THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS

Synopsis:  Seven strangers meet in an airport while waiting for their delayed flights. 
Each of the characters exhibits one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

CHARACTERS: 8

Paula – Pride – Wearing a lot of jewelry and dressed in expensive clothing.

Elizabeth – Envy – Dressed in a jeans and tennis shoes with holes in them.

George – Gluttony – Carrying a bag of donuts and a bag of popcorn.

Larry – Lust - Dressed in an expensive suit and wearing sunglasses.

Albert – Anger – Wearing a wrist watch and regular clothes.

Gilbert – Greed – Carrying a wallet containing pictures of his expensive cars.

Sam – Sloth – Dressed like a slob.

Announcer – Male of Female offstage with a microphone announcing and the arrival and departure of planes.

PROPS:
Seven chairs arranged in a semi-circle on stage, jewelry, junk food (bag of donuts and a bag of popcorn or whatever you choose to have George eat), sunglasses, seven wrist watches, wallet, backpack, briefcase.

SCRIPT:

The scene opens as Paula walks on stage and stops for a moment, looks around and saunters over to the middle chair and sits down.  She looks bored.

 Announcer – May I have your attention please...flight 412 for Paris has been delayed. 

Paula sighs, rolls her eyes and settles more comfortably in her chair.

Enter Elizabeth who walks with a slouch and is dragging a backpack.  She walks over and sits next to Paula.

Elizabeth – Hi, my name is Elizabeth..I’m flying back to college today.  Where are you headed?

Paula – (Turns and looks at Elizabeth’s old clothes with scorn.)  Were you talking to me?

Elizabeth – Yes, I was.   I was wondering what flight you were waiting for.  Whatever it is, it has to be more exciting than flying back to college.

Paula – (Arranges her necklaces with pride) I’m headed to Paris to see the new collection of designer gowns.   I simply can’t keep wearing these rags (she points to her expensive clothing).

Elizabeth – Paris!  I can’t imagine going to Paris.

Paula – Once you’ve been to Paris you never forget it!  The expensive hotels, the best restaurants, the designer clothes…there is no place on earth like Paris!  

Elizabeth  - (sighs) I wish I could go to Paris, but I’m working my way through school so I don’t imagine I will ever get there.  I have so many bills now that it will take me years to pay them off.

Paula – Well, we can’t all be rich. (Laughs at her own joke).

Elizabeth – I wish I could be rich.  I love your necklaces.  Are they real?

Paula – (Puts a hand to her necklaces and looks shocked) Young lady, I wouldn’t be caught dead in anything that wasn’t real gold!

Enter George.  He is carrying an armload of food and juggling a briefcase at the same time.  He sits down on the other side of Paula.  He places the briefcase on the floor and crams a handful of food into his mouth.

Paula looks at him with disgust. 

George – (Speaks with his mouth full of food)  Hello, ladies.   My name is George…would either of you care for a donut?

Paula – No thank you…I am on a diet. 

Elizabeth – (Shakes her head to indicate that she does not want a donut.) 

George – (takes another bite of food) Where are you ladies heading off to? (Takes another bite of food.) 

Elizabeth – I’m flying back to college to start my final semester. 

George – (crams some more food in his mouth) That’s nice.  What are you studying? 

Elizabeth – I’m studying to become a kindergarten teacher. 

Paula – Oh my...you will never get rich that way. 

George – (Eats some popcorn and mumbles something.)

Paula – Excuse me?  I couldn’t understand what you were saying. 

George – (swallows food)   Sorry, I tend to talk with my mouth full. 

Paula – (looks at Elizabeth with a superior smile and turns to George) We noticed.

George – I said, I’m flying to Iowa for a corn convention.  I hope to corner the market on popcorn. 

Paula – Well at the rate you’re eating the stuff, you will be bankrupt in a year! 

George – (Looks hurt, turns his back on Paula and starts to quickly eat more popcorn.) 

Enter Larry wearing sunglasses.   He looks at his watch and sits down next to Elizabeth. 

Larry – (takes off sunglasses, leans across Elizabeth and looks at Paula)  Hey good looking…haven’t we met before? 

Paula – (Looks down her nose at Larry)  I am absolutely sure we have never met before. 

Larry – (Looks at Elizabeth)   How would you like to sit next to me on the plane, gorgeous  (wiggles his eyebrows suggestively? 

Elizabeth – I don’t think so.   

Larry – I’m headed off to Reno to get a divorce. 

George – That’s too bad.   I’ve been happily married for ten years now. 

Larry – So have I, but not to the same woman.  (laughs) 

Paula – How many times have you been married? 

Larry – Nine. 

Elizabeth – (Looks shocked)   You’ve been married nine times? 

Larry – Yep!  My wives keep objecting to my girlfriends (laughs again). 

Paula – That’s absolutely disgusting. 

Announcer – Attention ladies and gentleman, flight 222 for Paris will be taking off as scheduled. 

Paula – That’s a relief.   I hate sitting in these airport waiting rooms.   You meet such a low class of people. 

Enter Albert.  He stops looks at his watch, looks angry and stomps over and sits next to Larry. 

Albert – Have they called my flight yet? 

Larry – Hi, the name is Larry.  (Holds out his hand to shake Albert’s.) 

Albert – (shakes hands with Larry)  My name’s Albert…have they called my flight yet? 

Larry – (laughs) How should I know?  What flight are you taking? 

Albert – New York!  I have a business meeting I can’t be late for it!   

Larry – (Looks at the others)   Has anyone heard a flight for New York announced? 

All the characters respond by saying no in various ways. 

Albert – (looks at his watch)   This is ridiculous!  I paid good money for this ticket.  The least these stupid airlines could do is be on time. 

Larry – Well you can’t have everything, buddy. 

Albert – I expect to get what I paid for!  (Smacks his hand on the chair next to him.) 

George – (still has a mouthful of food)  Sometimes there is a good reason for flights being delayed. 

Albert – Oh really..and just what do you consider a good reason for a flight delay? 

George – Well, bad weather can delay a flight. 

Albert – Oh that’s a real good reason to keep me sitting here when I have more important things to do…weather…ha! 

Enter Gilbert from stage left.   He walks over and sits next to George. 

Gilbert – Hello everyone.   Looks like you are all one happy little family here.  My name is Gilbert, but you can call me Gil.   

George – Hi, Gil.  I’m flying to Iowa.  (Eats some more food.) 

Gilbert – How boring.  I’m headed to Germany. 

Larry – Germany?  What is there to do in Germany? 

Gilbert – The autobahn man!   I am headed for the ultimate driving experience.  No speed limits.   You can drive as fast as you want and no one cares! 

Elizabeth – Really, I didn’t know that.  Not that it would do me much good.  On a good day, I can’t get my car to go faster than 45 miles per hour. 

Gilbert – (flips open his wallet and points to each car as he names them)  Well then, you are driving the wrong car.  Look!   Here is a picture of my Ferrari, my Lotus, my Lamborghini… 

Paula – (Looks interested)   Exactly how many expensive cars do you have? 

Gilbert – (puts away his wallet and rubs his hands together in a greedy manner)  Right now, I have fifteen…but that’s not nearly enough.  I won’t rest until I own one of every expensive car ever made. 

Paula – Really?  That’s fascinating! 

Gilbert – Yes, isn’t it!    

Elizabeth – Is that all you do…just drive fast cars? 

Gilbert – You silly child….I also collect art.  I own the finest art collection in Europe. 

George – I have a really nice oil painting of Elvis hanging above my sofa back home. 

Gilbert – You’ve got to be kidding!  (Sighs and rolls his eyes.) 

George – Well it is painted on black velvet.  (George looks hurt and crams some more food into his mouth.) 

Gilbert – In this life, the only thing that matters is owning more. 

Larry -  More what? 

Gilbert – More of everything!  

Announcer – Flight 617 is now departing for Germany.   

Gilbert – That’s me.   Nice meeting you all.  (Waves and walks offstage.) 

Paula – (waves)  Good luck with your Ferrari! 

Paula – Now that’s my kind of man! 

Enter Sam.  He strolls over and sits next to George. 

Sam – Hi everyone.  Guess you all are waiting for your flights, huh? 

Albert – (looks at his watch)   Yes, we are WAITING!!!  My flight is overdue by fifteen  minutes.  This is ridiculous.   I am going to go to the head of this airline and complain.  Why should I have to sit here and wait?  Time is money and this stupid airline is wasting both my time and my money. 

Sam – Chill out man. 

Albert – Don’t tell me to chill out!   

Larry – The kid is right…chill out man! 

Albert – Who do you think you are?  You can’t talk to me that way. 

Larry – I just did. 

Albert – Do you want to step outside and settle this like men? 

Larry -  You talk like a character in a 1940 movie. (laughs) 

Albert – (Stands up and makes a fist)  I’ll teach you to make fun of me! 

Announcer – Attention ladies and gentlemen, Flight 982 is now boarding for New York! 

Albert – That’s my flight!  (looks at Larry)   You’re lucky they called my flight when they did or you would have a fat lip by now. 

Larry – (laughs again)   Ohhhhh, I’m so scared. 

Albert stomps off stage. 

George – (looks at Sam)   So what do you do for a living? 

Sam – I make it a habit of being unemployed. 

Elizabeth – Why? 

Sam – Because I don’t like to work. 

Paula – Then how do you manage to support yourself? 

Sam – Oh that’s easy…I just keep going back to live with my parents. 

Larry – How old are you? 

Same – Thirty-two. 

Paula – Have you no pride? 

Sam – Nope. 

Elizabeth – Don’t you want to do something meaningful with your life? 

Sam – Nope. 

Larry – Don’t you want to get married and settle down? 

Sam – Nope. 

Paula – What do you want to do? 

Sam – (Stretches his arms out, slouches in his chair and yawns.) Absolutely nothing. 

(Fade to black.)

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