The Joseph Story: A Skit

 

Act 1:

Scene 1

Brother: Oh look, the sleepy headed dreamer finally is awake!

Joseph: (Yawn) Hey everyone. I had a wild dream! I was a stalk of corn… and you all were too… 

Brother: Is that so?

Joseph: Yeah. And you all bowed down to me like I was your king… Wouldn’t that be wild if that happened?

Brothers: Yeah… wild…

 

Scene 2

Sign—The Next Day

Brother: Oh. Hi Joseph. Want some coffee?

Joseph: Coffee? I’m so energized by my dream last night, why would I need coffee?

Brother: What was it this time?

Joseph: You were all stars, even mom and dad.

Brother: Wow! I’d love to be a star!

Joseph: And I was the sun! The center of it all. I just know my dream will come true!

Brother (to other brothers): We can’t let that happen! Even if it means killing him!

 

Act 2:

Scene 1

Joseph (disguised): They’re here! They’re really here! After all these years, my brothers…

(turn to audience, take off disguise) It’s me, Joseph. (put disguise back on).

My brothers chucked me in a well and left me for dead. I was enslaved in Egypt. Was noticed by Pharaoh. Now I’m his right-hand man! Oh. Here they come!

Scene 2

Brother: Nothing has gone right, since we threw Joseph in the well. It broke dad, he’s just always so sad. 

Then there is the famine—there isn’t enough food to eat anywhere… except here in Egypt… but to feed my people… to keep everyone alive… we need to get food from this guy—Pharaoh’s right hand man, or that’s the end of all of us. We hear he’s a tough one. I really hope we can make this work.

 

Scene 3

Joseph (disguised): Come in.

Brother (bowing): Lord.

Joseph: Get up.

Brother: Yes Lord.

Joseph (looking around): Except for these Hebrews, clear the room. I need to talk with these people, alone.

Brother: eep!

Joseph: Don’t call me Lord.

Brother (looking up): What?

Joseph (removing disguise): Call me brother.

Brother: Jo… joseph?

Joseph: Yes. Its me.

Brother: We… we left you for dead.

Joseph: And somehow, through all that mess, God put me here, in Egypt with plenty of food during a famine. As Pharaoh’s right hand man, I can save people.

Brother: Thank God!

Joseph: God took that evil thing you did, and made something good out of it. If God can do that, how can I not forgive you! My brothers.

Brother (weeping): You’d really do that?

Joseph: I forgive you. 

(Brothers embrace.)