Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Characters
1. Kavita
2. Manish
3. Robert
4. Asif
5. Payal
6. Policeman 1, 2
7. Bystander 1, 2, 3
A busy street. There are some people walking on both sides of the road. Kavita enters the stage.
She is looking for something in her purse and suddenly stops when she reaches the center of the
stage.
Kavita: (to the others who have gathered around) Did you hear that?
Manish: No.
(to the others) Did anyone hear a scream?
Robert : A woman?
Kavita: But I did. The scream came from that house. (looks towards the house)
Kavita: Yes.
Kavita: Of course you can’t hear anyone screaming now, because no one is screaming
right now. But I did hear a scream.
The others seem to lose interest and start to walk away.
Manish: What?
Robert : I can hear a car starting. Maybe that’s what you heard. I can’t hear anyone
scream. Perhaps you heard the car starting.
Asif : I can hear a dog barking. Maybe that’s what you heard. I didn’t hear anyone
scream. Perhaps you heard the dog barking.
Kavita: Of course not! I did not hear a dog barking. I heard a woman screaming.
Manish: I can hear a baby crying. Maybe that’s what you heard. I didn’t hear anyone
scream. Perhaps you heard the baby crying.
Kavita: No, it was not a baby crying. It was a woman and she was screaming. I heard her
scream.
Kavita: Yes, will you come and help me? Let’s go to the house and check.
All go near the house. Robert rings the doorbell. All try to listen at the door.
They try to peek in the windows. Two policemen walk by and stop near the house.
Robert : No, I didn’t. She said she heard the woman screaming.
Policeman 2 : (pointing towards Woman 1) She heard a woman screaming. Did you hear
anything?
Bystander 2 : Yes, I heard a woman screaming. But I do not know whether this came from this
house.
Robert : (knocks with more force) Can you hear anyone now?
Policeman 1 : Search all the rooms. You go upstairs. And you, can search in those rooms.
They all go into the kitchen. The woman screams again and points to something on the floor.
All : A mouse!!!!
Darbar of Aksharpurush
Ranganayaki Srinivas
Parak! Parak! The King of Kings, the Maharaj of Alphabet, The Ace of Letters enters the Raj
Darbar of the letters of the Alphabet.
Maharaj Aksharapurush Ki ………..Jai Maharaj Aksharapurush Ki ………..Jai
Mantri: Yes, Maharaj, the letters are happily forming words and sentences. But… we have a
small problem.
Mantri: All the letters have a complaint against the letter ‘I’.
Maharaj: All right. Let’s hear the complaint. Let the Proceedings of the court begin.
S: Greetings your Majesty. I ‘m letter ‘S’ . I cannot work with ‘I’ anymore. I’m tired of
him.
Maharaj: What ! But that’s impossible. Both of you together make ‘is’. I…S…’IS’ Without ‘is’ we
cannot make sentences. We can’t even say ‘He is a capital letter’ or ‘He is a small letter’.
Mantri: Yes, Maharaj. And we can’t sit or sing. You can’t sign.
S: But your majesty, ‘I’ makes fun of me. He says I’m bent like a snake. And the noise I
make is also like a snake.
I: Yes and I’m right in saying that. When you make a sound like this s……… you are a
real poisonous snake.
O: Maharaj I said that he made fun of the letter U. He told me I can never stand straight
like him. He also said that he could send me down the hill like a ball with one sharp kick. He
thinks I’m old and weak.
I: Yes, my dear old man. You are old. That’s why you make words like old. Haven’t you
seen story books beginning with ‘Once upon a time’…. You are ages old. You should retire now.
Maharaj: Order, order. I forbid ‘I’ to speak again. Don’t open your mouth unless you’re asked
questions.
S: Maharaj, he also said ‘s’ and ‘n’ are only good for saying ‘yes’ and ‘no’.
N: He says we don’t understand anything and we keep on saying yes…yes…or no…
no…
S: Yes Maharaj, and he says I have no business to be in the word ‘island’. I’m not
sounded at all since I’m silent. He asks me why I should be there.
Mantri: But Maharaj then we can’t make o…i…l…oil…..we can’t make s…i…l…k…silk… we
can’t knit….we can’t stitch…oh it’d be terrible.
N&O Maharaj, together we make ‘no.’ That’s our answer. We say ‘no’ to working with ‘I’.
Maharaj: Order, Order. That’s enough. I think the letter ‘I’ is too proud. To control him
whenever he is written, there should be two lines one above and another below him. He cannot
grow beyond this limit. When he occurs in the beginning of a sentence or when he stands for a
person, he will have to carry one line on his head and one line attached to his feet. When he
occurs in any other word he will not stand straight. He will be bent like all the other letters and a
dot of 100 kilos will hang just above his head. Whenever he creates any problem, he will be hit
on the head. This is my judgement.
ALL: Long Live the King ! Long Live King Aksharapurush ! Raja Aksharapurush Ki
Jai !
Scene One
Scene Two
Scene Three
All are busy working in the kitchen. Appropriate music in the background. Show the hard work
put in, the disappointment and frustration midway and the final success.
Scene Four
The college is decorated and all arrangements are made for the audience. People are seen going
here and there busy arranging things. In one corner of the stage some snacks are laid out on a
table for the guests and audience. A huge drum of cold drink is kept nearby. Shyam and others
come in with a flask of solution and when nobody is looking at them, pour the contents into the
container
Shyam’s mother stuffs food into her mouth. Priti’s father drops water on the floor. Shyam’s father
shouts across the room to Rose’s father who laughs loudly and shouts back. Drinks are spilled,
someone steps on the liquid, everyone laughs. The young people watch and smile.
Rose says, ‘Do you think we ever behave like this?’ James replies, ‘Of course not !’
Holiday Magic
HOW BIG
Setting: Den Leader is standing on stage. If desired, a decorated Christmas tree may be used as
backdrop. Boys enter one at a time.
First boy: Merry Christmas, Mrs. ____________. I brought you something. (Hands her a box.)
Den Leader: That's very nice, Bill, but there was no need....
Second Boy: Hi, Mrs. ______________, look at the present I brought you. (Hands her a bigger
box.)
Third Boy: (Rushes in) Here's a present, Mrs. ________________. Boy, it's heavy!
Den Leader: Well, Tom ... what a surprise. You really didn't have to...
Fourth Boy: (Rushes in carrying box almost too large to handle) Look what I have! Boy, are you
going to like it!
Sixth Boy: (Pulling a wagon on which is a box much too large to carry.) Wait till you see this one! I
really spent a lot of money!
Den Leader: Boys, you are all very kind. But I think we should have a talk about all this. Where's
Jim?
First Boy: He's coming. I don't know what is taking him so long. He doesn't have a very big gift. In
fact, I didn't see him carrying anything.
Jim: Sorry I'm late for the meeting, Mrs. _______. I stayed after school to finish your Christmas
present.
Third Boy: I don't see a present. Look at all the BIG presents we brought. I can't even see yours.
(Smirks.)
Jim: Mine isn't very large, Mrs. ________, but I hope you'll like it. It's a poem.
Den Leader: May I see it, Jim. (He hands her the paper and she reads:)
Characters: Santa Clause; 6 Elves (wearing Santa hats made from red crepe paper); Rudolph
(wearing cardboard or paper band around head with horns attached.)
Scene: Santa sitting in an easy chair by fireplace reading newspaper. It is Christmas Eve.
Elf 1: (Comes running to where Santa is sitting and breathlessly says:) Oh Santa, come here. Bad
news I must tell. Rudolph's nose is all frozen. Not a thing can he smell!
Elf 2: (Running in as other elf exits.) Hey Santa, listen here, while sad news I tell you. Poor
Rudolph's nose is cold and it's turning all blue.
Elf 3: (Hurrying in as 2nd elf leaves.) Oh Santa, I've come to tell of Rudolph's plight. He has a
cold in his nose that has put out his light!
Elf 4: (Follows 3rd, etc.) Santa, Oh Santa! I'm sorry to tell. Rudolph's nose is all warm and he
doesn't feel well!
Elf 5: (Same as above) There's something I must say, but I'd really rather not. You see, poor
Rudolph has a nose that's very hot!
Elf 6: (Same) Santa, please come! See Rudolph's burned nose! It's all black like charcoal, not red
like a rose!
(After all elves have entered, spoken their parts and left, then Rudolph comes in and Santa holds
up his hand to keep him from speaking.)
Santa: (While Rudolph hangs his head.) No! Don't say anything, but please let me guess. Your
friends were all lying, so you've come to confess. I knew all the time that it was only a plot. For
how could your nose be both cold and hot?
Rudolph: Well you see, Santa Claus, I was feeling quite low, and decided on our trip I didn't want
to go. But now I've learned a lesson. The truth is always best. It could have saved me from this
embarrassing mess!
(Santa pats Rudolph on the head. Rudolph smiles and scampers off stage.)
Characters: Santa Claus (Scout uniform under Santa suit), Reporter, Numerous elves (Scout
uniforms under jackets).
Scene: Elves are in background working making toys or putting toys in sacks. Santa is directing
them when reporter comes out with microphone.
Reporter: This is Scoop Smith the roving reporter for radio station KCUB, on the scene here at
Santa's workshop. Santa, may we have a word with you please?
Santa: Oh sure, we're real busy getting ready for our deliveries. What can I do for you?
Reporter: All of our listeners want to know how you got into the gift- giving business. Did your
father give gifts or what?
Santa: Well, it all began when I was eight years old...I just started doing good deeds, you know,
helping people and such...and it just became a habit.
Reporter: Good deeds, huh, that sounds familiar. Say, what is that under your jacket?
Santa: Yes, well, no. I WAS a Cub Scout, then a Boy Scout, and then an Explorer. I wear this
uniform to remind me of where it all started...way back years and years ago. I just loved helping
other people and doing good things.
Reporter: Well, that explains your involvement, but how do you get all of these elves to help you?
Santa: Show the man.....(Elves open jackets to show Cub Scout Uniforms.)