Genre: Drama, one-act play

Synopsis: It is a half hour before the Reverend is to open her new Sanctuary with the promise of salvation for her lgbtq+ congregants. But as the Reverend and her young contractor are wrapping up some last touches to make the building presentable, a series of mishaps occur and the building starts to fall apart around them. As they frantically put out the escalating fires, the Reverend’s adoptive mother arrives to denounce this Sanctuary. With this condemnation, the Reverend’s naïve contractor begins to undo the construction work she has done in order to avoid God’s damnation. How will the Reverend save her flock without alienating her own mother in the process?

Characters (in order of appearance):  

REVEREND, an African-American lesbian from Pittsburgh, late 20s/early 30s

PARIE, one of the reverend’s lesbian congregants from the south, late teens

MOM, the reverend’s adoptive mother, Caucasian

Playwright’s Note: The race/ethnicity of PARIE is flexible.

Place:  Pittsburgh

Time:  Present day

PROP LIST

Toolbelt

                Phillips

                Current detector

                Electric drill with a screwdriver bit

                Two batteries for the drill

Removable outlet covers

Buckets with water (three? five? Up to the director how many)

Fans (tall, short, a few – up to director how many)

Folding chairs

Items to designate this as an lgbtqia church, for example:

Flags: Rainbow, blue-pink-white; pink-lavender-blue

Decoration: Double women’s and double men’s symbols

SOUNDS

Pipes clang

Hammer