A Special Bouquet-Drama Skit

A Special Bouquet-Drama Skit

Themes: How we see ourselves vs. how God sees us; special people in our lives; one person can make a difference
Categories: With God, Personal, Relationships 
Summary:

When teenager Jake wants to give flowers to an important teacher in his life, he seeks the help of a florist, a woman named May. However, May and her niece, Liz, become horrified when they learn Jake wants his special bouquet to be made of dandelions. In an outrage, Liz cries out, "Are you completely insane? You don't give dandelions as a gift! Anybody in their right mind knows you give a woman roses!"  Throughout the course of the conversation Liz, along with the help of May,  tries to prove the splendor of the rose but Jake will have none of it, claiming that the dandelion is the most misunderstood flower there is.  "While plants like roses take and take (sucking large amounts of nutrients from the soil, leaving little for any others), dandelions "give back " by providing food, medicines and colorful dyes." But it really comes down to the end when Jake reveals that he sees himself as a dandelion. "No one ever really sees them.  People walk by them and over them, and step on them every single day.  But no one ever stops to smell a dandelion. No one admires a dandelion or stares dreamily at a dandelion.  No one ever gives dandelions as a gift. You said so yourself, people look at dandelions as a weed."  He then proclaims that all he's ever wanted is for someone to really see him, and for him, that person was his teacher, who then introduced him to God--the one who sees all.

Told with humor and warmth, this skit is for anyone who has ever felt like or known a "dandelion." The message is simple: "Don't let the outside fool you.  You are stronger and more beautiful than you know."

 
 
Style: Comedy/Drama

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Characters: 3 (1 Male, 2 Female)
Length: 5-8 minutes
 
Excerpt (Sample)

Setting: A flower shop.  The setting can be as simple or as elaborate as you’d like. There should be a few chairs on stage and a pad of paper & pen sitting on one of them.  Somewhere on stage there is a sign that says “May’s Flower Shop.”

(Picking up from later in the skit)

Jake:

(trying to be patient, speaks to May) What I’d really like to do is order some flowers.  Do you think that would be possible?

May:

Oh, I’m sorry.  Of course you can, dear!  After all, this is a flower shop.

Liz:

Yes, I think we’ve established that.

May:

Okay, what would you like to order? A dozen red roses? Or pink roses perhaps? (lets out a small gasp of air, as she brings her hand up over her heart) Oh, I just got the most beautiful shipment of pink roses in this morning!

Liz:

(dreamily) I love roses! 

May:

(sighing longingly) Me too. Nothing says “thank you” like a dozen roses. Of course, nothing says “I love you” like a dozen roses either. Come to think of it, I can’t think of a single occasion that roses couldn’t make even better.

Jake:

(shaking his head “no” firmly) No. No roses.

Liz:

Too cheap to spring for the roses, huh? 

May:

(ashamed) Liz! (then to Jake, smiling and patting his hand) It’s all right dear, carnations are nice too. We have all colors: blue, pink, white…

Jake:

No carnations either.

May:

(trying to maintain a “fake” smile, she gulps very hard) Daisies then.  It’s no problem at all. I’ve got lots of them in the back.

Jake:

No. No daisies either.  What I’d really like is a nice bouquet of dandelions.

Both May and Liz’s jaws drop open as they stare in confusion and disbelief at Jake

Jake:

(looking back and forth at May then Liz, also confused) What’s wrong?

May:

(trying to find the right words) Perhaps I misunderstood you.  Did you say dandelions?

Jake:

Yes Ma’am.  Is there a problem?

Liz:

(quickly stands up in an outrage) Yes, there’s a problem!  You can’t give a woman dandelions! (hits him on the arm with her magazine)

Jake:

You don’t think it’s appropriate to give dandelions as a “thank you” gift? What, is it too much? Too over-the-top?

Liz:

(in shock, almost having a fit at the very thought) Are you completely insane? You don’t give dandelions as any kind of gift! That would be an insult. Anybody in their right mind knows you send a woman roses!

May:

(to Liz) Calm down, Liz.  I’m sure we can fix this little problem. 

Liz sits back down

May:

(to Jake) I’m afraid she’s right, dear.  Roses would be much more appropriate.  Roses symbolize beauty and grace.  They say, “I care enough about you to send the absolute best.”

Liz:

Whereas dandelions are a weed.  What kind of message are you sending if you give your teacher a weed?

Jake:

A very powerful message.

Liz:

Yeah, like these weeds stink and so do you. 

Jake:

(a little angry) Stop it! Don’t you talk about them like that! A dandelion is not a weed and if you knew the truth about them you wouldn’t say things like that.  Dandelions are the most misunderstood flower there is.

May:

Why do say that?

Jake:

Because they actually serve a lot useful purposes.  Did you know that every part of a dandelion plant can be eaten?

Liz:

Why would you want to eat a dandelion?

Jake:

Because they taste good in salads and soups.  You can fry them up like potato chips or make tea out of them.  I’d like to see you do that with your precious roses.

Liz:

Roses weren’t meant to be eaten—they were meant to be looked at and admired.

Jake:

That’s because you can’t get close enough to them to do anything else.  Every time you try to touch one you get pricked by those sharp thorns.

May:

That’s very true, and I’ve got the thorn pricks to prove it. (holding out her wrist so Liz can see)

Jake:

Roses may look pretty but they’re hard to grow.  They are what I would call “high maintenance” flowers. Way too much work!

Liz:

Is that true Aunt May?

May:

Yes, I guess you could say that.  The soil needs to be just right and you have to give them just the right amount of water or they won’t grow. 

Jake:

The weather has to be perfect too, and oh, we can’t forget they can’t be near any other plants.

Liz:

Why?

Jake:

Because they don’t like to share; they’re too busy sucking up all the nutrients in the soil for themselves.

May:

Unfortunately, he’s right again. Roses are one of the most “heavy feeders” there are.  They take a lot from the soil, leaving little nutrients behind for any other plants.   

Liz:

Well, maybe they’re worth it.

Jake:

All roses know how to do is take, take, take…Meanwhile, dandelions “give back.” They give color to be used in dyes for material, and they have all kinds of vitamins in them that are good for people.  They can even be used in a long list of medicines for healing.

Liz:

Okay, so dandelions are useful and misunderstood.  That doesn’t mean they belong in a bouquet. 

Jake:

Then where do they belong?

Liz:

I don’t know.  Out in the yard I guess.

Jake:

(laughs a little to himself) That’s the problem, isn’t it? You just don’t get it.  Not many people do.  That’s what makes Mrs. James so special.