Theme: Waiting for someone — really special

Characters:
Passerby
Waiting Man
Spouse
Person 1
Person 2
Teen 1
Teen 2

Tone: Mysterious

Setting/Props:
Mall door backdrop (optional)
Shopping bags
Books
Rollerblades

Approximate time: 5 minutes

(A man is waiting by a door in a shopping mall. He appears bored and is shuffling his feet and whistling. He is approached by another person. They do not know one another.)

Passerby: (causally) What’s happening?

Waiting Man: I’m just waiting.

Passerby: Oh, yeah? Man, don’t you hate to wait?

Waiting Man: Yeah. I guess everybody does. (pauses)

Passerby: What are you waiting for?

Waiting Man: I’m not at liberty to say.

Passerby: Oh, sorry. Didn’t mean to pry. (pauses) Been waiting long?

Waiting Man: Yes, quite a while now.

Passerby: Must be som…