SCRIPT OF THE PLAY “THE WORLD IS OUR PLAY GROUND”
ACT I
A boy is sitting at a computer. He is surrounded by scattered papers, soda cans, crumbs, baggies, etc. Judging by the boys face it is plain that he’s very tired. He is typing with effort, he’s straining his eyes to see something on the screen. Through the window we hear voices calling:
FRIENDS - Jacek ! Jacek!
The boy hardly rises his head and answers:
JACEK - What now?!
FRIEND - Come out, the weather is great!
JACEK - I have no time!
The boy focuses on the computer. Moment of silence. And then (we hear) again.
FRIEND 1- Jacek! Come out to play ball, Andrzej’s got a new one!
JACEK - I don’t feel like it!
FRIEND 2 - You never feel like anything!
Jacek gets up (with difficulty), trips over some junk and closes the window, finally (huffing and puffing heavily) he sits back down in an arm chair.
He returns to the computer.
A few boys dressed in sweats enter mid stage, one of them is holding a ball. They face the audience:
FRIEND 1 - Jacek wasn’t always like that.
FRIEND 2 - He used to run and play ball with us.
FRIEND 3 - We often used to play hide-and-go-seek and paper chase
FRIEND 4 - That’s was like until he got a computer.
FRIEND 3 - Since then he ignores us.
FRIEND 2 - The internet and computer games are more important for him.
FRIEND 4 - That’s was like until he got a computer.
FRIEND 3 - Since then he ignores us.
FRIEND 2 - The internet and computer games are more important for him.
FRIEND 1 - Unfortunately this is true. The computer is all Jacek sees. Such a life style may cause many health problems: overweight, bad eye sight, being out of shape, as well as losing your friends and poor performance at school… This situation could have been totally different.
A student enters. Jacek is typing again, playing a fascinating game. Through the window a voice can be heard:
FRIENDS - Jacek! Jacek!
JACEK - What?!
FRIEND 1 - Come out, let’s do something. Everyone is here.
JACEK - I don’t feel like it. I have more important things to do.
Jacek returns to the game. Somebody is knocking, then Jacek’s friends enter the stage.
FRIEND 2 - Jacek get away from that computer !
FRIEND 3 - You’ve been at it all day.
FRIEND 4 - Do you wanna waste all Saturday?
FRIEND 1 - Take a look at yourself, you look awful! Unlike me!
Shows off his muscles.
FRIEND 2 - Look at the mess around you!
FRIEND 3 - There’s trash everywhere!
He motions “all around” with his arm. Jacek turn’s off his computer.
JACEK - You’re right. I don’t want to live like this. I have to change something! No more games. The computer is just a source of information, otherwise this will not end well. Let’s go!
The boys exit, patting Jacek on the shoulder, they’re laughing and joking. A student enters the stage.
FRIEND 1 -We know which solution is better. Spending too much time in front of the computer can even lead to addiction. Let’s not allow that to happen, and let’s help those who are addicted to computer games. It’s better for the health to spend more time outside.
ACT II
A girl sitting in a chair. She’s holding a book, next to her there are more books. A voice is coming from the window.
FRIENDS - Kasia! Kasia!
Sucked in to the book she’s not answering. We hear:
FRIEND 1 - Kasia?!
KASIA - Yes?!
FRIEND 2 - Want to skip the rope with us?
FRIEND 3 - I don’t have the time, maybe later…
FRIEND 4 - But it’s Saturday, you don’t have to study!
FRIEND 2 - You’re reading again!
FRIEND 3 - Leave your books and come out for a moment!
FRIEND 1 - I can’t, my mom needs me.
Kasia closes the window, then she sits back down in the chair and returns to her reading.
Some girls with jump ropes enter the stage and they address the audience:
FRIEND 2 - Kasia wasn’t always like that.
FRIEND 3 - She used to play with us more often.
FRIEND 1 - Recently something changed and she doesn’t come out at all.
FRIEND 2 - It’s good that she reads, but she doesn’t have a single moment for us…
FRIEND 3 - Kasia is an excellent student and she works hard for it. Her homework is always done, she studies (diligently) a lot. Yet she spends all of her free time reading.
She often reads late into the night and for that she is tired and she gets head aches. Her eye sight is also suffering. Her love for literature is causing her to loose her friends… This story also could have ended differently.
Kasia turns a page. A voice is heard:
FRIENDS - Kasia, Kasia
KASIA! - What?
FRIEND 1 - Come join us. We already drew hopscotch
KASIA - I can’t, I have a lot of studying to do.
Preoccupied by reading she doesn’t notice her friends’ entrance. One nudges her and Kasia looks at them in surprise with sleepy eyes.
FRIEND 1 - What’s wrong with you?
FRIEND 2 - You don’t go out at all, you’re reading all the time!!!
FRIEND 3 - It’s been a long time since we’ve played Chinese jump rope
FRIEND 3 - It’s been a long time since we’ve played Chinese jump rope
FRIEND 4 - Be active with us, let’s go to the playground!
FRIEND 3 - I’ll take my sophie ball, we can play it
Kasia jumps out of the chair and says:
KASIA - Yes, you’re right. The books can wait, and I need some time for myself. Reading and studying will be a pleasure again!
The girls exit, laughing and skipping. A student enters the stage.
FRIEND 1- Sometimes it’s important to give something up for your own good. The stories of Kasia and Jacek tell us how important it is to be physically active and to spend time outdoors. Let the world be our playground.
Everyone enters the stage, they bow.
THE END
