Scrooge & Marley

By Jack Hall

CHARACTERS

Narrator

Marion- A woman in London

Ebenezer Scrooge

Bob Marley

Little Ebenezer- Scrooge as a boy

Two bullies

Tiny Tim

The stage is set as Scrooge's office. Scrooge is walking up aisle through the audience. Marion enters the auditorium and walks on a path to pass him.

NARRATOR- Everyone in London town loved Christmas.

MARION- Merry Christmas, guv'nah!

SCROOGE- Bah humbug!

Scrooge continues on into his office.

NARRATOR- Everyone, that is, except Ebenezer Scrooge.

MARION- Drop dead, jerk!

Marion exits.

NARRATOR- Scrooge hated Christmas, and he took it out on everyone from his nephew to his faithful employee, Bob Cratchit. But then one year, the spirits decided they had enough, and sent an old acquaintance to pay a visit to Scrooge.

MARLEY- (off) Scroooooge! Scroooooge!

SCROOGE- Who said that? Cratchit? Cratchit, is that you?

MARLEY- (off) No, Scrooge, it is I, your old partner!

SCROOGE- Jacob Marley? My old business partner?

MARLEY- No, mon!

Bob Marley enters to reggae music.

MARLEY- It is I, your old partner when we played reggae in de clubs!

SCROOGE- Bob Marley?

MARLEY- Ya, mon! What is all dis I hear about you hatin' on de Christmas?

SCROOGE- Christmas, bah humbug! A poor excuse to pick a man's pocket every December 25th.

MARLEY- Oh, but you missing de point, mon! Christmas is a time to party and have celebrations! Remember when we played in de clubs and did de reggae "Away in a Manger"?

SCROOGE- That was a long time ago. I got older, and wiser.

MARLEY- No, mon, you just got grumpy. and I tink I know why! Scrooge, remember your childhood? Remember when you first hated de Christmas?

SCROOGE- I remember...

Little Ebenezer enters, carrying a Christmas stocking, humming "Jingle Bells. Two bullies run on and pelt him with snowballs!

BULLY 1- Look at little Ebenezer with his Christmas present!

BULLY 2- Run home and cry to mama!

BULLY 1- And go tell Santa what naughty boys we were!

Little Ebenezer runs off. The bullies chase him, still throwing snowballs.

SCROOGE- Those bullies were so mean! People are mean at Christmas, and that's why I hate it.

MARLEY- No, mon. It's not about de bullies. It's about de snow! You hate de snow!

SCROOGE- The snow? Of course! I do hate snow! But Bob, what can I do? How can I change my ways?

MARLEY- It's so simple, mon. You pack you bag. And pack some bags for Meesta Cratchit and his family. And you all go to the only place in the world to do Christmas... Jamaica!!

Scrooge and Marley exit.

NARRATOR- So Scrooge took Bob Cratchit and his family to Jamaica, and for the first time in years, Scrooge had a good Christmas, enjoying the warm breezes, the sand, and the surf on the jolliest day of the year.

Scrooge, Marley, and Tiny Tim enter. Tim and Scrooge have Hawaiian shirts on.

SCROOGE- Merry Christmas, Bob!

TIM- And God bless us, every one!

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