Gilbert top ranked sketch was a "9"
(find more reviews under the comments of the very first post in this blog SKETCH EVALUATIONS)

Name of Sketch: To Have and to Hold ?
Name of Sketch Collection/Book: The Comfort Zone : 11 Sketches to Challenge and Encourage Christian Faith
Publisher: Lillenas Publishing Company
Copywrite date: 2000

MESSAGE: The significance of the marriage vow. It is about accountability between husband and wife, commitment to family as well as the need for open communications. It is relevant as in this era of high divorce rate, the Church should do all it can to preserve marriages. Nothing was mentioned about God throughout the sketch.
THEME : The theme is about a husband and wife who's live priorities have departed and the lost of faith in each other ultimately resulted in the D word being mentioned.

STRUCTURE:
The inciting action occurs when Larry and Ellen argues about Ellen having bought new clothings for their child as Larry would like to get a new set of tyres for his car instead. It leads on to the rising action where Ellen probes and found out that her husband has been working with Sheila Bergman without accounting to her. The context was that they had fought over her before. The climax came when Larry broke the news that he wanted a divorce as he felt that things are just not working out between Ellen and him. This was followed by the denoument where Ellen tries to take in the news and concludes with Larry walking out of the house. It is quite predictable as how could Larry and Ellen be husband and wife when their priorities are so far apart. Through the sketch, it was slowly revealed that they could have grown apart over the years due to lack of communication and erosion of faith in each other with the appearance of Sheila Bergman. This sow the seed for reflection.
STYLE: The style used is a sketch.

TARGET AUDIENCE: The target audience include adults and youth; both Christians as well as the Unchurched, single or married.

PERFORMERS NEED TO BE: The dialogue is simple and the performers could be Beginners or Intermediate.

PRODUCTION: The notes are adequate and it is easy to produce. No elaborate props are required.
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 as it is highly identifiable and generates quite a lot of reflection.