{"product_id":"the-train-platform-catholic-skits-for-retreats","title":"“The Train Platform” - Catholic Skits for Retreats","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn a noisy, crowded train platform, five retreatants wait for a train called “The Next Spiritual Moment.” They’re surrounded by announcements, vending carts, and a constant sense that something important is about to arrive… later. Each person has a different excuse: one will pray after checking messages, another will serve once life gets less busy, another insists faith will “really start” after the retreat ends, and one sweet-but-scattered auntie keeps promising God a rosary “as soon as the line clears.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen a hilarious “ticket agent” appears selling a “Free Ticket to Later Holiness,” assuring everyone they can delay repentance with official-looking passes. The platform becomes a comedy of postponement, until one quiet character steps off the platform and simply acts: praying, forgiving, helping, and choosing Jesus now. As the train doors open, the Narrator leaves everyone with a final question that lands both funny and real: are we waiting for a train that never comes?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStop procrastinating in the spiritual life, choose holiness now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharacters \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(5-6 actors)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNarrator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – guides the story, playful but direct\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – always “in a minute,” always scrolling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – promises God he’ll change “after the retreat”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTita Nena\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – devotional, dramatic, and distractible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – funny “ticket seller” of “Later Holiness”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – quiet doer who steps off the platform and acts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModern day (during a Catholic retreat weekend)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProps \u0026amp; Costumes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBench\/chairs like a platform waiting area\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaper “tickets” labeled “LATER HOLINESS”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmall sign: “Train Platform: NEXT SPIRITUAL MOMENT”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhone (real or fake), small rosary, tote bag, whistle (optional)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames 4:14–17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — We don’t know what tomorrow will bring, so do the good you know you should do today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet the stage as a busy platform. Actors mime noise, crowd movement, and announcements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5 minutes  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Godsverse Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63277556597085,"sku":null,"price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/7879\/9709\/files\/e7b96a4d-242c-4401-81ca-84f1f9b487bf.jpg?v=1770108937","url":"https:\/\/shop.godsverse.org\/products\/the-train-platform-catholic-skits-for-retreats","provider":"Godsverse Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}