A moving Mother's day skit on a woman's courage, a mother's love
Set to music Clair de lune
(Timing cues)
0:00 mother and father stand face to face, staring at ground motionless.
(After opening stanza) Slowly look up and at each other.
Mother slowly raises her hand and sorrowfully strokes fathers check.
0:35 Father picks up suitcase and leaves, leaving mother staring at door for a few moments after he’s gone.
1.03 She picks up baby with joy in her heart at first, turns to trying to quiet/settle Baby asleep in her arms.
1:40 Takes baby out of room.
1:50 Mother returns, hair is in pony tail and wearing apron. Takes ‘month’ off calendar or winds wall clock forward, makes sandwich, primary daughter who followed her in waits - snatches once sandwich is given and leaves without acknowledgement to mother.