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On A
Sunday Afternoon In Sedro-Woolley
A
Two Act Play
by Salah A. Kornas
"There
are a few things in life people have to deal with: Death is
one of them."
Author's
Note: The characters and the events in this play are
fictitious. Any resemblance to real life is pure
coincidence. Characters
| FHARAG:
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Tall,
skinny with DARK complexion, bald at the top with long
hair on the side and in the back and wears a
mustache. He is in his mid-sixties. He is an
Egyptian. |
| KAREN: |
Blonde,
in her mid-thirties, wears a casual dress, slippers and
occasionally there is a towel wrapped around her hair. |
| ADAM:
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Caucasian,
in his mid-thirties, has black hair and a small
beard. Wears a white shirt with blue stripes, jeans
and tennis shoes. In the first act he wears
sunglasses. In the second act he wears Hamlet's
costume. |
SCENE
I & II The
garden of Karen and Fharag's house. Center of the stage is
the house with the kitchen door used as an exit. There are a
few steps that lead from that door to the garden. A small
porch is in front of the door with a lot of clutter: old
flower pots, used boxes, etc. In the garden there are three
outdoor chairs, and in the middle, a table that is made of a tree
trunk. Flowers are everywhere. A copy of
"Hamlet" is on the floor.
| Time: |
the
middle of the afternoon |
| Place: |
Sedro-Woolley |
| Date: |
a
Sunday afternoon in the end of September |
| Music: |
Paul
Robeson. Before the play: "Deep
River" and "On My Journey" while the
audience is getting seated. At the end of Act
II: "Four Rivers" and "John Brown's
Body." If time permits, some more of his
music. Under no circumstances should any other music
be used except that of Paul Robeson. |
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ACT
I
[Fharag
and Karen are in the yard. Karen is working and
fussing over the flower beds while Fharag is standing,
looking at the audience.]
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| FHARAG:
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What
was that all about last night? |
| KAREN: |
What
are you talking about? |
| FHARAG:
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You
and Adam kept me up all night. |
| KAREN: |
It
was nothing. |
| FHARAG:
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I
tell you, I heard you and you tell me it was nothing? |
| KAREN: |
It
was Adam. He had a fever and he was having a hard
time trying to sleep. |
| FHARAG:
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Is
there something I should know? |
| KAREN: |
You
will know. In due time. |
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