Why not age-cast this skit? It will mean more to the teenagers.

CAST: Barbara, age 15; Susan, age 6; Mother and Grandmother.

PROPS: Chair for Grandmother and for Mother. Handwork for Grandmother. Doll and doll dress for

Susan. Barbara’s necklace and lipstick.

[GRANDMOTHER enters, sits and begins handwork. SUSAN enters, sits on floor to dress doll and put necklace on doll. In a moment MOTHER enters, sits wearily.]

MOTHER: [sighing] What a day.

GRANDMOTHER: You wear yourself out for nothing. Cleaning those boys’ rooms -

MOTHER: You call it nothing. I call it bringing order out of chaos! I want to see their faces when Fred and the boys get back.

GRANDMOTHER: They’ll scream the place down. Can’t find anything.

MOTHER: [laughing] Probably. At least their hunting trip did me some good. I can stand their …