This skit, based on Luke 15:11-32, is a series of monologues in which each character gives his version of the conflict. The older brother has been made an older sister to show the story’s adaptability. Simple staging: four stools or chairs, so arranged that there is the illusion of isolation, each from the others. Always use any available levels. Actors, use your stools: stand by, sit or lean on them at will. Avoid eye contact with the other players. Freeze when not speaking. Characters are the FATHER, MOTHER, daughter ELIZABETH in her early thirties, and RONNIE the nearly 19-year-old son. You may wish to age-cast this skit. By all means divide the audience into small groups and let them talk about what they saw and heard.

ELIZABETH

Honestly, I think Father is growing senile! Letting that bo…