Drama

Dad, My Superhero
Scene 1: At the hospital

(Mother gives birth to a baby and dies. Nurses have the baby and take him to his dad)

Nurse: Here is your little baby. He is a baby boy.

Hmmm. I’m so sorry to let you know that your wife has died.

Father: What! (Cries and shouts)

Incredible! What should I do know! How is it possible to raise up a baby without his mother?
But ... I’ll sacrifice everything I own to raise him, for the sake of his future, and for the
sake of his country.

Nurse: Good luck Sir. Whenever you need help, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. We’ll
certainly be at your disposal.

(Father takes his little baby and goes away)

Scene 2: At home

(The baby has become a handsome young school boy).

Father: (looks eye to eye to his son), my son I want you to mind your education and study
hard in order to have a bright future.

Son: Ok dad. I’ll do my best. Now, I must leave. It’s schooling time. (Hug each other).

Father: Take care of yourself. Respect your teachers and don’t mingle with bad company.

Son: Don’t worry daddy. I will and won’t

Scene 3: At School

(Students meet at the heart of the schoolyard, including the son)

One of his schoolmates: How about enjoying ourselves this afternoon?

Son: Ok. That sounds as a great idea. Let’s meet at 3 o’clock at our usual place.

Schoolmates: Ok. See you then.

(The boy immediately runs back home, has lunch, gets changed and ready to leave the house for a free
afternoon with his mates.)

Scene 4: At home

Father: Where are you going? You should stay home and work on your lessons.

Son: lessons, lessons, lessons every time. I’m fed up. It’s too monotonous dad.
I should go out and have a little bit of fun with my mates.

Father: it’s ok. But don’t stay out too late.

Son: I’ll try, but don’t worry if I’m late.
 (Son leaves home to meet his friends and is too late)

Scene 5: Home and street.

Father: (in a very low voice): He is too late. I have to go and look for him (shuts the door and goes
out. Suddenly glimpses him at a corner with his friends. They are doing something bad!? )
What are you doing in here? Are you smoking? Go home.

Son: You are always blaming me. I am mature enough and I know what I’m doing. You must let me do
what I adore dad. If not I’ll put an end to my life!

Father: (Shaking) put an end to your life! No dear. I just want you to be a young good man. Think
of your mom, she wouldn’t be happy to see you like this. Think of her. You must do so.

Son: My mother! (Runs back home crying, shuts his room, then makes a promise)
I will never ever do it again. I shall obey my dad and do what he asks me to do.

Scene 6: On the way home

(On his way home, father passes by a supermarket and buys lots of things and gifts for his son. A mugger
attacks him. Fortunately, his son rescues him).

The thief: (attacks the man) give me the money, mobile phone and everything you own or I’ll take
you life.

Son: Dad! (Grasps the thief) Give him his staff or I’ll kill you (the thief runs away and disappears).

Father: let him go. Let him go, Offfffffffffffff. What a bastard!
Thank you so much son. If you weren’t here, I’d be dead now (they hug each other and go home).

Scene 7: After a couple of years.

(The son graduates and becomes an engineer)

Son: You see dad! I have finally realized my dreams and made you happy.

Father: Congratulations! It’s a well-deserved achievement and I wish you all the best in future endeavours.

(Father falls dead and the son knees by him crying)

What we give our fathers can never match what our fathers can give us and it’s so important to have a dad in
your life. So everybody of you should respect and obey his/her dad. It is also important for fathers to get fully
involved in their children’s life to raise them in a proper way.

(The song “you raise me up” by Westlife is launched and dedicated to all fathers. Everybody sings along with
the singer).

The end
 Play 2: FACEBOOK

Background Facebook is suffering from excessive use and needs help.

Parts Description

Dr. Google A doctor whose job is to provide medical assistance to social networks.

Facebook A terribly sick social network who suffers from insomnia. He feels over-used and is in
need of urgent solutions.
Mrs. Email. Facebook’s mother. She is accompanying him to the doctor to assure the health of her son.

Nurse Mozilla An efficient Nurse.

MySpace Dr. Google’s ex-patient.

The scene is a doctor’s consulting room. Dr. Google is seated behind the desk making some prescriptions to MySpace
and Nurse Mozilla is in the room.
“At the doctor’s office”
Dr. Google: Here you are MySpace. Take these measures and you’ll soon feel better.
MySpace: Thanks doctor for solving all my problems.
Dr. Google: You’re welcome at any time.
MySpace: See you soon. Bye.
Dr. Google: Bye.
Dr. Google: Mozilla, are there any other patients?
Mozilla: Yes Sir. There is Facebook and his mother again!
Dr. Google: Could you send them in please?
Mozilla: Sure.

“At the waiting room”

Mozilla: Yes Mrs. Email. Go in please. The doctor is waiting for you.
Mrs. Email: Ok thank you. But please, could you wait a minute? I need to wake Facebook up!
(talking to Facebook and trying to wake him up)
Wake up! Wake up! The doctor is waiting for us.
(pushing Facebook towards the door)
Let’s go! Come on lazy boy! Shake a leg!!

“At the doctor’s office”

Mrs. Email: Hello doctor.
Dr. Google: Hello you two!
(talking to Mozilla) Mozilla, could you please bring me his last analysis?
Mozilla: Sure! (leaves to bring the analysis)
Dr. Google: Oh here again young Facebook!!
What seems to be the problem this time?
You look terribly sick!
Facebook: (Yawning and stretching his arms)
You know doctor……(his mother interrupts him)
Mrs. Email: Since 2004, he hasn’t slept a minute.
Dr. Google: What!!
Why is that??
Mrs. Email: It’s because of the users. They are dangerously increasing in his body. He’s got thousands of
new users every day.
Dr. Google: Is that right young Facebook?
Facebook: You know doctor… Users enjoy me. They can’t stop using me. We have been together for nine
years and we will always be.
I can’t let them down because they have become addicted to me
Dr. Google: That was expected my dear. I warned you since the first time we met. But you have never
taken my advice into account.
Mrs. Email: He is careless doctor. He doesn’t take anyone’s advice into account either.
Dr. Google: I’m sure he’ll do from now on.
Mrs. Email: I hope so.
So doctor what do you think about his case?
Dr. Google: (looking at Facebook’s analysis)
I’m afraid to say that Facebook suffers from serious problems.
Facebook: What!!
What do you mean by serious problems??!!
Dr. Google: I think you will not live longer
Mrs. Email: (scared) Are you sure about that.
Dr. Google: Yeah! Deadly sure.
Mrs. Email: (looking at the audience)… Oh dear!! Oh dear!!
That’s a bad news for me, for you and for millions of users.
What’s a mother to do? What’s a mother to do?
Where is his father when I need him?
Mozilla: (trying to calm her down)
Dear dear Mrs. Email. Calm down please.
There must be a solution.
Mrs. Email: But doctor, who’s responsible for my son’s terrible situation?
Dr. Google: I think the first responsible is Mark.
Mrs. Email: But why?
Dr. Google: Because he has allowed Facebook to all users. Even the kids!!
Mozilla: (looking at Facebook’s analysis)
Plus, I have noticed that his case has grown worse since the creation of 0-Facebook.
Now he’s available everywhere. Even on mobile phones!!
Facebook: That’s completely correct.
I have been feeling exhausted since that time.
What is also increasing my case is Almazraa Asaida (the happy farm) and Sayf Almaarifa (the
Knowlegde sword) is killing me.
(deeply sad) I’m dying.
Dr. Google: Ok! Let’s be positive.
At least there are some actions that can be taken to avoid your death.
Mrs. Email & (surprised and delighted)
Facebook ACTIONS !!! Like what doctor?
Dr. Google: Let’s begin by deleting under 13-year-old accounts.
Facebook: Deleting accounts?
I feel sorry for millions of kids that I will not see any more.
But, we’ll meet when they grow up.
Mrs. Email: I totally agree with you. At least, this is going to decrease the daily users.
Mozilla: I also suggest not allowing 0-Facebook after 6 p.m.
Facebook: My dad Password suggests a nice idea. He says that we should use ID card numbers as
Facebook password to make sure that kids will no longer access me. This way, there will be one
or two accounts for family.
Dr. Google: The last but not the least, games should be accessible one hour a day per user.
Mrs. Email: (talking to the audience)
I am so happy to hear that. I’m sure that this is going to help my kid.
Facebook: (talking to the audience)
You know.
I’m very useful.
You can use me to communicate with all your friends and family members.
You can use me to enhance your business.
You can use me for your education to share activities and homework.
You can also use me to share your pictures, videos and any other stuff.
BUT BE CAREFULL!!
I can turn into a dangerous addiction at any time.
So,
enjoy me and help me to live.
a Play I wrote last year
Mother and Son
1. Alarabi : Hi dude!
2. Samir : Hey, how are you man?
3. Alarabi : I’m cool, but I’m fed up with school, I do not want to go, opppps!
4. Samir : mm do you really care? we do not do anything even we go there
5. Alarabi : hhh I see, let’s go then
6. Samir : hmm, but we are too late, what excuse we are going to give to our teacher
7. Alarabi : Oh yes, we missed the bus, did not we my friend?
8. Samir : hh yes dude, we missed the bus even if our houses are just next to the
school
9. Alarabi : shuuuut up, idiot!
10. Samir : ok let’s go
11. Alarabi + Samir : trying to knock the door in a funny way, who to knock?
12. Alarabi : knocked the door at last
13. Teacher : Sorry you are too late
14. Alarabi : please teacher , we have just missed the bus, we live far from school
15. Samir : bowing his head and does not talk , just making funny gestures
16. Teacher : get in for the last time
17. Alarabi : hi class ( to make fun of the teacher)
18. Teacher : HAVE A SEAT, late and disturbing us!?
19. Alarabi : teacher, this table is broken!!
20. Teacher : sit down, who broke it I?
21. Teacher : Shall we carry on?
22. Students : yes teacher
23. Teacher: when you come across a disabled man, for example blind person, do
you help him cross the road
24. Students: yes teacher, we help them as they can’t see
25. Teacher: great , you have eyes, but many people do not; you have ears, but many
people are deaf, you have feet but many people are on wheel chair ( sad
instrumental)
26. Students: yes teacher , it is so sad
27. Alarabi : you have (mind just miming) and me walo hhhhhh
28. Students: hhhh
29. Teacher: Yes, but listen, if you want to have mind, Ok! Talking about helping
disable people, do we have this in our culture right?
30. Students: yes teacher
31. Teacher: cool this is what we call human values, in Arabic Alqiyam Al insaniya
32. Alarabi: “Qiyamaa awstad”
33. Teacher: it’s not funny ok, last time you do such thing
34. Alarabi: ma drt walo ana, yak a sa7bi
35. Samir: “ustad ma dar wlo ghi tshab lih thdr 3la qiyam o jna o dakchi”
36. Teacher: in groups, what are some values that you know?
37. Students: honesty, tolerance, love
38. Alarabi: love hhh 3laah huwa qiyam
39. Teacher: yes, love parents, friends...
40. Alarabi: ta ana A Ustad 3ndi lov dyali,la dyalna ana U sahbi..
41. Samir: hhh, but hissing
42. Alarabi: malkom ntuma Ka dhku o duru 3ndi ….Bachar
43. Teacher: ok keep working
44. Students: teacher , someone threw this at me
45. Teacher: ok stop it...write the name of the one you suspect
46. Students: all student write “Alarabi” ( music)
47. Teacher: Alarabi, get out
48. Alarabi: ma kharj ana
49. Teacher: Responsible, please call the principal
50. Principal; Nod mn tma , Khrj!
51. Alarabi: Ma drt walo ana, Ustaad ka ikhrbq 3liya anaaa
52. Principal: braaa ....
53. Alarabi: (few minutes later) Smh li teacher; ma n3awdch ghi dik s3a mrid chwiya
54. Teacher: Take care of your study and future, go bring your Parents
55. Alarabi: Awstad walid o walida kbar ma ijjwich
56. Teacher: ok get in and reduce noise , and work harder to be able to help your
mom someday
57. Alarabi: Ok teacher
58. Teacher: get in
59. Alarabi: hh ha hwa dkhlnii
60. Teacher: Hi everyone
61. Students: hi teacher
62. Teacher: write on the board mother’s day, and ask students do you celebrate our
mothers? Can you give me a hadit about mothers
63. Students : No, we do not, “paradise is under mothers’ feet”
64. Alarabi: beat one of his classmates
65. T: again, opppps . Get out !
66. S: Hani tws3 fih ach baghi qrayaa ga3 ..ach daru biha lwala..bit ana gha niveau
bac o 3skr ntiri f bachar..anaa...”close door in bad way”
67. Teacher: ok, call the principal
68. Teacher: I need to see his parents
69. Alarabi : (few minutes later ) Smh li ustad ,ma n3awd
70. Teacher: get out, and come back with your parents
71. ………………………………………………………
72. Mother : Malo a ustad, smh lina..”crying”..raah dar fi skar tl3 li tention..maba iqra
makayn li i3awni..tqhrt anaa...
73. Teacher: smhi li , Wldk mabaghich iqra ..ka idy3 rasu
74. Mother : crying..hchuma awldi hka gha trd liya 9 chhur d 3dab..o dba nkhdm o
ndel rasi 3la wdk...Njri nhar o lil…nshr o nfiq bkri bach tjbd li sda3....( lost her
consciousness) (sad music)
75. Alarabi: Mom sorry sorry..crying..ma n3awdch…( silence )
…………………………………………………………………………….
76. Teacher: ok get it in Alarabi
77. Alarabi: ok ustad
78. Teacher: what did we see last session?
79. students: mother’s day
80. Teacher: how could we celebrate them?
81. Students: gift, respect, study ….
82. Alarabi: teacher N7tarmohom o ndiru ma f jhdna nqraw..
83. Teacher: tbarklah 3liik...what’s “nhtarmu” in English
84. Alarabi: respeeet...
85. Teacher: great.. in French.. and respect in English
86. Alarabi: write it on the copy book
87. Teacher: becomes very sensitive, it is the first time that Alarabi writes and says
something good in class
88. Alarabi: teacher, “jbt wahd qasida 3l om ktbha li khuya mi ma n3rf nqra hh “
89. Teacher: nnn you know, amazing..!! Come on read it !!!
90. Alarabi :
Mom sorry for troubles I did
Mom sorry for all my wrong deeds
I will change and I am indeed
Love you and I will till the end
I work hard; I stay up late I am your seed
I will grow and be a tree to give you air and shade
Mom, in my heart forever will be found
Thx teacher for help and for being kind
Love you Mom, love you Dad