Long overdue Conversation :: Drama

Long overdue ConversationTopic / Scripture utilize the time God gives us the importance offamily Mat. 206 About the eleventh hour he went out and found unflurriedothers standing around. He asked them, Why view as you been standinghere any day long doing nothing?Setting Anywhere. The audience will assume that this is just a get having a conversation with his daughter, Could be in thekitchen, the living room, outside on the porchanywhere.Characters male parent the father. Tender hearted, hes nervous,uncomfortable with this conversation, but intent on finally doing thisright.Scene Don is sitting on a chair facing the audience, wringing hishands, looking nervous but determined as he begins this conversation.Don This is a little awkwardJust bear with me dulcorate, we need totalk about some thingsI probably should have done this sooner, but you caught me forthguardyou know?Yesterday you were playing with Barbies and riding your little pinkbike with the training wheels still on. Th en I turned around and youwere deprivation on dates, looking at colleges, wearing that goo on yourface(sheepishly and a little defensively) I got used to it. JI sure could have used more time in there somewhere. Another decadeor two. Okay, so here we goUmmmdrugs are baddont use themthey could rot your teethno, um,kill your brain cellsand stuff. You probably shouldnt smokeeitheryeah, I know I do, but youre still too young, cigarettesreally will rot your teeth. Plus, your mom really hates how theysmellso its better if you just dont start.(At this point he pulls out a crinkled up piece of paper and spendssome time smoothing it out and fidgeting with it, checking it, etc.)I, uh, wrote a listJI didnt pauperization to forget anythingyou know, whileI have momentum going and stuffOkay, so heres the big oneits uhwell, this ones reallyimportantboys areuhboys are greatbut, theyre still boys youknow? So youve got to be really careful. Youve got to be smarthoney. Youre so smart, and funny. And youre really talented andyoure beautiful. Im not just saying that because Im your dad. Youreally are. Boys call the house all the time for you. They do Hey,I didnt say we answer it every time, thats why we have caller ID. No, Im just kidding honeykind-of. Anyway(looking down at his listagain)so, you just need to be on your toes. Dont believe everythingthey tell you. And you should probably bring a friend with you onyour dates. Bring several friends. The more the merrier(chuckles,but its clear he means it).