Steward-“ship” – a clown skit for 1 clown and narrator
an original clown skit by valerie.delaney at gmail.com
Props Needed: Cruise pamphlets, toy ship with STEWARD printed on it or plywood cutout of ship put on laundry baskets to form ship and hold stewardship forms.
Narrator: Once there was a clown.
Narrator : [Walks to middle of stage, clasps hands overhead, “shakes” hands as in cheering. Puts hands down and continues offstage.]
Narrator : One day s/he decided to take a cruise
Clown : [Looking at cruise pamphlets.]
Narrator : But there were so many to choose from.
Clown : [Scratches head]
Narrator : Did s/he want to go on __(name of cruise line)___?
Clown : [holds up pamphlet]
Narrator : No, not this time.
Clown : [Throws pamphlet over shoulder]
Narrator : How about going on __Name of cruise line)___?
Clown : [Clown holds up pamphlet]
Narrator : No, not this one either
Clown : [Throws over shoulder]
Narrator : Not __name of cruise line__, or __name of cruise line__, or ___name
of cruise line__, or ___name of cruise line___.
Clown : [Clown is throwing pamphlets over shoulder]
Narrator : Suddenly the clown knew what ship to take.
Clown : [Eyes “light” up and clown raises pointer finger]
Clown : [Gets toy ship or uncovers larger ship, and shows audience]
Narrator : S/he wanted the “steward”-ship.
Narrator : And s/he wants to invite you along
Fill out the pledge forms being handed out to you and drop them in the boat in the back.
[Editor’s note: for a longer skit, you could add some more ‘clownish’ options in addition to the various cruise lines – for instance, ‘The Good Ship Lollipop’ – the clown pulls out a giant lollipop, about to lick it, when the Narrator says ‘No, not this one.’ – clown reacts, sadly puts away the lollipop, etc.]