Title: Social Salvation

Synopsis

Just before Sunday service, an enthusiastic reverend unveils a plan to drag his traditional church into the social media age. Faced with a sceptical organist and a practical church warden, he encounters resistance, misunderstandings and comic clashes as old traditions collide with modern ideas in unexpected ways. A contemporary comedy.

Characters

  • REVEREND JAMES – Early 40s. Friendly, enthusiastic, trying very hard to make the church seem modern.
  • MARGARET – Late 60s. The church organist. Fiercely protective of tradition and her organ.
  • TERRY – 70s. The church warden. Practical, slightly cynical, permanently carrying a clipboard.

Setting

A church sanctuary. Morning. The organ sits proudly to one side. TERRY is examining a clipboard. MARGARET is polishing the organ keys.

Cost – £10

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