Scene 3 Flashcards
Louise: I so wish it had been the Five Days of Christmas or the Six Days of Christmas. Twelve is a lot of days.
Faith: No one said it was going to be easy.
And we have a lot of planning yet to do. I can’t help thinking that i’m missing something…
Ned: We’ll run the lights, wrangle the children and be the shepherds and wise men…hey, jeff, remember the year I played half a donkey?
Jeff: While I played the other half. I’ll always think of you as my better half, Ned. That…didn’t come out right.
You’re here because I have good news and bad news.
Faith: The bad news is Rev. James from the Congregation of Love and Joy…
Louise: It’s the Congregation of Joy and Love.
(with Faith) Whatever.
The pastor of the…church across town has asked to meet me here today. I need backup.
Jeff: Why do you need back-up? Rev. James is perhaps the nicest person i’ve ever met.
Harriet: He’s kind, generous…
Ned: He helps old people across streets and always brakes for animals…he’s amazing.
That’s what he wants you to think.
Louise: Rev. James is not nice?
He’s always up to something. Always trying to get attention and playing the big man. Remember when he decided to open that soup kitchen and started feeding the homeless?
Jeff: That was pretty shocking.
Ruth: Horrible! I hear he lets them sleep in the church when the weather turns cold and gets them job training.
Exactly! Who does he think he is? Then he bought gifts for the kids in the hospital last Christmas and had that famous football player deliver them!
Ned: That is just outrageous!
Rev. James: About what?
Nevermind. What can we do for you, Rev. James?
Julia: Oh, no, you’re the nice one…
Rev. James: Oh, no, you…
Okay, i’m getting nauseated. What’s going on?
Will: And cook!
Ned: You could really make memories with the kids!
Al: And cook!
Okay. We get it!
Rev. James: Everyone should enjoy Christmas with their families,. Everyone should have the chance to slow down and reflect on what Christmas is really all about.
Rev. James, what a nice offer.
Faith: A really nice offer.
An unbelievably nice, annoyingly nice offer…but I must refuse.
Karen: Why? Amanda, the pageant is always a lot of work and the twelve days of Christmas is..
Louise: Six days too many!
We want the children to remember Christmas here at our church, their church home.
Rev. James: I understand, Amanda. I don’t blame you for wanting to create something for your own church. I was just hoping we could all work together.
Julia: Sure! I mean, there’s always easter!
Ruth: It was a wonderful offer, but Amanda does have a big plan.
Louise: A big, big plan. A huge plan. A gigantic…
Thanks for coming by!
Faith: Don’t be a stranger!
Rev. James: If you change your mind, just let us know. We wish you great success with your pageant. We’ll be here to see it.
Julia: We hope you have a blessed Christmas.
Oh, he’s good.
Ruth: What are you talking about, Amanda?
All that “Let’s combine pageants, lets save you all a lot of time” he isn’t fooling anyone.
Louise: Actually he is. I’m fooled.
Oh, you know what he really means!
Jeff: No, I don’t. What does he really mean.
He means he wants all the glory. I’ll be the kids from his church would play all the really good parts.
Ned: What are the good parts in the Christmas Pageant?
You know…Mary and Joseph.
Will: I don’t remember Mary and Joseph saying much of anything in the usual Christmas Pageant.
Louise: No, but the angels get to do a lot of harking. Or is it heralding?
Al: And the shepherds get to do a lot of rising up and following, but they don’t say anything. The wise men are not even actually there yet. They don’t truly arrive for days…so they wouldn’t say anything either…
Well, i’m sure Rev. James would be in charge.
Faith: …and get all the glory.
I will not have it. We are going ahead with the Twelve day of Christmas, and gentlemen, I called you here to tall you that you’re in charge of the 10 lords a leaping, 11 pipers piping and 12 drummers drumming!
Ned: We’re what?
It might take a little time - so you might want to start right away. Ladies! We’re off to see a man about a partridge!
