PUPPET SKITS

 

TITLE: Cats in the Cradle

 

CATEGORY:

Song

(Bible Story;  Social Issue, Comedy, Song, Black light, Shorts, Misc.)

 

STORY SUMMARY: 

Puppets act out song.  Starts with chorus.  Puppets act out each verse one at a time and pause.  Song picks up and reprises action, then chorus, then puppets dramatize the next verse.

 

CRUX OF STORY/LESSON: 

Dad neglects son, who neglects him later in life.

 

PUPPETS

PUPPETEERS

1.      Father

2.      Son

3.      Mother (with baby)

 

 

PROPS

PROPS

PROPS

1.      Baby

2.      Ball

3.      Car keys

4.      Cat

 

5.      Cradle

6.      Silver Spoon

7.      Little Boy Blue

8.      Man in the Moon

9.           Phone

 

OUTLINE OF STORY:

PROPS / ACTIONS:
  1. Chorus

 

  1. Interlude

 

 

·        Stage blank for opening chorus.

 

·        Wife and Father on opposite sides of stage facing away.

·        Phone prop is held up center stage between them

·        Wife holds baby, asks father when he is going to return

·      Father gives excuses

 

3.      Verse 1

 

·        Dad exits and leaves wife with baby alone on stage.

·        She calls for him, shakes her head, etc.

 
  1. Chorus

 

·        Wife exits, Chorus props enter upper stage in turn.

 
  1. Interlude

 

·        Son follows son onto stage

·        Son thanks dad, pesters him to play ball, keeps following

·        Dad puts son off

·        Son says, “I’m gonna be like him.”

 
  1. Verse 2

 

·        Father and son on opposite sides of stage, father is looking away.

 
  1. Chorus

 

·        Father & son exit, Chorus props enter upper stage in turn.

 
  1. Interlude

 

·        Father follows son onto stage

·        Father asks son to stay

·        Son asks for car keys

 
  1. Verse 3

·        Father and son on opposite sides of stage, son is looking away

 
  1. Chorus

·        Father & son exit, chorus props enter upper stage in turn.

 
  1. Interlude

·        Father & son on opposite sides of stage, facing away

·        Phone prop enters inbetween

·        Father asks son to visit

·        Son makes excuses

 
  1. Verse 4

·        Son exits, leaves father alone on stage.  Phone prop exits.

·        Father calls for son, walks aimlessly around stage

·        Father puts head down.

 
  1. Chorus

·        Father remains center stage, head down.

Son returns, hesitates, hugs his father.