FAMILIES (mime)
USED IN 2007
CHARACTERS: Enthusiastic Narrator with 6 to 10 people who make mimed pictures to accompany the narrative. Characters need to be a mixture of young and mature if poaaible
PROPS: To accompany the diferent characters; e.g.different hats (Bowler,school cap, Flat cap, trilby, etc); different tops, jackets, tee shirts, scarfs, etc. try to keep hands free of props.
REHEARSALS: Need to have one or two to make sure the group do things together and know what is coming next.
START: narrator and chorus come out front. Chorus in a group in the centre and the narrator to one side. the narrator announces the sketch title: FAMILIES
Narr 1: Families are important
(The group stop and turn and smile at the congregation)
Narr 1: Let’s just think about it for a minute
(All think!)
Narr 1: Some of us have big families
(All make themselves as tall as possible)
Narr 1: Some of us have little ones
(All crouch down)
Narr 1: Some of us have noisy ones
(All make a noise)
Narr 1: Some of us have quiet ones
(All put fingers to lips)
Narr 1: But whatever kind of family we have,…
(All smile again happily)
Narr 1: Big, small, loud or quiet…
(They quickly recap and get confused)
Narr 1: Families are there to stick by us…
(All squash together in a tight mass)
Narr 1: But we don’t always want to be that close….
(Sniff each other and step away)
Narr 1: Families can support us..
(Lean on each other in twos – back to back
Narr 1: But sometimes they can let us down …
(In these two’s one steps away so the other can fall)
Narr 1: But no one is perfect ……
(Look at each other and pull a face)
Narr 1: And it can be boring to have to be with your family
(All yawn loudly)
Narr 1: But sometimes it can be an adventure
(Look excited and run around wide eyed)
Narr 1: Sometimes its just a big argument
(All fight)
Narr 1: It may not always be easy and sometimes it’s very difficult
(All look fed up)
Narr 1: Sometimes you have to grit your teeth
(All grit teeth dramatically)
Narr 1 But often when we’re mixed up or confused our family can point us in the right direction
(All point in different directions)
Narr 1: And we are all part of a much bigger family
(Look around and point to the congregation)
Narr 1: God’s Family
(All link hands and freeze smiling)
END