Setup: The following characters are in simple clown face makeup.
Characters:
Father Clown
Elder Son Clown
Younger Son Clown – (spiffy at first, then comes back a hobo clown)
(Soft circus music in background)
The Action:
Father Clown comes in on stage, busies himself with little tasks around the room.
Elder Son Clown comes in and talks to Father Clown. Elder Son Clown receives a list with detailed instructions for work around the room. He gets busy doing the tasks.
Younger Son Clown comes in receives a similar list and does a task or two but then begins to daydream. He displays a detached look while unenthusiastically continuing to work.
Father Clown gently touches him and reminds him…
CSS Publishing Company, Inc., A long, long road back to love : prodigal kids and a loving father, by Arley K. Fadness