From Puay Hong
Sketches from the Book
Sunday Morning Live Vol 1

Name of Sketch: Tired When Needed
Name of Sketch Collection/Book:
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing House
Copywrite date: 1992
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate this script? 9
Do you feel that it would work in your setting without modifications?
Not entirely because the actor loves hunting as a hobby and there is no such hunting hobby in Singapore. Maybe can replace the hunting with golf or something else.

Do you feel it would work with minor modifications
(To honor copyright, it is best to check through the publisher about modifications)? Yes.
STYLE: Comedy
TARGET AUDIENCE: Christians
PERFORMERS NEED TO BE: Intermediate
STRUCTURE:
Yes, it grabs my interest and makes me want to see what happens because I am wondering how the main character is going to say “No” to this overbearing lady. Yes, it develops logically with inciting action, rising action and climax. In fact, it even has some humour within the dialogue.

What is the playwright’s theme? (issue) The theme is about christians who are over stretched in their involvement in too many activities. It is also the expectation of the others that

Is the premise believable? (what happens) Yes.
Does it have clear and adequate conflict? What is the conflict? Yes, the conflict is that one expects the main character to help out because he has always been helpful but he is too tired and burnt out to be involved anymore.
Does it appeal to the imagination? Yes.
If a comedy sketch, is it funny? Yes, it is funny.
MESSAGE:
The message is that one should learn to say “No” before one gets burnt out. Also we should not expect people who have been helpful to keep on helping and doing. We should get others to help out instead of the same people. Yes, the message is very relevant and it only deals with one issue.
PRODUCTION:
Yes, it is possible to produce it.

Name of Sketch: Prayer Group Therapy
Name of Sketch Collection/Book: Sunday Morning Live Vol 5
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing House
Copywrite date: 1993
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate this script? 9
Do you feel that it would work in your setting without modifications? Yes.

STYLE: Comedy
TARGET AUDIENCE:Christians
PERFORMERS NEED TO BE: Intermediate
STRUCTURE:
Yes, it grabs my interest to know how the “prayer” will end. The story develops logically even though I feel that some of the character might not have enough to develop. The conclusion is quite satisfying as I think that it is not easy to end the “prayer”. Of course, I would have preferred it not to end this way ( but I do not know how it should end otherwise too).

What is the playwright’s theme? (issue) About how different people view prayers.
Is the premise believable? (what happens) Yes.
Does it have clear and adequate conflict? What is the conflict?
Yes, it has clear conflict between the different “pray-ers”.

Does it appeal to the imagination? Yes.
If a comedy sketch, is it funny? Yes.

MESSAGE:
I think it is very relevant as there are many different types of people – some who use prayer as gossip, some who use “big words” etc. It makes people think of the way they pray and their motives for praying.

PRODUCTION:
Yes, it is possible to produce.