Silly Scripts, Stories and Scenarios: Birthday Blues

Agnes was a clown and Amy was a puppet body and legs with her own head sitting on the collar and hands coming out of the sleeves.

This was a script that I wrote with Amy. Agnes was a clown and Amy was a puppet body and legs with her own head sitting on the collar and hands coming out of the sleeves. We were new to Covid and to Zoom, so it was a bit of a play on Zoom and all that was happening and being missed in the lockdown. We taped it on Zoom, I guess it’s lying around here somewhere.

Birthday Blues

Birthday Blues 

Agnes: (alone on Zoom) Where is she? I’m think this is where we’re meeting for my birthday. I’m never sure with Zoom. 

Mabel: Oh, there you are.

Agnes: Finally.

Mabel: Where are we zooming to.

Agnes: No, we’re on Zoom.

Mabel: You’re high?

Agnes: No, I’m sitting down.

Mabel: Oh, that’s shrooms.

Agnes: You’re not making any sense. (aside) She really is her mother’s daughter. When my brother the ventriloquist, had an illicit affair with his puppet, this is what happened. 

Mabel: What are you talking about Aunty?

Agnes: Just your heritage. 

Mabel: I don’t have hairy legs.

Agnes: You haven’t wished me a happy birthday.

Mabel: (singing with cake) “Happy Birthday to You!” Aren’t you going to blow out the candles?

Agnes: How could I do that?

Mabel: You just take a deep breath and then you. See you did it.

Agnes: Oh dear.

Mabel: Would you like a piece?

Agnes: How could I do that?

Mabel: You take a fork and you stick it in the cake and you do this.

Agnes: Really?

Mabel: MMM good

Agnes: Don’t eat too much. You’re already stuffed.

Mabel: What? I don’t have a cold.

Agnes: No, you’re stuffed all over! You need exercise. I bet you’ve just been sitting around! You should be working out at the gym.

Mabel: I have been working out with Jim.

Agnes: Hmph. That’s not what I mean. Not that way.

Mabel: But that’s what you told me to do aunty. I brought you a gift.

Agnes: How can I open that?

Mabel: Like this. Oh it’s chocolates. Would you like one.

Agnes: No!

Mabel: Oh then I’ll have one.

Agnes: Well you’re having a Happy Birthday. I’m going to head off.

Mabel: Okay I could do that. My Dad taught me. (Takes head off).

Agnes: Oh brother.