From Amy Lin
Sketch evaluation
To have and to hold

Name of sketch collection/Book: Power plays Vol. 4
Publisher: Baker Book House
Copywrite Date:

On a scale of 1-10, I rate this script 7

Other than the place (Seattle) needs to be place to suit which ever place that this sketch is going to take place, the setting will work in any place without modifications. This script is very down-to-earth, in everyday life of a couple. Every married couple would have experienced this somehow down their marriage road.

STYLE: Realistic Drama

TARGET AUDIENCE: Married couples, church/unchurch

STRUCTURE: It definitely grabs my interest without me predicting what’s coming on next (maybe because I’m not married, HA!). It makes me want to read on further to find out what the wife was going to say to the husband. The start of the script told me that the man and woman are married with kids, when the topic of the kids came out in the script (EXPOSITION). It went on with the husband and wife in the kitchen talking about everyday issue (finance). The first conflict was introduced (INCITING ACTION) when the husband wanted to use the $150 to buy tires while the wife spent it on the kids. The husband could not understand why the kids need to buy new clothes anyway. The script developed with other conflicts introduced (RISING ACTION). The husband couldn’t care less about any other things, other than himself. It continued to rise to the topic of the husband’s business partner was brought up, and his previous affair. This CLIMAX reached when the husband brought up the issue of a divorce. The husband then told the wife as-a-matter-of-factly that he doesn’t love her anymore (DENOUMENT).

The theme of this script is everyday conflict between married couples.

The premise is very believable as more often than not, married couples experience this kind of issue in their marriage life.

Conflicts in this script were clearly introduced and there were sufficient conflicts in the 5 minutes sketch.

I guess, this sketch is so real to everyday life of a couple that, although to the script writer, it might be predictable, this sketch may still be able to grab the interest of the audience due to the realistic of it.

It is not preachy at all due to the setting of the sketch and definitely relevant.

It is definitely an easy sketch to produce.