Topic: Tranquillity, serenity, marriage, work, children, bills, troubles

Characters: 2 males, 2 females, 1 either

Scene: Freeze frames. Each character performs lines then freezes in place

Male 1: How do I spell stress? Just like everybody else: I spell it J-O-B. I go into work and my boss is on my case right away. He wants this report and that meeting has to be attended. It's insane in that office. They've been cutting back and several of the people under me were let go. The company calls it downsizing for a leaner, meaner machine. About the only thing that's getting meaner is me. They downsize and the business gets bigger and bigger. I'm supposed to handle more, with less, in less time and for less money.

My territory now covers six states instead of three. I've doubled the customers and the …