“Real Women” with Luci Fir
By Charles B. French
Co-written by Lisa, Dana, and Brandi
What does it mean to
be a “real woman” in the world today? Everyone has an opinion, not all of them
good. Sometimes it seems like the more a woman tries to follow this advice on
real womanhood the more miserable she gets. This script explores those issues,
the internal conflict that faces many women today, and presents a way out from
under the burden of unneeded guilt and obligation.
Note: This script was
performed for a women’s retreat and broken into three sections, each scene used
to kick off a separate session. While the following script is broken into three parts, it can be performed all at once, and you only need to omit the lines
about taking a “commercial break.”
Characters
Angeline – she’s
having a terrible nightmare. She is an ordinary woman burdened with many
insecurities about what it means to be a woman, unsure of what she should and
shouldn’t do.
Luci Fir – the
devil in Angeline’s dreams, she is there to give Angeline advice on what it
means to be a “real” woman, sometimes invoking Scripture to make Angeline feel
even more guilty and inadequate.
