Outline for Coffeehouse night

So far, we've discussed skit ideas and here's roughly what's going to turn up.

Characters (for main skit):

Mike: Played by Ben
Waiter: Played by Nouver
Stranger off the Street: Anyone
People in line: everybody else.

Introduction: We're having a main skit, with 6 mini-skits intermingled amongst them. Each course of the meal is roughly represented by a mini-skit.

Let's begin...

Main Skit: a man (let's call him Mike) is looking for a new restaurant. Mike sings this while wandering around.

Mike:Time for lunch, my stomach said
I left the office to get fed
I had dined at every place on Main
My appetite was ripe for change.
And there stood this old restaurant I had never seen before <Points at the retaurant>
And a stranger in an apron Came bursting through the door and said

During the singing, an overentusiastic waiter ushers Mike to a table.

Waiter: Welcome to the best stuff in the world today cafe
We are all believers in a better way
We were served as customers not so long ago
Now we are all waiters, thought you ought to know.

Waiter: Here is our menu for today. <pauses> What would you like to order?
Mike: Everything looks great. Sure better than that some fast food joint I can think of...

Miniskit 1

McJesus Drama

Mike: What do you recommend?
Waiter: Well, why don't we start with an appetizer? Our chef particular loves to make cheeze filled Mushroom caps, sauteed in olive oil and sprinkled with onion.
Mike: Is it filling? I wouldn't want to have something that's just, you know, superficial.
Waiter: You don't have to worry about that. Everything we have here will satisfy you.
Mike: Really? And what's it going to take for that? This looks like a pretty classy restaurant, and it's not exactly a smorgasboard. If I want to be full, I'm gonna have to order more than one dish, and I doubt that's gonna be cheap.
Waiter I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Tell you what--let me make up a menu for you--I think you're a very discerning young man who is a true connoisseur for fine cuisine, yet needs a little more <pauses to think> substance than your average person(need another word to be suitable here)

Miniskit 2

It Just Wasn't Enough. Gordon is in charge of this one.

Mike: The the waiter said to me
Waiter: "Everything we serve is free"
Mike: And when he saw that I was full of doubt
He shoved the best stuff in my mouth.
The food was so fantastic, man
I could not stay in my seat
I jumped up from the table
And dragged a stranger off the street
And said:
Waiter: Welcome to the best stuff in the world today cafe
We are all believers in a better way
We were served as customers not so long ago
Now we are all waiters, thought you ought to know.

Miniskit 3 - Perfect? Not!

Click here for a link to it. By Nouver Cheung.

Miniskit 4 - Beat Poetry

Andrew Yung is in charge of this one.

Waiter: And if you're inclined to take the time
To show your gratitude
Then serve somebody else today
Like I've done for you.
Pretty soon the business went berserk
And all the people left their work
In every case because they took the time to serve
They each got more than they deserved.
The pantry soon was empty
And all that we could find
Was some simple bread and wine
But the people stood in line to say:
People: Welcome to the best stuff in the world today cafe
We are all believers in a better way
We were served as customers not so long ago
Now we are all waiters, thought you ought to know.

Miniskit 5

Breaking the Chains Bonny Lui is in charge of this one.

Miniskit 6

This is our dessert. The key is that everybody expects the desert to be the best Thing is, it isn't. It *is* what happens at the end of our meal, but the strange thing is that it doesn't taste that great at first. In fact, it doesn't seem worth it. But eventually, it seems pretty good.
Currently, Ben is working on a skit, and since it's the longest one, I'll make it the last one. He's keeping it a surprise, so I can't really put anything up for it.

Mike: Wow, that was a wonderful meal.
Waiter: We aim to please.
Mike: So I really don't owe you anything?
Waiter: No, of course not. I'm here because I want to serve. I was once waited on, but I realized how great it is to serve.
Mike: I think I know what you mean.

Mike: So know you know the way I learned
That once the tables have been turned
It's just not enough to have your fill
Tip the waitress, pay the bill
When you can serve the banquet
That the world's so hungry for
So grab an waiter's apron
And see who's at the door
And say:
Together: Welcome to the best stuff in the world today cafe
We are all believers in a better way
We were served as customers not so long ago
Now we are all waiters, thought you ought to know.

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