Dada Play Script

Cast: Abeselom: U.S Child Willa: Pakistani Child Georgina: Mother/ Protester, Costumes: Abeselom: a coat, normal clothes for child Georgina: sign, all black clothes, (apron?), Willa: Ragged, torn clothes Opening: Abeselom is killing young children with video game Willa holds up signs on hands saying Enemy--- Kill to Win, sits at bottom of stage Mom enters after hearing the noises (Looks at child) (Pauses) G: What are you doing? A: Killing those dirty terrorists G: Kids with games, these days! Killing all these people A: But its fun. G: Just turn down the volume. A: Ok Mom G: (Starts to leave then turns back at sound) Whats happening there? (Gestures to television) A: I unlocked a new weapon. And go! G: Gosh thats violent A: Its ok. (plays game for a few seconds) they can protect themselves. Willa goes down Georgina is now a protester. G: (Now Protester) on flipcards, flips over with tape covering her mouth Flipcards say: Help the Children. But parts of it are faded and the signs look old. She looks tired as if she has lost much of her energy. She is frozen next to As character, A reaches out and rips her flipcard: The US soldier starts to speak. A:(pretending to be talking with friends, drunk, slurring words) I attack the terrorists, the ones that want to hurt our country. Thinkin they can take away our freedom. I dont kill the innocent. I kill the ones who NEED to be killed. To save us. (Laughs) Thats right. American Through and Through.

Willa stands on stage and cringes, ducks head and shields herself with the paper and pretends to collapse. Holds up new paper to audience: TARGET: HIT G: Hold us flip card about children, hurt children Flips to other flipcard: But youre American, Army Symbol Flipcard: Torn between the sides Sits down on ground and falls with tape on mouth. Holds up sign weekly: Flipcard: VOICE... LOST END POEM: W: I am the voice (on signs) A: of the killer G:of the protector (on signs) W: of the victim (on signs) (Each of us make movement symbolic of our character) G and W hold up signs that say Stop the Killers , Drop the signs and drop. END OF SCENE. ALL FREEZE