No High Like the Most High
By: Josh Powell
Summary
A take-off of a surreptitious drug-deal, except that the "drug" is the
Bible.
Characters
Jason (Normal teenage clothing.)
Chuck (Dressed like a drug dealer. Is wearing a zip up jacket with a bag
inside so that no one can see it.)
Script
Jason: (Is standing at center stage by himself looking at his watch impatiently).
He should be here by now. Where is he? He was supposed to be
here ten minutes ago. (Looks both stage left and stage right and then starts
to pace nervously).
Chuck: (Enters, checking over his shoulder to make sure no one is behind
him. LOoks over the stage to make sure coast is clear before walking up
to Jason. Jason stops pacing.) Are you Jason?
Jason: Yes... and you would be?
Chuck: It is probably best that you don’t know my real name.
Just call me Chuck.
Jason: You have the stuff?
Chuck: Yeah, but I can’t just give it to you.
Jason: What?
Chuck: I want to make sure you know what you are getting into.
Jason: What do you mean?
Chuck: This is going to change your life. It will change
the way you look at the world and the way the world looks at you.
Jason: Yeah, I hear it is the one high you never come down from.
Chuck: Oh it is, but a lot of people in important places are
not going to like you having this. Hey, they are even passing laws
trying to ban this stuff altogether.
Jason: Wow, it must be pretty intense.
Chuck: I remember my first time (pauses). It was so awesome,
it just has this way of pulling you into its world so much that you forget
what is going on around you.
Jason: I can’t wait. How much will it be? (Pulls out wallet).
Chuck: No, I couldn’t sell this stuff to you. Put your money back.
Jason: (Puts wallet back in his pocket). Thanks, man.
Chuck: No problem. I have my sources, and it really doesn’t
cost me that much.
(Unzips his jacket pulls the bag out and hands it to Jason. Then
looks around to make sure no one was watching.) I got to go. (Pauses
and looks at the bag.) Be careful with that. (Exits)
Jason: (Slowly opens and takes a Bible out of the bag, holds
it up so that the audience can see it.) I can’t wait to check this
out. (Exits).
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© Josh Powell, all rights reserved
This play may be performed free of charge, on the condition that copies are
not sold for profit in any medium, nor any entrance fee charged. In exchange
for free performance, the author would appreciate being notified of when and
for what purpose the play is performed. He may be contacted at: jlp9073@louisiana.edu