Oh, the Places You Can Go-Drama Skit

Oh, the Places You Can Go-Drama Skit

Themes: Enjoying the journey of marriage; marriage; growing in a marriage; the ups and downs of marriage; when the honeymoon is over
Categories: Love & Marriage, Valentine's Day 
Summary:

A fun skit told in a Dr. Seuss style - actually based on his book "Oh, the Places You'll Go."  Much of the skit is told in rhyme, and has a whimsical, fun feeling attached to it.

When a bride and groom return from their honeymoon, they begin to feel that since most of their "pre-wedding" excitement is over, the actual marriage is going to be all downhill.  They lament on all things that will be "no more:" no more first dates; no more first kisses; no more  falling in love for the first time etc., and they begin to see marriage as ordinary and plain, and something neither are very excited to be part of.  Then two unusual "people" show up, to show them just how wrong they actually are - married life isn't over, it's only just begun!

 
Notes:

Costumes for the Flibberty Floos (two characters based on Thing One and Thing Two from a different Dr. Seuss book) can be as simple or as elaborate as your imagination allows but each of the characters should be dressed alike. Some feather boas would make for some fun "hair" or any kind of colored wigs.  Clothes could be as simple as a t-shirt and jeans, as long as both characters were dressed in the same colors. 

 
Style: Comedy

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Characters: 4 (1 Male, 1 Female, 2 Neutral)
Length: 5-8 minutes
 
Excerpt (Sample)

Setting: A living room.   

A bride and groom are returning from their honeymoon.  They enter the stage with suitcases in hand, possibly some souvenirs. The Bride looks tired and a little gloomy.

Groom:

Well, here we are, home sweet home.  

Bride:

(somewhat dejected) Yeah, I guess.  (puts down the suitcases and plops down on the sofa)

Groom:

What's the matter?  We just got back from a fantastic honeymoon.  (does a little "jig" by raising his hands and shaking his booty - speaks in his best Jamaican accentJamaica 'mon, remember? 

Bride:

I know, but now it's over. 

Groom:

(putting his arms around the Bride, grinning) We may have left Jamaica, but I hope the honeymoon isn't completely over yet. 

Bride:

(gently pushes him away) That's not what I mean.

Groom:

You knew we'd have to come back sometime.  (speaks in his best Jamaican accent) We can't hide on the islands forever, 'mon. 

Bride:

I know but it seems like all the good stuff is.... over now: the excitement of our engagement; all the attention of being the "bride-to-be"; planning the wedding; the honeymoon...I'll never have any of that again.

Groom:

(sits down beside her) Yeah, but now we can kick back and relax.  No more stressing out over the caterer or the florist, and who should sit where....No more wondering if your mother is gonna make fun of my mother's moustache...

Bride:

(mortified) My mother would never do that!

Groom:

(smiling) Relax honey, it's going to be okay. 

Bride:

I know it'll be okay. That's the point.  Before we got married, everything was ...magical. Everything was new, exciting.  Now, we're just an average married couple.  

Groom:

What's wrong with being average?

Bride:

I don't know...it's just so....so....average.  

Groom:

(chuckles) You must be suffering from PWBB. It's not uncommon.

Bride:

(confused) PWBB?

Groom:

Post Wedding-Bell Blues.  A lot of brides go through this after their wedding.  You miss all the attention a new bride gets. 

Bride:

(stands and begins to move around) It's not about being a bride...well, it's not all about being a bride.  It's all the "no more's." 

 

 

Groom:

(he stands and moves beside her) What's a campfire snack have to do with anything?

Bride:

Not smores, "no more's. You know, no more first dates; no more first kisses; no more  falling in love for the first time...

Groom:

No more drooling over the waitresses at the local restaurants...

Bride punches Groom in the arm

Groom:

(grabbing his arm) Ow! I said no more drooling!

Bride:

But that's what I mean.  Isn't it going to bother you that you can't flirt with the hot "babes" anymore? From now on, you're gonna be stuck here at home with the old "ball and chain." (indicating herself) Aren't you going to miss life as a bachelor?

Groom:

(his demeanor begins to change as reality sets in) I never really thought about that...

Bride:

Or what about the end of your all-day golf outings on the weekends? 

Groom:

(horrified) No more golf?

Bride:

Not every weekend!

Groom:

 But what will I do? That's my time to de-stress, to hang out with my buddies!

Bride:

I was hoping you'd want to "hang out" with me!

Groom:

(sad, whining) I'll miss you Billy!

Bride:

Who's "Billy?"

Groom:

It's my lucky golf driver.  I can hit close to 300 yards with that thing! 

Bride:

I'm not saying never...

Groom:

You may as well be!

Bride:

See!  This is exactly what I mean.  (sits back down in a chair) I guess we're just an old married couple now.  Nothing to look forward to but arguing, cooking, cleaning, doing laundry...

Groom:

(plops in a chair near her) Staying home...mowing the lawn, taking out the trash...

They both sigh loudly at the same time.  After a moment, a doorbell is heard.  Bride and Groom get up to answer the door. As Bride opens the door, Flibberty Floo One and Two enter, enthusiastically.  They are based upon Dr. Seuss characters, Thing One and Thing Two.  They should both be dressed the same, in very silly, "over-the-top" costumes.  Examples and ideas are included at the end of the skit.  

One:

(enters first, enthusiastically) Congratulations! Today is your day!

Two:

(enters behind One, enthusiastically) You're off to great places!  You're off and away!

Groom:

(gets up, looks at One and Two strangely, then sarcastically speaks to Bride) Relatives of yours?

Bride:

No! (just as sarcastic) Yours?

Groom shakes his head "no"

Bride:

(speaks as an "aside" to Groom)  What are they?

One:

(overhearing Bride, One laughs) My dear girl, we're not a "what" but a "who."  I am Flibberty Floo One....(he bows)

Two:

And I am Flibberty Floo Two. (she bows)

Groom:

(still looking confused, but accepts this as fact) I guess that explains it then.

Bride:

It doesn't explain anything! (to One and Two) Who sent you and why are you here?  

Groom:

Wait a minute, I bet it was my boss, Gary.  He loves sending these Insta-Grams.  He probably sent it to say "glad you're back from the honeymoon, now get your butt back to work" or something like that.  (to One & Two, amused) Go ahead, do your thing.  

One:

(very animated) Congratulations!  Today is your day!

Two:

(very animated) You're off to great places. You're off and away!

Bride:

That sounds more like a send-off than a welcome back.  (to Groom) Tell your boss he needs to work on his timing. 

Groom:

(to One and Two, with sarcasm) She's right. Afraid you're a bit late. We've just returned from our honeymoon, and apparently now we won't be going anywhere.

Bride:

Yep, 'cause the best part of life is over.

Groom:

It's all down-hill from here!

They both sigh loudly at the same time. 

One:

Keep your chin up; hold your head high.

Two:

There's no reason to whimper, be sad or to sigh. 

One:

That's why we're here, to say you're not done;

Two:

Your journey isn't over - it's only just begun!