This short theater piece was created at the Freie Universität during a 2018 Drama Lab improv session... and is still a work in progress!
Characters:
The Thief (steals from the old lady, very sneaky)
The Old Lady (her bag gets stolen, she has trouble remembering, speaks in "old lady voice")
The Shop Owner (confident, proud, calls the police)
The Police Officer (helps finding the thief, helpful
The Thief's Assistant (distracts the lady)
Extras (customers who want to shop)
Important: The thief has to be distinguishable from extras perhaps through certain characteristics in his or her clothes.
Scene 1
somewhere in a mall, using her walker or a cane, an old lady is looking for clothes
Old Lady: What a lovely day to do some shopping. I hope I'll find some nice things today.
people around her are walking around, shopping, mumbling to each other
thief assistant appears
Thief Assistant: Oh hello there! You look like you might need some help.
Old Lady: No thank you. I'm fine. I'm not that old.
Thief Assistant: Are you sure? I wouldn't mind helping you.
Old Lady: No, I can do this on my own.
meanwhile a thief sneaks into the scene and very carefully steals the lady's wallet
lady does not notice at first
these last two lines can be varied and repeated until the wallet has been removed from the purse
Scene 2
at the checkout
Shop Owner: That is 180 Euros.
Old Lady: Let me just get out my purse. Oh no! My wallet is lost! Someone stole it!
Shop Owner: That is horrible. A robbery in my shop! Let's call the police!
Old Lady: