The Minister and the Prostitute: part 1

Act 1 Scene 1

[A diner / A cafe. A waitress is serving a prostitute. In walks a minister.]

Minster: Good morning. (smiling)

Waitress: Excuse me honey. (talking to prostitute) Hello preacher. What will it be? The usual or are you going to try something different?

Prostitute: try something different preacher. Enjoy life.

Minister: I'll have the usual please. (stuffy)

Waitress: Ok suit yourself. 1 cup of coffe coming up.

Prostitute: Listen I hope I wasn't out of line provoking you to try something. That's just my way, in my line of work being outgoing pays.

Minister: No harm done. (condescending) Thank you.

Waitress: We've just gotten some fresh pastries in, would you like to try one? Its on the house. we're trying out a new baker our since our dear Martha is no longer with us. Life must go on I guess.

Preacher: Sure but could you wrap it up so I could take it with me?

Waitress: Sure, no problem. Excuse me.

Prostitute: Well I guess you are trying something different after all.

Minister: Uh yeah. I guess I am. (stuffy)

Prostitute: So preacher what denomination are you?

Preacher: A regular old protestant

Prostitute: Oh now I recognize you. You preach at the one up the street. Yeah I know some of the people that go there. They tell me you keep 'em goin. (undignified)

Preacher: We have a good church with a good solid moral congregation.(very dignified)

- waitress returns -

Waitress: There you go preacher. (setting bag on counter)

Preacher: This is more than I ask for, let me give...

Waitress: Like I told you we're trying out a new baker and this is free advertisement.

Preacher: Well thank you. I'll make and let you know what I think. Goodbye. (to waitress)

Waitress and Prostitute: Goodbye preacher.

Waitress: He's a good man.(warmly)

Prostitute: A good man, why because he's a preacher. The whole time we were talking he looked at me like trash. He never invited me to his church and didn't want to talk about his precious church. Why I wouldn't be surprised if he stopped coming in here. It's a good th...

Waitress: Well you can come on a bit strong, and the way you're dressed...c'mon. I've told you before you have no shame to do what you do and dress like that I mean everthing is hanging out.

Prostitute: Ok so I'm not perfect Who Is! That stuck up preacher who doesn't want to even acknowledge my humanity.

Waitress: Listen you can't expect people to embrace you because of what yo do.

Prostitute: I'm more than what I do, besides we're not talking about people, we're talking about a minister for crying out loud. He's supposed to be in the people business if you know what I mean.

Waitress: Well minsters are people too.

Prostitute: Obviously

- Scene Ends -