Christian Role Plays

DRAMA: The Gatekeeper

You are the person to look at this play!!

Gatekeeper abbreviated to GK thoughout.

(BANG,SCREAM!)
Jim:Aggah!! What happened? Where am I?(groan, groan)
(walks up aisle towards sweeper).
GK:Hi Jim!
Jim:Gidday (sounds suprised as to how he knew his name!)--where am I?
GK:Well do you remember what you were last doing?
Jim:Well,...the last thing I remember was, I was at the top of the bungy tower and then I jumped &........well, I don't remember much else!
GK:Uh-huh.
Jim:You don't mean....the cord? It snapped? That means that I'm uh....(looks around)dead???
GK:Yep!
Jim:Far out! Well, what happens now?
GK:Well Jim...what was the most important decision you ever made in your life?
Jim:I gave my life to Jesus and I've been trying to live for him ever since.
GK:Good, good, OK, well if you'd like to follow this path(points to the left).
Jim:Ok thanks mate!
(Jim starts walking that way and then freezes atthe side of the stage)
(Next loud noise eg screech of tires-band!)
George:Aggah! What happened? Where am I?(groan,groan)(walks up aisle, towards sweeper).
GK:Gidday George!
George:Hi(surprised he knows his name?)- where am I?
GK:Well do you remember what you were doing last?
George:Well um...yeah thats right.. I was driving down the road and I remember this stupid driver was overtaking and he was heading straight for me, we both tried to swerve and well....I don't remember much else!
GK:Uh-huh!
George:Nah....you don't mean...we crashed! & I'm..no..(looks around)....dead?!!!
GK:Yep!
George:Far out! Wwwell what happens now?
GK:Well George...what was the most important decision you ever made in your life?
George:Um lets see...well i got a good education, good job and then I gopt married and had kids..Yep they were pretty important decisions.
GK:Anything else?
George:Nope.
GK:Well you go down this way.
George:Ok then, thanks!
(George starts walking and him and Jim cross paths, shake hands etc.Good mates but haven't seen each other for ages. Gatekeeper moves to background and keeps sweeping).
Jim:George?...George! how are you mate?
George:Jim!...Great....well as good as can be expected (Have a laugh!!)
Jim:Haven't seen you in ages! Hows the wife and kids, good?
George:Yeah, yeah and yours?
Jim:Good, good. So how did you get here?
George:Car crash! and you?
Jim:Bungy cord snapped!!
George:Too bad!!
GK:Come on guys....move along please. I've got a plane load coming in.
(Start walking differen't ways)
George:Hey....its this way.
Jim:Nah, nah..he told me this way.
George:Well he told me to go this way.
Jim:Oh, no(very, very sad, suddenly realises what's happened)
George:What Jim, what?! (very desperate)
Jim:Did you ever ask Jesus into your heart?
George:No!...I never knew that?? Why didn't you tell me?!!
Jim:Yeah..I'm sorry mate...I should have...
George:(really angry) Flip!!....does that mean?...that I'm going to.....HELL?!!!!
George:You never told me!!!! Why?...why?...why didn't you tell me? All those times we spent together talking, and not once did you tell me about this!!
Jim:I'm real sorry mate, really sorry. (really despondent).
George:Well its a bit late for sorry's now isn't it!!!
(Both keep walking down separate aisles yelling across).
George:When I have to spend the rest of eternity in Hell!
(Both walk off). 1