a large pot. He looks anemic and dry. Enter GARDENER with spray bottle, crossing to PLANT and begins spraying.PLANT: Stop it! What are you trying to do, drown me?
GARDENER: (Startled) Uh, well, no...you look kind of dry and I thought you needed some water.
PLANT: I need nourishment, all right, but not a shower, for heaven’s sake.
GARDENER: I’m sorry. I didn’t know. Maybe if I put a little Miracle Grow in the spray bottle...
PLANT: No, you don’t understand. It’s not my leaves that need nourishment. That’s just what you see on the surface. It’s what’s underneath...the roots...that need food.
GARDENER: Okay...
PLANT: But not just food. My roots need space.
GARDENER: I don’t understand.
PLANT: I’m root bound.
GARDENER: Oh, no wonder you look so...so...puny!
PLANT: (Slightly offended) Thanks a lot.
GARDENER: What can I do?
PLANT: Transplant me to a bigger pot for starters.
GARDENER: But you look so comfortable in that pot. And, see, that pot is an antique. It was my grandmother’s pot.
PLANT: Yeah. Well, get too comfortable...and you don’t grow. Granny’s pot doesn’t work for me.
GARDENER: Hmmm. I guess you’re right.
PLANT: It’s like growing spiritually, you know. You get too comfortable with your space...and before you know it, you stop growing. And when you stop growing...what’s on the surface gets sickly...and you start looking...well, puny. (Starting to cry) The other plants can be so cruel.
GARDENER: (Trying to comfort) I’m sorry. I didn’t know.
PLANT: It’s okay. Just get me out of this antique pot and giving me some growing room. Please?
GARDENER: Sure. Right away.
The PLANT and GARDENER speak as they exit
PLANT: Thanks. Plants are people, too, ya know.
GARDENER: No, I didn’t realize.
PLANT: The name’s Pete...Pete Moss.
GARDENER: Nice to meet you, Pete.
Performance and photocopying rights:
Your purchase of this script grants your church unlimited use of these sketches within your programs and worship services. You may photocopy the script for each cast member in your church. Scripts and performance rights are not transferable between churches and cannot be resold. You may not use the sketches for any commercial or fundraising purpose, and usage rights do not extend to video, radio, television or film.Copyright © 2002 by Nan Allen