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Our project has been implemented successfully! This is the end of our project. But our friendship built all these two years keeps on! We hope we 'll meet again in the future.
Many thanks and hugs to Susanne Wollschläger (coordinator of the project), Hildegard Schroeter-Spilethoff, to the Big Chief of the ITC tribe (specially:-)), Mrs. Silvia Nubel, principal, and to all other teachers from Germany, to Daiva Barkauskiene and all Daivas, Mrs. Dalia Valintėlienė, principal, and all teachers from Lithuania, to Hayat Bahceler (coordinator for the 2nd year for the Turkish school), Sibel Cokan (coordinator for the 1st year for the Turkish school), Nuray Demir and Mrs. Seyda Kaya, principal, from Turkey, to Maria Tsougla (coordinator for the Greek school) , Angela Stoukidou, Katerina Santamouri, Irini Vartzioti, Niki Zouki, Eugenia Benekou, Georgia Tamvakou, Pavlos Kalantzis and to Mr. Christos Tzaladimas, principal, from Greece.
Many thanks to all students from all schools ! Our effort had no meaning without them. To the all play writers, actors, technicians. We hope we built a friendship between them, and gave them an unforgettable experience for life. We, the teachers, will never forget them!
Many thanks from our heart to all, who helped us for the successful implementation of this project!
Farewell to all who accompanied us all these two years!
Good luck to all!
Stergios Nastopoulos,
Ioannina,
Greece
Personal web page: http://physics8th.ning.com
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Project final report
Project Summary
The project “Staging me - staging you(th)” allowed students to deal with every day youth issues through writing and performing plays. In the first year they dealt with the topics family, friends and school , in the 2nd year with the theme “future” . The plays were produced in lessons and clubs in each respective country and written and performed in English. Three drama workshops and one project meeting for planning at the beginning were held. In the first two workshops in Greece and Lithuania plays about the topics of the first year were performed. The last workshop in Germany presented plays about the future. Each play was performed by 4 to 11 students. All the plays and reports about other events could and can be read on the website of the project. The plays were filmed and other film material from the workshops was documented on DVDs. Lots of students built up personal contact beyond the project meetings that was lived through chats, emails and personal visits. The project involved students and teachers of different years and from different subjects as well as parents and others.
The main aims of your Partnership
The main aims of this project were to write, act, and publish plays based on topics of the everyday life of young people. The products were to be presented on a shared website and performed in a drama workshops. The intended documentation of the project included films and a printed version in a book.
Some other aims of the project were:
· to create personal contact between students from different countries
· to develop ability to work in a team, to respect the work of others, to feel empathy (they have to understand how others feel, why they behave the way they do when they play a character in a play that is culturally far away from their own experience
· to learn about other cultures, about every day life of young people in these countries
· develop the acceptance of differences and help eliminate potential prejudices, to challenge preconceptions, stereotypes and xenophobia by wherever possible actively engaging parents and the local community in activities and through links with other related institutions.
· to develop language improvement (To improve pupils’ language skills by using materials specifically developed by the project staff), pupils build-up their writing, reading, listening and speaking skills in foreign languages
· to initiate process of self-reflection at a time when young people try to find their identity
· to raise the students’ creative potential (writing and acting)
· to develop self-confidence and stronger personalities through the success as a writer and actor / actress
Communication and cooperation
English was used throughout the project, i.e. as language for the plays and as the language of communication at the meetings and in email communication.
Generally the project was based on a very close and frequent communication of all partners throughout the two years via email and at personal meetings. This guaranteed a very intensive and immediate exchange about everything that concerned the project. The fact that most aims of the partnership were achieved and even an additional workshop was held proves that the cooperation worked and the team managed to find agreement even at times when they were problems and differing views and wishes. Each country was willing to take responsibilities and tasks and to pursue the common goals that the project as a whole was based on.
Since only four of the seven countries that handed in an application for the partnership were finally granted the permission to take part by their national agencies, the project needed some fundamental changes in its organisation and the planning, especially for the times and the locations of the workshops. Agreeing on these changes was not always easy, as very understandably each country was very interested in hosting an event.
Evaluation and monitoring
Monitoring and evaluation of the project were mainly carried out through evaluation sessions at the project meetings and through regular exchange by emails. There feedback was exchanged about the students´ and other people´s appreciation of the project and its events. The website offered the possibility for all participants to write comments on the plays and thereby evaluate the quality of the contribution. It also gave everyone the chance to comment on the website itself or the project as a whole and to voice the personal experience with our Comenius project in a chat or a voice-thread. Within the national teams meetings were held by teachers, students and parents to discuss experiences and use these insights to develop and shape the next steps in the project.
The main conclusion was that the whole project could be considered a huge success and an unforgettable experience for all those who got involved, especially those who travelled. Over the two years the project became more and more popular with the students and more and more of them wanted to be part of it. It became clear that the workshops were the heart and soul of this project and the best, most efficient and lasting way to further the aims of the project. This is one reason why one more workshop than planned was held.
Other – yet minor – consequences included the following: At an early stage of the problem it became obvious that the original idea to vote for the best plays, to use this as the basis for choosing them for the performances and to perform plays written in other countries could not be carried out. The enormous difference in age of the students in the four countries made it impossible to compare or to identify with material produced by much older or much younger students. It was decided that the choice of the plays for the drama workshops was given into the hands of each Comenius team and it was limited to a play from their own production since it turned out that these plays were more compatible with the needs that come with a stage performance and those that arise from other material or financial restrictions. The original plan to perform one play together in the last workshop turned out to be unrealistic after the experience from the first workshops. Again the age difference but also the problem of writing a play of such an enormous scope made the international Comenius team change its plan.
In addition to that and with regard to the online voting we had planned it seemed more important to show positive appreciation of the students´ efforts rather than discriminate with regards to the quality. Therefore comments replaced voting.
Another conclusion concerned the topics. At the first meeting and in the first months it became clear that the strict separation into periods of three to four months for one topic could not be held since holidays and exam dates in each country differed too much. For the last year the decision was made to focus on one topic since the time between the second workshop in Lithuania and the last one in Germany was too short to write about more than one topic, especially since it was an important one for the project.
Inter-cultural dialogue
Inter-cultural dialogue was achieved through the exchange of plays all readable on a joint website and the workshops where young people from different cultures gave an impression of their youth culture, their ways of thinking and of seeing the world. Many free time activities that were part of the official programme or spontaneously carried out together helped to find a deeper insight into the other cultures and to forge bonds between the young people. At school level many classes got the chance to welcome foreign students in their lessons and find out more about the other cultures.
The project “Staging me - staging you(th)” allowed students to deal with every day youth issues through writing and performing plays. In the first year they dealt with the topics family, friends and school , in the 2nd year with the theme “future” . The plays were produced in lessons and clubs in each respective country and written and performed in English. Three drama workshops and one project meeting for planning at the beginning were held. In the first two workshops in Greece and Lithuania plays about the topics of the first year were performed. The last workshop in Germany presented plays about the future. Each play was performed by 4 to 11 students. All the plays and reports about other events could and can be read on the website of the project. The plays were filmed and other film material from the workshops was documented on DVDs. Lots of students built up personal contact beyond the project meetings that was lived through chats, emails and personal visits. The project involved students and teachers of different years and from different subjects as well as parents and others.
The main aims of your Partnership
The main aims of this project were to write, act, and publish plays based on topics of the everyday life of young people. The products were to be presented on a shared website and performed in a drama workshops. The intended documentation of the project included films and a printed version in a book.
Some other aims of the project were:
· to create personal contact between students from different countries
· to develop ability to work in a team, to respect the work of others, to feel empathy (they have to understand how others feel, why they behave the way they do when they play a character in a play that is culturally far away from their own experience
· to learn about other cultures, about every day life of young people in these countries
· develop the acceptance of differences and help eliminate potential prejudices, to challenge preconceptions, stereotypes and xenophobia by wherever possible actively engaging parents and the local community in activities and through links with other related institutions.
· to develop language improvement (To improve pupils’ language skills by using materials specifically developed by the project staff), pupils build-up their writing, reading, listening and speaking skills in foreign languages
· to initiate process of self-reflection at a time when young people try to find their identity
· to raise the students’ creative potential (writing and acting)
· to develop self-confidence and stronger personalities through the success as a writer and actor / actress
Communication and cooperation
English was used throughout the project, i.e. as language for the plays and as the language of communication at the meetings and in email communication.
Generally the project was based on a very close and frequent communication of all partners throughout the two years via email and at personal meetings. This guaranteed a very intensive and immediate exchange about everything that concerned the project. The fact that most aims of the partnership were achieved and even an additional workshop was held proves that the cooperation worked and the team managed to find agreement even at times when they were problems and differing views and wishes. Each country was willing to take responsibilities and tasks and to pursue the common goals that the project as a whole was based on.
Since only four of the seven countries that handed in an application for the partnership were finally granted the permission to take part by their national agencies, the project needed some fundamental changes in its organisation and the planning, especially for the times and the locations of the workshops. Agreeing on these changes was not always easy, as very understandably each country was very interested in hosting an event.
Evaluation and monitoring
Monitoring and evaluation of the project were mainly carried out through evaluation sessions at the project meetings and through regular exchange by emails. There feedback was exchanged about the students´ and other people´s appreciation of the project and its events. The website offered the possibility for all participants to write comments on the plays and thereby evaluate the quality of the contribution. It also gave everyone the chance to comment on the website itself or the project as a whole and to voice the personal experience with our Comenius project in a chat or a voice-thread. Within the national teams meetings were held by teachers, students and parents to discuss experiences and use these insights to develop and shape the next steps in the project.
The main conclusion was that the whole project could be considered a huge success and an unforgettable experience for all those who got involved, especially those who travelled. Over the two years the project became more and more popular with the students and more and more of them wanted to be part of it. It became clear that the workshops were the heart and soul of this project and the best, most efficient and lasting way to further the aims of the project. This is one reason why one more workshop than planned was held.
Other – yet minor – consequences included the following: At an early stage of the problem it became obvious that the original idea to vote for the best plays, to use this as the basis for choosing them for the performances and to perform plays written in other countries could not be carried out. The enormous difference in age of the students in the four countries made it impossible to compare or to identify with material produced by much older or much younger students. It was decided that the choice of the plays for the drama workshops was given into the hands of each Comenius team and it was limited to a play from their own production since it turned out that these plays were more compatible with the needs that come with a stage performance and those that arise from other material or financial restrictions. The original plan to perform one play together in the last workshop turned out to be unrealistic after the experience from the first workshops. Again the age difference but also the problem of writing a play of such an enormous scope made the international Comenius team change its plan.
In addition to that and with regard to the online voting we had planned it seemed more important to show positive appreciation of the students´ efforts rather than discriminate with regards to the quality. Therefore comments replaced voting.
Another conclusion concerned the topics. At the first meeting and in the first months it became clear that the strict separation into periods of three to four months for one topic could not be held since holidays and exam dates in each country differed too much. For the last year the decision was made to focus on one topic since the time between the second workshop in Lithuania and the last one in Germany was too short to write about more than one topic, especially since it was an important one for the project.
Inter-cultural dialogue
Inter-cultural dialogue was achieved through the exchange of plays all readable on a joint website and the workshops where young people from different cultures gave an impression of their youth culture, their ways of thinking and of seeing the world. Many free time activities that were part of the official programme or spontaneously carried out together helped to find a deeper insight into the other cultures and to forge bonds between the young people. At school level many classes got the chance to welcome foreign students in their lessons and find out more about the other cultures.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Our videos: Final product
Workshop in Ioannina, Greece, 2008
Original video page:http://www.archive.org/details/StagingMeStagingyouth-ioannina-2008
Download the movie (It is a large .avi video file):http://www.archive.org/download/StagingMeStagingyouth-ioannina-2008/Greece.avi
Workshop in Kaunas, Lithuania, 2008
Original video page:http://www.archive.org/details/StagingMeStagingyouth-kaunas-2008
Download the movie (It is a large .avi video file):http://www.archive.org/download/StagingMeStagingyouth-kaunas-2008/Kaunas.avi
Workshop in Velbert, Germany, 2009
Original video page:http://www.archive.org/details/StagingMeStagingyouth-velbert-2009
Download the movie (It is a large .avi video file):http://www.archive.org/download/StagingMeStagingyouth-velbert-2009/Velbert2009.avi
Original video page:http://www.archive.org/details/StagingMeStagingyouth-ioannina-2008
Download the movie (It is a large .avi video file):http://www.archive.org/download/StagingMeStagingyouth-ioannina-2008/Greece.avi
Workshop in Kaunas, Lithuania, 2008
Original video page:http://www.archive.org/details/StagingMeStagingyouth-kaunas-2008
Download the movie (It is a large .avi video file):http://www.archive.org/download/StagingMeStagingyouth-kaunas-2008/Kaunas.avi
Workshop in Velbert, Germany, 2009
Original video page:http://www.archive.org/details/StagingMeStagingyouth-velbert-2009
Download the movie (It is a large .avi video file):http://www.archive.org/download/StagingMeStagingyouth-velbert-2009/Velbert2009.avi
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Pavlos in Germany (Velbert, April 27th-May 3rd, 2009)
Photos by Pavlos Kalantzis of the Greek Comenius team.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
More photos from the best photo-reporter, Daiva:-)
The Lithuanian students and some Germans too
The Turkish girls:-)
The Greek boys and girl:-)
Opening ceremony
At the German classroom...
The Lithuanian students before(?) the rehearsal..
Chatting a little...
Monday, May 4, 2009
The first photos from Velbert just arrived...
from Daiva. It seems that she is the best photo-reporter of all in our team:-))
The Lithuanian team in Velbert. Congratulations, kids:-)
This beautiful team is (from left to right) the Lithuanian (a part of it), Pavlos the Great, the Turkish team and the rest of the Greek team. Obviously the photographer is the Lithuanian headmaster, isn't she, Daiva?
Two headmasters, the Greek and Lithuanian, thinking the work they have to do when they come back to their schools:-)
No.2 of the German school. Susanne. But she will be no. 1 as a future mother:-)
The Lithuanian team in Velbert. Congratulations, kids:-)
This beautiful team is (from left to right) the Lithuanian (a part of it), Pavlos the Great, the Turkish team and the rest of the Greek team. Obviously the photographer is the Lithuanian headmaster, isn't she, Daiva?
Two headmasters, the Greek and Lithuanian, thinking the work they have to do when they come back to their schools:-)
No.2 of the German school. Susanne. But she will be no. 1 as a future mother:-)
Monday, April 27, 2009
THE FINAL PROJECT WORKSHOP
Velbert church clock towerThe time of the final project workshop just arrived! It will take held in RSK Velbert -Germany from April 27th to May 3rd. We 'll perform 4 plays from each participating country, that is:
1. Wedding plans from RSK-Velbert-Germany
2. “Has anybody seen Europe?” from the 8th General Lyceum of Ioannina-Greece
3. Journey to the future from Kaunas Radvilenai secondary school-Lithuania and
4. The History Project from Özel Izmir Bilge Ata Okullari-Turkey.
All are ready to perform before the German audience. Moreover, other activities will take held as visits to the sightseeing of Velbert and the nearby cities, lessons attendance at school, even a pick nick at a nearby lake. The whole project meeting program is the following:
More information in German and a photo album from the opening ceremony here.Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Make a comment with Voicethread about our project
Make a comment about your experience from your participation in this project. You can write a small text or record your voice with your computer mic. It's easy. Just register giving your e-mail and choose a password. You can upload a photo of you or a sign (avatar) representing you. Then click on "comment". Finally, write your text or start talking to your mic. Your comments will included in our final book.
Wedding plans
Wedding plans
Scene 1
It´s Sunday morning. Sina, Lisa and Mona are sitting in the living room of their shared flat. They are lying on the couch drinking coffee. The night before they have been told that their flat mates Jonas and Ayse are getting married.
Sina: I still can´t believe it.
Mona: Shocking, isn´t it?
Lisa: They haven´t known each other for more than two months.
Mona: Three.
Sina: Two or three. Who cares?
Mona: Getting married at the age of twenty-one. What a stupid idea.
Lisa: They must be joking.
Sina: When I woke up this morning I thought I had dreamt it all.
Mona: No, I am afraid not.
Sina, Lisa and Mona are looking at each other.
Sina: This is a real threat to our flat.
They start laughing. They stop laughing suddenly and look at each other again seriously.
Mona: I can´t believe it. Five months ago Jonas was crying over his separation from Jacky.
Lisa: After a two week relationship, mind you.
Sina: Yeah, and he was telling us how awful women are.
Lisa: And that he never wanted to get into a relationship with anyone again.
Mona: And then Ayse moved in.
They don´t notice that Alex has come in. He is wearing a football outfit and is listening and
watching.
Sina: And now it´s all: Yes, Sweetie, can I get you another coffee.
Lisa: Sure darling, you´re the star in my universe.
Mona: You´re so cute.
All: Yuk.
Alex: Very funny. Great to have you as friends. Have you finished making fun of them?
Sina: Whoops, have you been here for long?
Mona: Who cares. We´re right. The idea is absolutely stupid. Don´t you think so too?
Alex: It doesn´t matter what I think. It´s their life not yours or mine.
Jonas: Good morning. Is their any coffee left? Ayse would like to have one.
Sina and Mona look at each other.
Sina: I have to go now.
Mona: I´ll come with you.
Lisa: Me too.
Sina:
They leave the room.
Scene 2:
Alex and Jonas are in the living room.
Jonas: What was that about?
Alex: Nothing important. They just don´t understand why you are getting married.
Jonas: Why not. She´s the love of my life. We are meant to be together.
Alex: Sure. (He looks at his watch), Oh time to play football. The great love of my life. And it used to be yours too. Before you met Ayse.
Alex leaves with his sports bag. Jonas sits alone on the couch for a moment. He
drinks some coffee and switches on the TV. Ayse comes in. He gets up with a
start. She sits next to him and takes his coffee and has a sip.
Ayse: Yuk. There is no sugar in it, sweetie. You know how sweet I like it.
Jonas: Sorry darling. I´ll get you some sugar.
Jonas stands up and gets some sugar. She follows him and gets this dreamy look
on her face.
Ayse: Jonas. I’m so excited and I’m dying to become your wife.
Jonas: Yeah, me too.
Ayse: How many people should we invite to our wedding?
Jonas: Just a few people who are really close to us.
Ayse: I would like to invite about 200 people.
Jonas: What?????
Ayse: There are many people who are close to me, close to us.
Jonas: But it will cost too much money.
Ayse: Oh Jonas, but it’s my wedding and everything must be perfect.
Jonas: Your wedding. I thought it was our wedding.
Ayse: Sorry, honey. Our wedding. Did I tell you my friend Jazzy wants to help to organize our wedding?
Jonas: Really??
Ayse: Yes, really.
Jonas: Are we going to the airport to fetch her?
Ayse: Sweetie, I told you. No, she´s taking a taxi. And by the way she may arrive any minute. Get dressed.
Jonas: Sure I will get dressed for your little rich friend.
Ayse: . I want her to see how wonderful you are.
Jonas leaves.
Scene 3
The bell rings. Ayse runs to the door and we hear both girls scream. Both girls come in. A taxi driver carries two suitcases and a bag.
Ayse: Jazzy. It´s so wonderful you are here. So much happened while you were in America.
Jazzy sits down on the couch.
Jazzy: America is great. But it´s so good to be back home. Oh, by the way. I brought you a…
Ayse: We are getting married.
Jazzy doesn´t respond.
Ayse : Jonas and me, we are getting married. Isn´t that great news?
Jazzy: I can´t believe it. I´m gone for a year and you find the man of your dreams. And now you are even marrying him. That´s so romantic.
Ayse: You must help me to plan everything. And course you will be my brides maid.
Jazzy: Oh, Ayse, that will be the wedding of the year. Trust me. I have lots of ideas and contacts.
Ayse: Like in a Hollywood movie.
Jazzy: No better than that.
Jonas comes in.
Ayse: Oh, here´s my Brad Pitt.
Jonas: Hi, you must be Jazzy. I am Jonas.
Ayse: My Jonas.
The light fades.
Scene 4:
Alex is back. Jazzy and Jonas are having something to eat. Ayse is in the kitchen.
Ayse: Hey Alex. How was the game?
Alex : Don´t ask. I hate football. They kicked our butts.
Jonas: Don´t worry, mate. When you lose in a game, you win in love. Oh, by the way, this is Jazzy.
Alex: Hi.
Jazzy: Hi. Nice to meet you.
Ayse: (from the kitchen): Sweetie, I can´t find the champagne.
Alex: Champagne, wow. Posh.
Jazzy: Yes, like the wedding.
Alex: Ok, a bit too posh to my mind. And too expensive. After all you are both students. I thought a wedding in a small church would be the very best for you - and for your bank account. You rent a little restaurant and that´s it.
Don´t invite too many people. Just your parents and friends. Nothing fancy.
The lights change. Jonas and Ayse quickly take some costume that suggests that they are having their wedding day. Jazzy, Alex, Sina and Mona are there. One of them takes pictures. Ayse´s younger brother Kevin rides his scooter with tins that rattle and a sign “Just married” as in American films. Alex opens a can of beer.
Alex: Here´s to you.
All of them: Cheers.
The light changes back to normal.
Jonas: Hey mate. You know what I want.
Ayse: You can´t be serious. It´s not a cheap party. It´s our wedding.
Jazzy: All right. I would say you´re going to take the biggest church
in town. And you should rent a trendy club and invite many important people, let everyone join in your joy.
It might be a bit expensive, but it´s going to be an unforgettable event in your whole life time.
The light changes. Ayse wears a veil and Jonas a top hat. There are lots of people on the stage. They throw rose petals and many people have a bottle of champagne in their hand. The wedding march is played. And then music changes to disco music and the light change too. The guests dance.
The light changes back to normal.
Ayse: Oh that sounds great. We will invite everyone we know. Me in white and you in black, Jonas. The preacher will marry us and we will celebrate a big event.
Jonas: But that´s not us, sweetie. This is not Hollywood, it´s our life.
Ayse: If you really love me, you will do it for me.
Alex Jonas, my friend, I think you ´ve got a big problem there.
Ayse: Are you calling me a problem?
Jazzy: Hey, guys, cool down. Let´s wait and see.
Jazzy nudges Alex and gestures him to follow her. They both leave.
Ayse: Sweetie, I really love Jazzy´s plan. And it´s really important to me.
Jonas: Well, I think Alex´s suggestion is more realistic.
I mean we don´t have so much money in our pocket. And his idea is suitable.
Ayse: But, the issue is I´ve always dreamed of having a great and big wedding. You´re so unromantic…
Jonas: Hey, that´s not fair. It´s not about romance. It´s just kitsch.
Ayse: How dare you call my ideas kitsch. I only want our best.
Jonas: It´s not the best for me. And you don´t care.
Ayse: What? You bastard.
Ayse runs out of the room. Dramatic music is played. Jonas stays on the sofa. He is shocked and speechless.
Scene 5
The next morning. The scene changes between the living room where the women are sitting and Jonas´ room where he is playing darts with Alex.
Jazzy: And what did you talk about?
Did you argue with him? I mean what happened after we had left?
Ayse: Yes we argued. He called my plans kitsch.
Jazzy: What, how dare he? Oh my goodness, tell me what did you talk about? I need to know.
Ayse: He said that I don´t care about him. He´s so unromantic. That´s what I told him.
Jazzy: Ouch.
Both are silent for a moment. Meanwhile Mona and Lisa come in. Jazzy hugs Ayse.
The scene changes to Alex and Jonas.
Alex: So what did your girl think about my advice? I mean about the small wedding party. I guess she didn´t like it much.
Jonas: Let´s put it that way. She wasn´t really over the moon with your suggestion.
Alex: Why not, I can´t understand that. Nobody minds paying less money. And if you break up at least you haven´t ruined yourself financially.
Jonas: So this is what you really think. That we aren´t going to make it together anyway.
Alex: Look, I am your friend. I wish you happiness. But let´s face it. You hardly know each other. It may all end in a disaster if you get married now. Give yourself more time.
Jonas: Nice thinking by a friend. Don´t worry. We will be okay. And maybe I should give her the wedding she wants.
The scene changes back to Ayse and Jazzy.
Jazzy: Don´t worry, baby. In the end he will do what you want. That´s what always happens. Men do what we want.
Mona: Interesting point of view. Good morning you two. (To Jazzy) Hi, I am Mona. One of Ayse´s flatmates.
Lisa: Hi, I´m Lisa.
Jazzy: Hi, I am Jazzy. Nice to meet you two. Ayse was just telling me about her fight with Jonas last night. They fought about their wedding plans.
Ayse: Jazzy. That´s not for everyone to know.
Jazzy: But Ayse, don´t worry. They will understand you, too. They are girls like us. They want a big wedding bash too.
Mona: Not exactly. Ayse, it´s the beginning of your future with this guy and you already argue with him. I mean you´re just 19 years old and he´s just 21. You should really see if a wedding is the right thing for you.
Jazzy: So what? If it´s their big love. My parents have been married for 24 years now. And my mum got married when she was 18.
Lisa: Ayse, you are not like her mum. You have been together for 3 months and you have just moved in with each other. Are you really sure that you aren´t too young to make such a big decision for your future.
The scene changes back to Jonas and Alex.
Alex: Ok, ok, I just spoke my mind. That´s typical. She is already making you do what she wants. Man, what happened to the free guy I used to know?
Jonas: He became an adult.
Alex: Well he became stupid and forgot how to live. I mean you didn´t become adult, you´re just 21 and don´t you think it could be too early for your wedding. This girl will destroy your whole future. First she tells you how the wedding has to be. Next time she tells you where you should work and then she will tell you what you should eat.
The scenes changes to Ayse and the other women.
Ayse: But I love him.
Mona: It´s fine to love him. But why marry him now?
Ayse: Because... because.. I love him and I want a big wedding and...
Jazzy: What is wrong with that?
Mona: I don´t know if that´s the way it should go. You have no money anyway. You are both students and your parents aren´t rich. Plus, you don´t really know each other and there is so much you wanted to do with your life.
Jazzy: Yeah, that´s right. Remember what we wanted to do after university.
Ayse: But I can still do that when I am married.
Lisa: Ayse, you are so young and so is he. That´s all we are saying. Who knows how you two will develop. Maybe he wants you to have children soon. Maybe he wants you not to work.
Ayse: That´s so unfair. He´s not like that.
Mona: How do you know?
Ayse: I know. We want to spend our life together. And everything will be perfect.
Jazzy: And there will be a perfect wedding party.
Ayse: Yes, even if you don´t want to be there.
Lisa: Come one, Mona, let´s go. There is no use talking about it.
The scene changes to Alex and Jonas.
Jonas: I can´t believe what you are saying.
Alex: Shit, I am sorry. But I only mean well. Don´t want to see you unhappy.
Jonas: Yeah. Okay. I know. Let´s have a beer.
Alex: Ok, why not.
The both leave the house.
Scene 6
Ayse is sitting in the living room. She ´s alone. She looks sad after the conversation with the others. Her mobile phone rings.
Ayse: Hi.
Amy: Hi Ayse. It´s me.
Ayse: Oh hi, Amy.
Amy: I just talked to Mona. She said you´re getting married. Is that true?
Ayse: Yes, we´re...
Amy: Oh my God.
She hangs up. Ayse can´t believe it. She looks at her mobile phone when the phone rings again.
Ayse: Hi.
Gülcan: Hi, sweetie. I can´t believe what I have just heard. That´s so, so, so...
Ayse: Romantic?
Gülcan: No, so unbelievable. So brave. Well, good luck then.
Ayse is even more shocked and is getting angry and then the phone rings again.
Ayse: Yes.
Amy: Don´t tell me you are pregnant.
Ayse: Why?
Amy: Why else would you want to get married at the age of 19?
Ayse: Oh, leave me alone. All of you.
Ayse hangs up. The phone rings again.
Ayse: (furious) Yes, it is true. Yes, I am getting married. And no, I´m not pregnant.
A man: Madam? (Pause) This is Matt Johnson from Media Market. The laptop computer you ordered is here.
Ayse starts sobbing and the lights go down.
Scene 7
Jonas and Alex walk along the street. They meet Tim and Marvin.
Marvin: Hey, coach. Hi.
Jonas: Hi, guys. How are you?
Tim: Great, coach. How are you?
Jonas: Great, guys. How´s the team?
Marvin: Not so great since you left. You were the best coach in the whole world. Last week we lost 4:1.
Jonas: No?!
Tim: We´re lousy without you.
Marvin: Why are you still here. Didn´t you want to travel in Australia for a year?
Jonas: Yeah. I changed my mind. Something else happened.
Alex: He met Ayse.
Tim: And you gave up Australia for her?
Jonas: Yeah.
Marvin: Stupid.
Jonas: Thanks for your honesty, guys.
Tim: You´re welcome.
Marvin: Would you like to kick with us? You old men against the young stars of tomorrow?
Jonas looks at Alex. He nods his head.
Jonas: Sure, why not. I haven´t kicked a ball for three months.
They play together. Jonas fools around like a child. He is obviously very happy to play again.
Scene 8:
Ayse and Jonas are sitting together in their living room.
Ayse: You know I´ve talked to Jazzy and she still thinks we should have a big wedding.
Jonas: Hm, Alex still believes that we shouldn´t spend all that money. He said I should live my life first. You know, have hobbies, go abroad. He fears you might destroy my whole future.
Ayse: How can he say something like that?
Jonas: Hey, I told him I believe in us.
Ayse: How can your friend say something like that? He´s not allowed to say such a thing. He hardly knows me.
Jonas: Calm down. I don´t think that you will destroy my future because I want to spend my future with you. But I would like to do a few other things with my life, too.
Ayse: Such as...
Jonas: Play football again. Coach a team. Maybe go to England. Or to America for some months. And you know, you had dreams too. What happened to them?
Ayse: Nothing. But I believe that you are more important now.
Jonas: I think that you are important, too. But...
Ayse: But not important enough.
Jonas: Holy shit, Ayse. Calm down. What do the others think?
Ayse: I don´t care. I want a big wedding or no wedding at all.
Jonas: Are you threatening?
Ayse: No, all I am saying is..
Jonas: I´m fed up. (He shouts) It´s enough.
Ayse: What are you going to do?
Jonas: Decide what you want. Me and a small wedding or no man at all.
I´m fed up with your childish Hollywood dreams. Decide what you really want!
( He screams)
( Jonas leaves the room)
Scene 9:
Ayse, Jazzy, Sina and Lisa are sitting in the living-room.
Jazzy: Ladies, we need to talk and act. Ayse is deeply unhappy. She thinks that Jonas is perhaps not the right guy. That´s ridiculous. They love each other. We have to mediate. We have to save their wedding.
Sina: Jazzy, don´t you get it? It´s not about the wedding anymore. It´s about their relationship now.
Mona: It´s for them to decide and we shouldn´t have interfered right from the start.
Jazzy: What do you mean?
Sina: We should have stayed out of it. All these ideas of a posh wedding.
Lisa: Or our doubts about the wedding. That was not helpful.
Mona: Alex was right. It´s their life. Not ours.
Jazzy: But he interfered too.
Sina: That´s true.
Jazzy: I only wanted to help as a friend.
Lisa: Us too. But we didn´t really help, did we?
Ayse comes in. She looks very sad.
Ayse: Hi.
All: Hi.
Ayse: Where is Jonas.
Lisa: No idea. He went out, I think.
Ayse: I have to talk to him. I feel so stupid.
Jonas and Alex come back home. They look slightly drunk but happy.
Ayse: Hi, where have you been. It´s late.
Jonas: (smiles) I went to a pub. It was fun.
Ayse: Oh Jonas, I am so sorry. I was stupid. I have realized that. If you want a small wedding that´s okay. Really. I am happy with that.
Jonas: Ayse, it´s too late.
Ayse: Too late? What do you mean?
Jonas: It´s over.
Ayse: Over. You mean our wedding plans.
Jonas: Hell no. Everything.
Mona: (to the others) I think we better go.
Lisa: Yep.
The others leave.
Ayse: But why? We don´t have to get married now. We can wait some months. Maybe a year.
Jonas: Ayse, I played football with some of the kids. And I love it. I went to the pub and met Jacky. And she reminded me of how much I wanted to go to Australia.
Ayse: You met Jacky?
Jonas: It´s not what you think. Nothing happened. It´s just that I remembered what I wanted to do with my life.
Ayse: You bastard.
Jonas: You´re not getting what I am trying to say. I love you but ... but not enough to give up my dreams now.
Ayse: Go away. Leave me alone.
Jonas: I´m sorry. I will go now. I´ll get my stuff tomorrow.
Jonas leaves.
Scene 10:
It´s a year and a half later. Jonas and Ayse bump into each other in the street.
Jonas: Hey, Ayse. What a coincidence.
Ayse: Hi.
They feel a bit awkward.
Ayse: How are you?
Jonas: Still a bit tired. I came back from Sydney three days ago.
Ayse: Yeah, I heard that you went there.
Jonas: I did. It was amazing. And how are you?
Ayse: I´m fine. I am going to L.A. for two months. Jazzy and I will do a training course there.
Jonas: Great to hear that.
Ayse: Yeah.
Jonas: Yeah.
They don´t know what to say and remain silent. Then Jonas breaks the silence.
Jonas: Listen. I really would like to know how you are doing. I´ve got football practice at eight. There´s enough time for a coffee. Would you like to join me?
Ayse hesitates.
Ayse: Sure, why not. It´s good to see you again. I´ve thought a lot about you. About us lately.
Jonas: Well, then, let´s go and see whether there is a table in our favourite café.
Ayse: Like in the old times.
Jonas: Yes, like in the old times when we were young.
They both laugh. Ayse slips her arm around his and they walk off the stage.
Wrtten by Von Buket Merkan und Gian-Luca Martino of Städtische Realschule Kastanienallee Velbert
Scene 1
It´s Sunday morning. Sina, Lisa and Mona are sitting in the living room of their shared flat. They are lying on the couch drinking coffee. The night before they have been told that their flat mates Jonas and Ayse are getting married.
Sina: I still can´t believe it.
Mona: Shocking, isn´t it?
Lisa: They haven´t known each other for more than two months.
Mona: Three.
Sina: Two or three. Who cares?
Mona: Getting married at the age of twenty-one. What a stupid idea.
Lisa: They must be joking.
Sina: When I woke up this morning I thought I had dreamt it all.
Mona: No, I am afraid not.
Sina, Lisa and Mona are looking at each other.
Sina: This is a real threat to our flat.
They start laughing. They stop laughing suddenly and look at each other again seriously.
Mona: I can´t believe it. Five months ago Jonas was crying over his separation from Jacky.
Lisa: After a two week relationship, mind you.
Sina: Yeah, and he was telling us how awful women are.
Lisa: And that he never wanted to get into a relationship with anyone again.
Mona: And then Ayse moved in.
They don´t notice that Alex has come in. He is wearing a football outfit and is listening and
watching.
Sina: And now it´s all: Yes, Sweetie, can I get you another coffee.
Lisa: Sure darling, you´re the star in my universe.
Mona: You´re so cute.
All: Yuk.
Alex: Very funny. Great to have you as friends. Have you finished making fun of them?
Sina: Whoops, have you been here for long?
Mona: Who cares. We´re right. The idea is absolutely stupid. Don´t you think so too?
Alex: It doesn´t matter what I think. It´s their life not yours or mine.
Jonas: Good morning. Is their any coffee left? Ayse would like to have one.
Sina and Mona look at each other.
Sina: I have to go now.
Mona: I´ll come with you.
Lisa: Me too.
Sina:
They leave the room.
Scene 2:
Alex and Jonas are in the living room.
Jonas: What was that about?
Alex: Nothing important. They just don´t understand why you are getting married.
Jonas: Why not. She´s the love of my life. We are meant to be together.
Alex: Sure. (He looks at his watch), Oh time to play football. The great love of my life. And it used to be yours too. Before you met Ayse.
Alex leaves with his sports bag. Jonas sits alone on the couch for a moment. He
drinks some coffee and switches on the TV. Ayse comes in. He gets up with a
start. She sits next to him and takes his coffee and has a sip.
Ayse: Yuk. There is no sugar in it, sweetie. You know how sweet I like it.
Jonas: Sorry darling. I´ll get you some sugar.
Jonas stands up and gets some sugar. She follows him and gets this dreamy look
on her face.
Ayse: Jonas. I’m so excited and I’m dying to become your wife.
Jonas: Yeah, me too.
Ayse: How many people should we invite to our wedding?
Jonas: Just a few people who are really close to us.
Ayse: I would like to invite about 200 people.
Jonas: What?????
Ayse: There are many people who are close to me, close to us.
Jonas: But it will cost too much money.
Ayse: Oh Jonas, but it’s my wedding and everything must be perfect.
Jonas: Your wedding. I thought it was our wedding.
Ayse: Sorry, honey. Our wedding. Did I tell you my friend Jazzy wants to help to organize our wedding?
Jonas: Really??
Ayse: Yes, really.
Jonas: Are we going to the airport to fetch her?
Ayse: Sweetie, I told you. No, she´s taking a taxi. And by the way she may arrive any minute. Get dressed.
Jonas: Sure I will get dressed for your little rich friend.
Ayse: . I want her to see how wonderful you are.
Jonas leaves.
Scene 3
The bell rings. Ayse runs to the door and we hear both girls scream. Both girls come in. A taxi driver carries two suitcases and a bag.
Ayse: Jazzy. It´s so wonderful you are here. So much happened while you were in America.
Jazzy sits down on the couch.
Jazzy: America is great. But it´s so good to be back home. Oh, by the way. I brought you a…
Ayse: We are getting married.
Jazzy doesn´t respond.
Ayse : Jonas and me, we are getting married. Isn´t that great news?
Jazzy: I can´t believe it. I´m gone for a year and you find the man of your dreams. And now you are even marrying him. That´s so romantic.
Ayse: You must help me to plan everything. And course you will be my brides maid.
Jazzy: Oh, Ayse, that will be the wedding of the year. Trust me. I have lots of ideas and contacts.
Ayse: Like in a Hollywood movie.
Jazzy: No better than that.
Jonas comes in.
Ayse: Oh, here´s my Brad Pitt.
Jonas: Hi, you must be Jazzy. I am Jonas.
Ayse: My Jonas.
The light fades.
Scene 4:
Alex is back. Jazzy and Jonas are having something to eat. Ayse is in the kitchen.
Ayse: Hey Alex. How was the game?
Alex : Don´t ask. I hate football. They kicked our butts.
Jonas: Don´t worry, mate. When you lose in a game, you win in love. Oh, by the way, this is Jazzy.
Alex: Hi.
Jazzy: Hi. Nice to meet you.
Ayse: (from the kitchen): Sweetie, I can´t find the champagne.
Alex: Champagne, wow. Posh.
Jazzy: Yes, like the wedding.
Alex: Ok, a bit too posh to my mind. And too expensive. After all you are both students. I thought a wedding in a small church would be the very best for you - and for your bank account. You rent a little restaurant and that´s it.
Don´t invite too many people. Just your parents and friends. Nothing fancy.
The lights change. Jonas and Ayse quickly take some costume that suggests that they are having their wedding day. Jazzy, Alex, Sina and Mona are there. One of them takes pictures. Ayse´s younger brother Kevin rides his scooter with tins that rattle and a sign “Just married” as in American films. Alex opens a can of beer.
Alex: Here´s to you.
All of them: Cheers.
The light changes back to normal.
Jonas: Hey mate. You know what I want.
Ayse: You can´t be serious. It´s not a cheap party. It´s our wedding.
Jazzy: All right. I would say you´re going to take the biggest church
in town. And you should rent a trendy club and invite many important people, let everyone join in your joy.
It might be a bit expensive, but it´s going to be an unforgettable event in your whole life time.
The light changes. Ayse wears a veil and Jonas a top hat. There are lots of people on the stage. They throw rose petals and many people have a bottle of champagne in their hand. The wedding march is played. And then music changes to disco music and the light change too. The guests dance.
The light changes back to normal.
Ayse: Oh that sounds great. We will invite everyone we know. Me in white and you in black, Jonas. The preacher will marry us and we will celebrate a big event.
Jonas: But that´s not us, sweetie. This is not Hollywood, it´s our life.
Ayse: If you really love me, you will do it for me.
Alex Jonas, my friend, I think you ´ve got a big problem there.
Ayse: Are you calling me a problem?
Jazzy: Hey, guys, cool down. Let´s wait and see.
Jazzy nudges Alex and gestures him to follow her. They both leave.
Ayse: Sweetie, I really love Jazzy´s plan. And it´s really important to me.
Jonas: Well, I think Alex´s suggestion is more realistic.
I mean we don´t have so much money in our pocket. And his idea is suitable.
Ayse: But, the issue is I´ve always dreamed of having a great and big wedding. You´re so unromantic…
Jonas: Hey, that´s not fair. It´s not about romance. It´s just kitsch.
Ayse: How dare you call my ideas kitsch. I only want our best.
Jonas: It´s not the best for me. And you don´t care.
Ayse: What? You bastard.
Ayse runs out of the room. Dramatic music is played. Jonas stays on the sofa. He is shocked and speechless.
Scene 5
The next morning. The scene changes between the living room where the women are sitting and Jonas´ room where he is playing darts with Alex.
Jazzy: And what did you talk about?
Did you argue with him? I mean what happened after we had left?
Ayse: Yes we argued. He called my plans kitsch.
Jazzy: What, how dare he? Oh my goodness, tell me what did you talk about? I need to know.
Ayse: He said that I don´t care about him. He´s so unromantic. That´s what I told him.
Jazzy: Ouch.
Both are silent for a moment. Meanwhile Mona and Lisa come in. Jazzy hugs Ayse.
The scene changes to Alex and Jonas.
Alex: So what did your girl think about my advice? I mean about the small wedding party. I guess she didn´t like it much.
Jonas: Let´s put it that way. She wasn´t really over the moon with your suggestion.
Alex: Why not, I can´t understand that. Nobody minds paying less money. And if you break up at least you haven´t ruined yourself financially.
Jonas: So this is what you really think. That we aren´t going to make it together anyway.
Alex: Look, I am your friend. I wish you happiness. But let´s face it. You hardly know each other. It may all end in a disaster if you get married now. Give yourself more time.
Jonas: Nice thinking by a friend. Don´t worry. We will be okay. And maybe I should give her the wedding she wants.
The scene changes back to Ayse and Jazzy.
Jazzy: Don´t worry, baby. In the end he will do what you want. That´s what always happens. Men do what we want.
Mona: Interesting point of view. Good morning you two. (To Jazzy) Hi, I am Mona. One of Ayse´s flatmates.
Lisa: Hi, I´m Lisa.
Jazzy: Hi, I am Jazzy. Nice to meet you two. Ayse was just telling me about her fight with Jonas last night. They fought about their wedding plans.
Ayse: Jazzy. That´s not for everyone to know.
Jazzy: But Ayse, don´t worry. They will understand you, too. They are girls like us. They want a big wedding bash too.
Mona: Not exactly. Ayse, it´s the beginning of your future with this guy and you already argue with him. I mean you´re just 19 years old and he´s just 21. You should really see if a wedding is the right thing for you.
Jazzy: So what? If it´s their big love. My parents have been married for 24 years now. And my mum got married when she was 18.
Lisa: Ayse, you are not like her mum. You have been together for 3 months and you have just moved in with each other. Are you really sure that you aren´t too young to make such a big decision for your future.
The scene changes back to Jonas and Alex.
Alex: Ok, ok, I just spoke my mind. That´s typical. She is already making you do what she wants. Man, what happened to the free guy I used to know?
Jonas: He became an adult.
Alex: Well he became stupid and forgot how to live. I mean you didn´t become adult, you´re just 21 and don´t you think it could be too early for your wedding. This girl will destroy your whole future. First she tells you how the wedding has to be. Next time she tells you where you should work and then she will tell you what you should eat.
The scenes changes to Ayse and the other women.
Ayse: But I love him.
Mona: It´s fine to love him. But why marry him now?
Ayse: Because... because.. I love him and I want a big wedding and...
Jazzy: What is wrong with that?
Mona: I don´t know if that´s the way it should go. You have no money anyway. You are both students and your parents aren´t rich. Plus, you don´t really know each other and there is so much you wanted to do with your life.
Jazzy: Yeah, that´s right. Remember what we wanted to do after university.
Ayse: But I can still do that when I am married.
Lisa: Ayse, you are so young and so is he. That´s all we are saying. Who knows how you two will develop. Maybe he wants you to have children soon. Maybe he wants you not to work.
Ayse: That´s so unfair. He´s not like that.
Mona: How do you know?
Ayse: I know. We want to spend our life together. And everything will be perfect.
Jazzy: And there will be a perfect wedding party.
Ayse: Yes, even if you don´t want to be there.
Lisa: Come one, Mona, let´s go. There is no use talking about it.
The scene changes to Alex and Jonas.
Jonas: I can´t believe what you are saying.
Alex: Shit, I am sorry. But I only mean well. Don´t want to see you unhappy.
Jonas: Yeah. Okay. I know. Let´s have a beer.
Alex: Ok, why not.
The both leave the house.
Scene 6
Ayse is sitting in the living room. She ´s alone. She looks sad after the conversation with the others. Her mobile phone rings.
Ayse: Hi.
Amy: Hi Ayse. It´s me.
Ayse: Oh hi, Amy.
Amy: I just talked to Mona. She said you´re getting married. Is that true?
Ayse: Yes, we´re...
Amy: Oh my God.
She hangs up. Ayse can´t believe it. She looks at her mobile phone when the phone rings again.
Ayse: Hi.
Gülcan: Hi, sweetie. I can´t believe what I have just heard. That´s so, so, so...
Ayse: Romantic?
Gülcan: No, so unbelievable. So brave. Well, good luck then.
Ayse is even more shocked and is getting angry and then the phone rings again.
Ayse: Yes.
Amy: Don´t tell me you are pregnant.
Ayse: Why?
Amy: Why else would you want to get married at the age of 19?
Ayse: Oh, leave me alone. All of you.
Ayse hangs up. The phone rings again.
Ayse: (furious) Yes, it is true. Yes, I am getting married. And no, I´m not pregnant.
A man: Madam? (Pause) This is Matt Johnson from Media Market. The laptop computer you ordered is here.
Ayse starts sobbing and the lights go down.
Scene 7
Jonas and Alex walk along the street. They meet Tim and Marvin.
Marvin: Hey, coach. Hi.
Jonas: Hi, guys. How are you?
Tim: Great, coach. How are you?
Jonas: Great, guys. How´s the team?
Marvin: Not so great since you left. You were the best coach in the whole world. Last week we lost 4:1.
Jonas: No?!
Tim: We´re lousy without you.
Marvin: Why are you still here. Didn´t you want to travel in Australia for a year?
Jonas: Yeah. I changed my mind. Something else happened.
Alex: He met Ayse.
Tim: And you gave up Australia for her?
Jonas: Yeah.
Marvin: Stupid.
Jonas: Thanks for your honesty, guys.
Tim: You´re welcome.
Marvin: Would you like to kick with us? You old men against the young stars of tomorrow?
Jonas looks at Alex. He nods his head.
Jonas: Sure, why not. I haven´t kicked a ball for three months.
They play together. Jonas fools around like a child. He is obviously very happy to play again.
Scene 8:
Ayse and Jonas are sitting together in their living room.
Ayse: You know I´ve talked to Jazzy and she still thinks we should have a big wedding.
Jonas: Hm, Alex still believes that we shouldn´t spend all that money. He said I should live my life first. You know, have hobbies, go abroad. He fears you might destroy my whole future.
Ayse: How can he say something like that?
Jonas: Hey, I told him I believe in us.
Ayse: How can your friend say something like that? He´s not allowed to say such a thing. He hardly knows me.
Jonas: Calm down. I don´t think that you will destroy my future because I want to spend my future with you. But I would like to do a few other things with my life, too.
Ayse: Such as...
Jonas: Play football again. Coach a team. Maybe go to England. Or to America for some months. And you know, you had dreams too. What happened to them?
Ayse: Nothing. But I believe that you are more important now.
Jonas: I think that you are important, too. But...
Ayse: But not important enough.
Jonas: Holy shit, Ayse. Calm down. What do the others think?
Ayse: I don´t care. I want a big wedding or no wedding at all.
Jonas: Are you threatening?
Ayse: No, all I am saying is..
Jonas: I´m fed up. (He shouts) It´s enough.
Ayse: What are you going to do?
Jonas: Decide what you want. Me and a small wedding or no man at all.
I´m fed up with your childish Hollywood dreams. Decide what you really want!
( He screams)
( Jonas leaves the room)
Scene 9:
Ayse, Jazzy, Sina and Lisa are sitting in the living-room.
Jazzy: Ladies, we need to talk and act. Ayse is deeply unhappy. She thinks that Jonas is perhaps not the right guy. That´s ridiculous. They love each other. We have to mediate. We have to save their wedding.
Sina: Jazzy, don´t you get it? It´s not about the wedding anymore. It´s about their relationship now.
Mona: It´s for them to decide and we shouldn´t have interfered right from the start.
Jazzy: What do you mean?
Sina: We should have stayed out of it. All these ideas of a posh wedding.
Lisa: Or our doubts about the wedding. That was not helpful.
Mona: Alex was right. It´s their life. Not ours.
Jazzy: But he interfered too.
Sina: That´s true.
Jazzy: I only wanted to help as a friend.
Lisa: Us too. But we didn´t really help, did we?
Ayse comes in. She looks very sad.
Ayse: Hi.
All: Hi.
Ayse: Where is Jonas.
Lisa: No idea. He went out, I think.
Ayse: I have to talk to him. I feel so stupid.
Jonas and Alex come back home. They look slightly drunk but happy.
Ayse: Hi, where have you been. It´s late.
Jonas: (smiles) I went to a pub. It was fun.
Ayse: Oh Jonas, I am so sorry. I was stupid. I have realized that. If you want a small wedding that´s okay. Really. I am happy with that.
Jonas: Ayse, it´s too late.
Ayse: Too late? What do you mean?
Jonas: It´s over.
Ayse: Over. You mean our wedding plans.
Jonas: Hell no. Everything.
Mona: (to the others) I think we better go.
Lisa: Yep.
The others leave.
Ayse: But why? We don´t have to get married now. We can wait some months. Maybe a year.
Jonas: Ayse, I played football with some of the kids. And I love it. I went to the pub and met Jacky. And she reminded me of how much I wanted to go to Australia.
Ayse: You met Jacky?
Jonas: It´s not what you think. Nothing happened. It´s just that I remembered what I wanted to do with my life.
Ayse: You bastard.
Jonas: You´re not getting what I am trying to say. I love you but ... but not enough to give up my dreams now.
Ayse: Go away. Leave me alone.
Jonas: I´m sorry. I will go now. I´ll get my stuff tomorrow.
Jonas leaves.
Scene 10:
It´s a year and a half later. Jonas and Ayse bump into each other in the street.
Jonas: Hey, Ayse. What a coincidence.
Ayse: Hi.
They feel a bit awkward.
Ayse: How are you?
Jonas: Still a bit tired. I came back from Sydney three days ago.
Ayse: Yeah, I heard that you went there.
Jonas: I did. It was amazing. And how are you?
Ayse: I´m fine. I am going to L.A. for two months. Jazzy and I will do a training course there.
Jonas: Great to hear that.
Ayse: Yeah.
Jonas: Yeah.
They don´t know what to say and remain silent. Then Jonas breaks the silence.
Jonas: Listen. I really would like to know how you are doing. I´ve got football practice at eight. There´s enough time for a coffee. Would you like to join me?
Ayse hesitates.
Ayse: Sure, why not. It´s good to see you again. I´ve thought a lot about you. About us lately.
Jonas: Well, then, let´s go and see whether there is a table in our favourite café.
Ayse: Like in the old times.
Jonas: Yes, like in the old times when we were young.
They both laugh. Ayse slips her arm around his and they walk off the stage.
Wrtten by Von Buket Merkan und Gian-Luca Martino of Städtische Realschule Kastanienallee Velbert
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Journey to the future
Journey to the future
Characters:
Lisa: 13 years old. Studies very well, knows a lot.
Aisha: 13 years old. Funny, good, friendly.
Jonas: 14 years old. Arrogant, funny, likes to command everyone, always right.
Alexander: 13,5 years old. Good, funny, always agrees with everything.
Mantau: the girl in the future and a classmate.
Tauman: the girl in the future and a classmate.
Scene 1
In the forest .It is getting dark. Long shadows of the kids who are walking with
their bags.Dim red lights.
Lisa:
- I don‘t like walking-tours... (sad)
Alex:
- It‘s better that sitting with parents at home.
Aisha:
- I‘d better be at home
Jonas:
- Stop it. Better go faster because I think that we are lost! (Shouting. Angry)
Lisa:
- Oh my god! It can‘t be!!! (surprised)
Aisha:
- Now we‘re like in the serial ,,Lost“.
Jonas:
- Go right because I saw that they walked that way!
Alex:
- Why are you standing? Listen what Jonas just said. Let‘s go!
Lisa :
- Why do we have to go that way? Maybe they walked left...
Aisha:
- Or maybe straight? We have to decide.
(Draw lots)
Jonas:
- We won!
Aisha:
- Ok, you won.
Lisa:
- Let‘s go right... (sad)
Alex:
- You know, it‘s getting dark. Maybe we should put a tent here and make a fire.
Jonas :
- Ok girls, you go and find logs and we‘ll put tent. Ok?
Lisa and Aisha:
- Ok.
(Aisha and Lisa walking)
Lisa:
- Boys ordered us to find lops while they are putting tent.
Aisha:
- Yeah. It‘s not fair.
(While Lisa talking, Aisha sees the skeleton)
Aisha:
- Look.
(They come closer)
Lisa and Aisha:
- Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa...
Aisha:
- What a hell is that?
Lisa:
- Oh my god! It‘s skeleton!
Aisha:
- Let‘s run and call boys here.
(They run to their camp and they are very winded)
Aisha:
- Silence! I saw a dead man!
Lisa:
- A skeleton!
Aisha:
- Better go faster out of this wood! I‘m so scarred!!!
Jonas :
- Coward! Ok let‘s go and see if it‘s true because I think that there‘s just something bad with their heads.
Alex:
- Yeah yeah...
Aisha:
- I‘m not lying! (says angry)
Lisa:
- Yeah, we‘re not lying!
Alex:
- Me and Jonas go first and walk after us.
Jonas :
- You see that? There is something white. I hope it‘s not skeleton.
Alex:
- Oh my god! It can‘t be!
Aisha:
- I think it was very strange person.
Jonas:
-Maybe he‘s from future?
Lisa:
- I‘d better go and make a fire.
Aisha:
- See you guys.
(Aisha goes too)
Alex:
- What to do with him? (shows at skeleton)
Jonas:
- What if we scare them at night? (laughing)
Alex:
- Ok. But we better go now until it got dark.
(They go to their camp)
Aisha:
- Where is the tent?
Alex:
- Teacher has it.
Lisa:
- So where we‘ll sleep?
Jonas:
- Around the fire, I guess.
(All sit around the fire)
(Birds sounds)
Lisa:
- Did you hear that?
Aisha:
- Yeah, I heard. It‘s getting very scary.
Alex:
- I‘ll never go to walking-tours in my life.
Jonas:
- You little children got scared of the bird???
Aisha:
- I want that the wolf bite your ass.
(Lisa laughs)
Alex:
- Better don‘t joke because a wolf will come with a bear to visit us.
Jonas:
- Let‘s sleep because in the morning we‘re going to find our friends.
Lisa:
- Why are you ordering us what to do?
Jonas:
- And do you have anything better to do Mis Lisa?
Lisa:
- No...
Jonas:
- Then shut up! (angry)
Aisha:
- Oh, if my phone worked, I would call teacher and she would find us.
(Silence, everyone lies around the fire and tries to sleep)
(Plays wolf sound)
Jonas:
- Did you hear that?
Aisha:
- Now you‘re scarred.
Jonas:
- How to not be scarred if wolf is somewhere near us.
Aisha:
- Someone got scarred... Aren‘t you like a baby?
Alex:
- Shut up both of you! I want to sleep! (angry)
Lisa:
- What happened?(sleepy)
(Jonas walks around and can‘t sleep, Aisha gets up and walks near Jonas)
Jonas:
- Don‘t scare me!
Aisha:
- I‘m sorry that I talked to you unkindly.
Jonas:
- Go to sleep!
Aisha:
- Why are you so angry? I came to apologize and you‘re just shouting. (angry)
(Jonas doesn‘t say anything and then Aisha goes to sleep)
Scene 2
(Jonas goes and takes skeleton)
Jonas:
- Wake up!
(Alex, Lisa and Aisha stand up)
Aisha and Lisa:
- Are you crazy?
Alex:
- Put down that skeleton.
Jonas:
- Get up and let‘s start looking for our friends.
Lisa:
- It’s only 2 o‘clock in the morning. I want to sleep.
Alex:
- Yeah, me too.
Aisha:
- Wait. What‘s that?
(She shows at the skeletons hand)
Alex:
- I think it‘s some kind of... puzzle. We have to take it off the skeleton but I won‘t do this.
Aisha:
- I‘d better go eat breakfast.
Lisa:
- Yeah. I think we have to eat before going.
Jonas:
- I‘ll be the hero and take that puzzle.
Aisha:
- Look. There is a piece of paper.
Lisa:
- What is written here?
Aisha:
- It‘s like hieroglyphic.
Lisa:
- Maybe it‘s futures speech because I can understand some words.
Jonas:
- We have to solve the puzzle that all numbers be right. (Reads slowly, like first-former)
Aisha:
- Give us that. We‘ll solve this and you go decide what we‘ll eat.
Lisa:
- And clean up the camp.
Alex:
- Just like always.
Jonas:
- It will pass half of day till they solve that.
(They eat some chocolate and clean the camp)
Scene 3
Jonas:
- Hey girls! It‘s 3 o‘clock. We have to go.
Aisha:
- It’s not that easy as you think.
Lisa:
- It will take 1 or even 3 hours till we transcribe this.
Alex:
- It‘s hopeless.
Jonas:
- Teacher told something about that when we were driving here but I can‘t remember. (thoughtful)
Alex:
- I remember! She told that man from the future came here and left the puzzle but no one knows where it is. And only 4 people which are very different with their character and mind can solve it. If they will do it like a team.
Lisa:
- We have to do this together.
Aisha:
- Oh my god...
(All start to solve it but Jonas gets bored quickly)
Jonas:
- I‘m tired of this. I can‘t do this anymore!
Alex:
- It‘s hopeless. Better start looking for our classmates.
Lisa:
- Give me that. I‘ll solve it.
Jonas:
- Why should I give you?
Lisa:
- I‘ll do it better than you.
Jonas:
- Really?
Lisa:
- Yes.
Jonas:
- Then catch it.
(He throws the puzzle and everything turns dark)
Scene 4
In a future building. The room with a table and a chest , some chairs. The screen for
showing slides.Darkness on the stage only some spotlights on the faces of the children.
When they open their eyes they see that they are in the new building in the future.
Lisa:
- You moron! Look what you‘ve done!
Aisha:
- Oh, my head. Everything is spinning around... Where are we?!
Alex:
- Are you ok? Are all of you ok?
Lisa:
- No, we‘re not. I don‘t know where are we. (angry)
(Jonas sees the window and walks near it)
Jonas:
- Hey guys! Look. (He is looking out the window)
(Aisha runs at Jonas)
Aisha:
- Is it wrong with my head or there are flying cars???
Alex:
- I think it‘s future...
Lisa:
- Jonas, what have you done? Look what happened because of you.
Jonas:
- Where is puzzle?
(Everyone look at Lisa)
Lisa:
- Hey, don‘t look at me like that! I didn‘t take it.
Aisha:
- Look it‘s peace of paper.
(Alex takes the paper from Aisha)
Alex:
- There is something drawn on it.
Lisa:
- Give me that! I always descramble things like that.
Jonas:
- Why do we always have to give you everything?
Lisa:
- And why do we always have to give you?
(Lisa and Jonas scuffle, shouting)
Jonas:
- Give it back!
Lisa:
- Shut up you fool!
Alex:
- Calm down.
(Jonas and Lisa doesn‘t hear anything and unripe the paper)
Lisa:
- Look what you‘ve done!
Jonas:
- It‘s not my fault. You did it!
Aisha:
- Shut up both of you. I have a headache.
Alex:
- We have to lay it together and maybe then we‘ll transcribe this.
Aisha:
- But there have to be another missing piece because this edge is ragged.
(Jonas, Aisha and Alex stand around the paper)
Jonas:
- Yeah. Look. There is a diamond or something.
Lisa:
- That‘s interesting. Show me that. (Lisa squeezes in between Jonas and Alex)
Jonas:
- Get off! (He pushes Lisa)
Alex:
- What are you doing? Are you totally stupid? I nearly unripped that paper!
Aisha:
- Lisa calm down.
Lisa:
- But he pushed me! (angry)
Jonas:
- Ok ok. Don‘t shout:
Aisha:
- I don‘t care who pushed who. It‘s our last hope! Don‘t you understand?
Jonas:
- Who made you my mother?
Aisha:
- Oh, just shut up.
(All trying to decide what to do. Suddenly Jonas sees the chest)
Jonas:
- Hey look. There is a chest.
(Lisa runs pushes Aisha and she falls down)
Aisha:
- Damn Lisa! It hurts.
(Alex walks near Aisha and helps her to stand up)
Alex:
- Are you ok?
Aisha:
- I think so...
Lisa:
- Stop flirting with each other and come here.
Alex:
- We‘re not flirting!!!(angry)
(They comes to help friends and Alex with Jonas trying to unlock the chest)
Jonas:
- It‘s hopeless. This box is too heavy.
Alex:
- We need a bar or rock.
(Aisha finds a rock and takes it)
Aisha:
- Is this rock ok?
Lisa:
- Show me.
(Jonas interrupts her)
Jonas:
- Give me.
(Aisha gives him a rock and he breaks the lock)
Alex:
- It was hard. (Dry up sweat)
(They see a gemstone)
(Aisha and Lisa talking farther)
Jonas:
- What a beauty.
Alex:
- Good souvenir to bring home.
Jonas:
- A half for me and half for you. We decided.
(Aisha comes near them and Lisa is still looking around)
Aisha:
- What are you talking about?
Jonas:
- No no. Nothing.
(Jonas looks at Alex and he subjoins)
Alex:
- Yeah. Nothing.
(Lisa comes)
Lisa:
- Guys... I think there is someone except us.
(Everyone is looking at the chest and nobody listen to Lisa)
Aisha:
- Isn‘t there a map or something?
Alex:
- I looked everywhere but there is nothing more except a gemstone.
Lisa:
- Hey!!! Do you hear me?! (shouting) I think there is someone except us.
Aisha:
- Did you say anything?
Jonas:
- She said something but so quietly that only rats heard her.
Lisa:
- Stop it!
Alex:
- Then say it because we don‘t have much time.
Lisa:
- I said that I heard something.
Aisha:
- Ok. Me and Lisa will go and look if there anyone else and you decide what to do now.
(Aisha and Lisa go to look around)
Jonas:
- Let’s look at the map. (Twiddles the map)
Alex:
- Don‘t you know how to look at the map?
(Then girls come back)
Alex:
- Did you see anything?
Aisha:
- No.
Lisa:
- Maybe I heard badly.
(Aisha looks at the map)
Aisha:
- Look, it‘s another diamond. You only have to go according this map and you‘ll find it.
Jonas:
- What are you talking about? I don‘t see any other diamond.
Alex:
- Aisha, are you crazy? There is only one diamond which we already have.
Lisa:
- Probably it‘s because of knock when I pushed her.
Aisha:
- I‘m okay!!! (angry) I think so...(easier)
(Alex turns to Jonas)
Alex:
- Do you see anything in this map?
Jonas:
- No.
Aisha:
- Then look more closely and you‘ll see. (angry)
Jonas:
- Better go and sleep because you going totally mad.
Alex:
- I‘ll go with her and you two try to find something.
Jonas: (turns to Lisa)
- Ok. I‘ll go right and you go left. Ok?
Lisa:
- Ok.
(Jonas and Lisa goes to backstage, searching for something while Aisha and Alex talking)
Aisha:
- Alex, I really saw another diamond. You have to believe me.
Alex:
- Ok ok. Go to sleep and I‘ll help them to search.
Aisha:
- No one believes me. Just like always... (sad)
Jonas:
- Hey guys! I think I found something!
(Aisha stands up, runs and pushes Alex)
Alex:
- Hey, Aisha. What happened to you?!
Aisha:
- What do you mean?
Alex:
- You always so calm. But now...
Aisha:
- Stop it... Better look at this. (Shows at the paper)
Lisa:
- It‘s missing piece of map.
Jonas:
- Look. It‘s another diamond.
Aisha:
- I told you!
Jonas:
- Ok ok. Better tell us where to find that diamond.
Alex:
- She needn‘t to do that because that diamond is moving.
Lisa:
- And it‘s coming near us!
Aisha:
- Maybe there really is something except us. Better hide somewhere.
(Everybody hides in the room)
Scene 5
The light on the stage.
Two strange girls come into the room. They are from future.
They came from the party.
Mantau:
- Fe, kažkokia nesąmonė. Visiškai nevykęs vakarėlis.
Tauman:
- Jo, tikrai.
Mantau throwing her bag.
- O kas gi čia dabar? Skrynia praverta.
Both coming to the box.
Mantau:
- Kieno tai?
Tauman:
- Hm, nežinau.
Lisa: (shouting, from the backstage)
- I told you that there is someone else.
Aisha:
- You stupid girl!!! Now they know that we‘re here.
(They turn computers on their hand)
Tauman:
- Did you hear that?
Mantau:
- Of course I did. That‘s why I changed my language.
Tauman:
- Let‘s search the room.
They start moving things without touching them.
They find Jonas.
Jonas:
- Oh my god. Help me!!!
All come to the room.
Tauman:
- Who are you? Where are you from?
Jonas:
- I’m from Kaunas.
Lisa:
- We are from Lithuania, stupid boy.
Aisha:
- Oh it seems we are from the past.
Alex:
- Yeah yeah seems from the past.
Mantau:
- Lithuania? Kaunas?
Tauman:
- Where is it?
She takes a map from her bag.
Aisha:
- Look, this is our country.
Alex:
- And Kaunas is here. (Shows on the map)
Mantau:
- lt's the same! Litwa here.
Tauman:
- And the same town - Kownas here.
Lisa:
- Litwa, Kownas?
Aisha:
- Are you serious?
Alex and Jonas:
- Wow... Kaunas in the future.
Tauman:
- So how did you come here? It‘s 2294 year.
Alex:
- We don't know what happened. We were lost in the forest... (thinking)
Lisa:
- Who knows what happened?
Aisha:
- lt was a big bang and...
Jonas:
- We are here you see.
Mantau:
- Oh, what are your names?
Jonas: (Shaking hands)
- Jonas, nice to meet you. My friend Aisha, Lisa and Alex.
Alex:
- And what are your names?
Tauman:
- My name is Tauman. And she is Mantau.
Lisa:
- Yeah, seems strange names.
Mantau:
- Would you like something to drink or to eat?
Mantau brings some tubes and gives each.
Mantau:
- Help yourself.
Jonas takes a bottle from the table and tries to drink, but there is only flour inside.
He spills it into the plate.
Jonas:
- OUU. What's that?
Aisha:
- l want to drink!
Mantau and Tauman come to her.
Mantau:
- Calm down, we'll give you something else.
Lisa:
- But there's no real water.
Alex:
- lt seems they drink flour.
Tauman:
- Yes, it's our drink.
They all start crying:
- We want home!
Lisa:
- We want to our school!
Alex:
- We want to find our families!
Jonas:
- Oh again those crying babies.
Aisha:
- Let's look at those instructions! We found something here.
Mantau:
- Oh I know.
Lisa:
- What do you know?
Tauman:
- That was our grand grandfather’s box. Once he travelled to the past. He promised to come back but he never did. Give me that instruction, I will try to read it.
Aisha:
- So it was his skeleton and puzzle in this forest...
Mantau:
- We‘ve never opened the box. lt was forbidden.
Alex:
- Why?
Tauman:
- lt's family secret.
Jonas:
- Give it to me. Give it, l'll try. (takes it from her)
Lisa:
- Give it to me!!! Stupid boy...
Alex:
- Calm down! Let's study it carefully.
All sit down around a paper.
Mantau:
- So it seems here is an instruction how to travel in time.
Tauman:
- Stand all together around the diamond join, your hands and say ,,Home sweet home“ 5 times.
They do it all together.
Aisha:
- lt doesn't work.
Mantau:
- Oops, sorry.
Tauman:
- Oh we need to put diamonds together first.
Jonas:
- But where is the second diamond.
Mantau:
- Here it is. (she takes the necklace off her neck and there is smaller diamond on it)
(They lay both of diamonds together on the floor)
(Music playing)
And they all say magic words again.
- Home sweet home, home sweet home, home sweet home...
Scene 6
When they say those words fifth time, light turns out. lt's darkness again. They are in the forest again.
The sun rises.
Aisha:
- We back home! (Happily)
Lisa:
- At last.
Alex:
- Yeah yeah seems at home. And lost again...
Jonas:
- Thanks God the sun rises.
Aisha:
- Let's look around, I think we'll find the way now.
Suddenly two girls from their class come.
Gabija: (Shouting)
- Where have you been?
Goda:
- We were looking for you all night long. And you‘re making jokes here.
Gabija:
- At last we found you.
Lisa:
- You won‘t believe us! We travelled to the future.
Goda:
- And so we don‘t. You must have been dreaming.
Alex:
- No no! It‘s true! We found the diamond teacher told us about.
Gabija:
- Ech, children stories...
Jonas:
- You‘re hopeless!..I think that everywhere is nice , but the place you live in is
always the best place for you.
They all start hugging and singing happily the song.
The lights turn slowly down.
The end
Written by Kaunas Radvilenai secondary school (Lithuania)
Goda Barilaite 7th form, Viktorija Kazlauskaite 7th form and Gintare Mickeviciute 6th form
Characters:
Lisa: 13 years old. Studies very well, knows a lot.
Aisha: 13 years old. Funny, good, friendly.
Jonas: 14 years old. Arrogant, funny, likes to command everyone, always right.
Alexander: 13,5 years old. Good, funny, always agrees with everything.
Mantau: the girl in the future and a classmate.
Tauman: the girl in the future and a classmate.
Scene 1
In the forest .It is getting dark. Long shadows of the kids who are walking with
their bags.Dim red lights.
Lisa:
- I don‘t like walking-tours... (sad)
Alex:
- It‘s better that sitting with parents at home.
Aisha:
- I‘d better be at home
Jonas:
- Stop it. Better go faster because I think that we are lost! (Shouting. Angry)
Lisa:
- Oh my god! It can‘t be!!! (surprised)
Aisha:
- Now we‘re like in the serial ,,Lost“.
Jonas:
- Go right because I saw that they walked that way!
Alex:
- Why are you standing? Listen what Jonas just said. Let‘s go!
Lisa :
- Why do we have to go that way? Maybe they walked left...
Aisha:
- Or maybe straight? We have to decide.
(Draw lots)
Jonas:
- We won!
Aisha:
- Ok, you won.
Lisa:
- Let‘s go right... (sad)
Alex:
- You know, it‘s getting dark. Maybe we should put a tent here and make a fire.
Jonas :
- Ok girls, you go and find logs and we‘ll put tent. Ok?
Lisa and Aisha:
- Ok.
(Aisha and Lisa walking)
Lisa:
- Boys ordered us to find lops while they are putting tent.
Aisha:
- Yeah. It‘s not fair.
(While Lisa talking, Aisha sees the skeleton)
Aisha:
- Look.
(They come closer)
Lisa and Aisha:
- Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa...
Aisha:
- What a hell is that?
Lisa:
- Oh my god! It‘s skeleton!
Aisha:
- Let‘s run and call boys here.
(They run to their camp and they are very winded)
Aisha:
- Silence! I saw a dead man!
Lisa:
- A skeleton!
Aisha:
- Better go faster out of this wood! I‘m so scarred!!!
Jonas :
- Coward! Ok let‘s go and see if it‘s true because I think that there‘s just something bad with their heads.
Alex:
- Yeah yeah...
Aisha:
- I‘m not lying! (says angry)
Lisa:
- Yeah, we‘re not lying!
Alex:
- Me and Jonas go first and walk after us.
Jonas :
- You see that? There is something white. I hope it‘s not skeleton.
Alex:
- Oh my god! It can‘t be!
Aisha:
- I think it was very strange person.
Jonas:
-Maybe he‘s from future?
Lisa:
- I‘d better go and make a fire.
Aisha:
- See you guys.
(Aisha goes too)
Alex:
- What to do with him? (shows at skeleton)
Jonas:
- What if we scare them at night? (laughing)
Alex:
- Ok. But we better go now until it got dark.
(They go to their camp)
Aisha:
- Where is the tent?
Alex:
- Teacher has it.
Lisa:
- So where we‘ll sleep?
Jonas:
- Around the fire, I guess.
(All sit around the fire)
(Birds sounds)
Lisa:
- Did you hear that?
Aisha:
- Yeah, I heard. It‘s getting very scary.
Alex:
- I‘ll never go to walking-tours in my life.
Jonas:
- You little children got scared of the bird???
Aisha:
- I want that the wolf bite your ass.
(Lisa laughs)
Alex:
- Better don‘t joke because a wolf will come with a bear to visit us.
Jonas:
- Let‘s sleep because in the morning we‘re going to find our friends.
Lisa:
- Why are you ordering us what to do?
Jonas:
- And do you have anything better to do Mis Lisa?
Lisa:
- No...
Jonas:
- Then shut up! (angry)
Aisha:
- Oh, if my phone worked, I would call teacher and she would find us.
(Silence, everyone lies around the fire and tries to sleep)
(Plays wolf sound)
Jonas:
- Did you hear that?
Aisha:
- Now you‘re scarred.
Jonas:
- How to not be scarred if wolf is somewhere near us.
Aisha:
- Someone got scarred... Aren‘t you like a baby?
Alex:
- Shut up both of you! I want to sleep! (angry)
Lisa:
- What happened?(sleepy)
(Jonas walks around and can‘t sleep, Aisha gets up and walks near Jonas)
Jonas:
- Don‘t scare me!
Aisha:
- I‘m sorry that I talked to you unkindly.
Jonas:
- Go to sleep!
Aisha:
- Why are you so angry? I came to apologize and you‘re just shouting. (angry)
(Jonas doesn‘t say anything and then Aisha goes to sleep)
Scene 2
(Jonas goes and takes skeleton)
Jonas:
- Wake up!
(Alex, Lisa and Aisha stand up)
Aisha and Lisa:
- Are you crazy?
Alex:
- Put down that skeleton.
Jonas:
- Get up and let‘s start looking for our friends.
Lisa:
- It’s only 2 o‘clock in the morning. I want to sleep.
Alex:
- Yeah, me too.
Aisha:
- Wait. What‘s that?
(She shows at the skeletons hand)
Alex:
- I think it‘s some kind of... puzzle. We have to take it off the skeleton but I won‘t do this.
Aisha:
- I‘d better go eat breakfast.
Lisa:
- Yeah. I think we have to eat before going.
Jonas:
- I‘ll be the hero and take that puzzle.
Aisha:
- Look. There is a piece of paper.
Lisa:
- What is written here?
Aisha:
- It‘s like hieroglyphic.
Lisa:
- Maybe it‘s futures speech because I can understand some words.
Jonas:
- We have to solve the puzzle that all numbers be right. (Reads slowly, like first-former)
Aisha:
- Give us that. We‘ll solve this and you go decide what we‘ll eat.
Lisa:
- And clean up the camp.
Alex:
- Just like always.
Jonas:
- It will pass half of day till they solve that.
(They eat some chocolate and clean the camp)
Scene 3
Jonas:
- Hey girls! It‘s 3 o‘clock. We have to go.
Aisha:
- It’s not that easy as you think.
Lisa:
- It will take 1 or even 3 hours till we transcribe this.
Alex:
- It‘s hopeless.
Jonas:
- Teacher told something about that when we were driving here but I can‘t remember. (thoughtful)
Alex:
- I remember! She told that man from the future came here and left the puzzle but no one knows where it is. And only 4 people which are very different with their character and mind can solve it. If they will do it like a team.
Lisa:
- We have to do this together.
Aisha:
- Oh my god...
(All start to solve it but Jonas gets bored quickly)
Jonas:
- I‘m tired of this. I can‘t do this anymore!
Alex:
- It‘s hopeless. Better start looking for our classmates.
Lisa:
- Give me that. I‘ll solve it.
Jonas:
- Why should I give you?
Lisa:
- I‘ll do it better than you.
Jonas:
- Really?
Lisa:
- Yes.
Jonas:
- Then catch it.
(He throws the puzzle and everything turns dark)
Scene 4
In a future building. The room with a table and a chest , some chairs. The screen for
showing slides.Darkness on the stage only some spotlights on the faces of the children.
When they open their eyes they see that they are in the new building in the future.
Lisa:
- You moron! Look what you‘ve done!
Aisha:
- Oh, my head. Everything is spinning around... Where are we?!
Alex:
- Are you ok? Are all of you ok?
Lisa:
- No, we‘re not. I don‘t know where are we. (angry)
(Jonas sees the window and walks near it)
Jonas:
- Hey guys! Look. (He is looking out the window)
(Aisha runs at Jonas)
Aisha:
- Is it wrong with my head or there are flying cars???
Alex:
- I think it‘s future...
Lisa:
- Jonas, what have you done? Look what happened because of you.
Jonas:
- Where is puzzle?
(Everyone look at Lisa)
Lisa:
- Hey, don‘t look at me like that! I didn‘t take it.
Aisha:
- Look it‘s peace of paper.
(Alex takes the paper from Aisha)
Alex:
- There is something drawn on it.
Lisa:
- Give me that! I always descramble things like that.
Jonas:
- Why do we always have to give you everything?
Lisa:
- And why do we always have to give you?
(Lisa and Jonas scuffle, shouting)
Jonas:
- Give it back!
Lisa:
- Shut up you fool!
Alex:
- Calm down.
(Jonas and Lisa doesn‘t hear anything and unripe the paper)
Lisa:
- Look what you‘ve done!
Jonas:
- It‘s not my fault. You did it!
Aisha:
- Shut up both of you. I have a headache.
Alex:
- We have to lay it together and maybe then we‘ll transcribe this.
Aisha:
- But there have to be another missing piece because this edge is ragged.
(Jonas, Aisha and Alex stand around the paper)
Jonas:
- Yeah. Look. There is a diamond or something.
Lisa:
- That‘s interesting. Show me that. (Lisa squeezes in between Jonas and Alex)
Jonas:
- Get off! (He pushes Lisa)
Alex:
- What are you doing? Are you totally stupid? I nearly unripped that paper!
Aisha:
- Lisa calm down.
Lisa:
- But he pushed me! (angry)
Jonas:
- Ok ok. Don‘t shout:
Aisha:
- I don‘t care who pushed who. It‘s our last hope! Don‘t you understand?
Jonas:
- Who made you my mother?
Aisha:
- Oh, just shut up.
(All trying to decide what to do. Suddenly Jonas sees the chest)
Jonas:
- Hey look. There is a chest.
(Lisa runs pushes Aisha and she falls down)
Aisha:
- Damn Lisa! It hurts.
(Alex walks near Aisha and helps her to stand up)
Alex:
- Are you ok?
Aisha:
- I think so...
Lisa:
- Stop flirting with each other and come here.
Alex:
- We‘re not flirting!!!(angry)
(They comes to help friends and Alex with Jonas trying to unlock the chest)
Jonas:
- It‘s hopeless. This box is too heavy.
Alex:
- We need a bar or rock.
(Aisha finds a rock and takes it)
Aisha:
- Is this rock ok?
Lisa:
- Show me.
(Jonas interrupts her)
Jonas:
- Give me.
(Aisha gives him a rock and he breaks the lock)
Alex:
- It was hard. (Dry up sweat)
(They see a gemstone)
(Aisha and Lisa talking farther)
Jonas:
- What a beauty.
Alex:
- Good souvenir to bring home.
Jonas:
- A half for me and half for you. We decided.
(Aisha comes near them and Lisa is still looking around)
Aisha:
- What are you talking about?
Jonas:
- No no. Nothing.
(Jonas looks at Alex and he subjoins)
Alex:
- Yeah. Nothing.
(Lisa comes)
Lisa:
- Guys... I think there is someone except us.
(Everyone is looking at the chest and nobody listen to Lisa)
Aisha:
- Isn‘t there a map or something?
Alex:
- I looked everywhere but there is nothing more except a gemstone.
Lisa:
- Hey!!! Do you hear me?! (shouting) I think there is someone except us.
Aisha:
- Did you say anything?
Jonas:
- She said something but so quietly that only rats heard her.
Lisa:
- Stop it!
Alex:
- Then say it because we don‘t have much time.
Lisa:
- I said that I heard something.
Aisha:
- Ok. Me and Lisa will go and look if there anyone else and you decide what to do now.
(Aisha and Lisa go to look around)
Jonas:
- Let’s look at the map. (Twiddles the map)
Alex:
- Don‘t you know how to look at the map?
(Then girls come back)
Alex:
- Did you see anything?
Aisha:
- No.
Lisa:
- Maybe I heard badly.
(Aisha looks at the map)
Aisha:
- Look, it‘s another diamond. You only have to go according this map and you‘ll find it.
Jonas:
- What are you talking about? I don‘t see any other diamond.
Alex:
- Aisha, are you crazy? There is only one diamond which we already have.
Lisa:
- Probably it‘s because of knock when I pushed her.
Aisha:
- I‘m okay!!! (angry) I think so...(easier)
(Alex turns to Jonas)
Alex:
- Do you see anything in this map?
Jonas:
- No.
Aisha:
- Then look more closely and you‘ll see. (angry)
Jonas:
- Better go and sleep because you going totally mad.
Alex:
- I‘ll go with her and you two try to find something.
Jonas: (turns to Lisa)
- Ok. I‘ll go right and you go left. Ok?
Lisa:
- Ok.
(Jonas and Lisa goes to backstage, searching for something while Aisha and Alex talking)
Aisha:
- Alex, I really saw another diamond. You have to believe me.
Alex:
- Ok ok. Go to sleep and I‘ll help them to search.
Aisha:
- No one believes me. Just like always... (sad)
Jonas:
- Hey guys! I think I found something!
(Aisha stands up, runs and pushes Alex)
Alex:
- Hey, Aisha. What happened to you?!
Aisha:
- What do you mean?
Alex:
- You always so calm. But now...
Aisha:
- Stop it... Better look at this. (Shows at the paper)
Lisa:
- It‘s missing piece of map.
Jonas:
- Look. It‘s another diamond.
Aisha:
- I told you!
Jonas:
- Ok ok. Better tell us where to find that diamond.
Alex:
- She needn‘t to do that because that diamond is moving.
Lisa:
- And it‘s coming near us!
Aisha:
- Maybe there really is something except us. Better hide somewhere.
(Everybody hides in the room)
Scene 5
The light on the stage.
Two strange girls come into the room. They are from future.
They came from the party.
Mantau:
- Fe, kažkokia nesąmonė. Visiškai nevykęs vakarėlis.
Tauman:
- Jo, tikrai.
Mantau throwing her bag.
- O kas gi čia dabar? Skrynia praverta.
Both coming to the box.
Mantau:
- Kieno tai?
Tauman:
- Hm, nežinau.
Lisa: (shouting, from the backstage)
- I told you that there is someone else.
Aisha:
- You stupid girl!!! Now they know that we‘re here.
(They turn computers on their hand)
Tauman:
- Did you hear that?
Mantau:
- Of course I did. That‘s why I changed my language.
Tauman:
- Let‘s search the room.
They start moving things without touching them.
They find Jonas.
Jonas:
- Oh my god. Help me!!!
All come to the room.
Tauman:
- Who are you? Where are you from?
Jonas:
- I’m from Kaunas.
Lisa:
- We are from Lithuania, stupid boy.
Aisha:
- Oh it seems we are from the past.
Alex:
- Yeah yeah seems from the past.
Mantau:
- Lithuania? Kaunas?
Tauman:
- Where is it?
She takes a map from her bag.
Aisha:
- Look, this is our country.
Alex:
- And Kaunas is here. (Shows on the map)
Mantau:
- lt's the same! Litwa here.
Tauman:
- And the same town - Kownas here.
Lisa:
- Litwa, Kownas?
Aisha:
- Are you serious?
Alex and Jonas:
- Wow... Kaunas in the future.
Tauman:
- So how did you come here? It‘s 2294 year.
Alex:
- We don't know what happened. We were lost in the forest... (thinking)
Lisa:
- Who knows what happened?
Aisha:
- lt was a big bang and...
Jonas:
- We are here you see.
Mantau:
- Oh, what are your names?
Jonas: (Shaking hands)
- Jonas, nice to meet you. My friend Aisha, Lisa and Alex.
Alex:
- And what are your names?
Tauman:
- My name is Tauman. And she is Mantau.
Lisa:
- Yeah, seems strange names.
Mantau:
- Would you like something to drink or to eat?
Mantau brings some tubes and gives each.
Mantau:
- Help yourself.
Jonas takes a bottle from the table and tries to drink, but there is only flour inside.
He spills it into the plate.
Jonas:
- OUU. What's that?
Aisha:
- l want to drink!
Mantau and Tauman come to her.
Mantau:
- Calm down, we'll give you something else.
Lisa:
- But there's no real water.
Alex:
- lt seems they drink flour.
Tauman:
- Yes, it's our drink.
They all start crying:
- We want home!
Lisa:
- We want to our school!
Alex:
- We want to find our families!
Jonas:
- Oh again those crying babies.
Aisha:
- Let's look at those instructions! We found something here.
Mantau:
- Oh I know.
Lisa:
- What do you know?
Tauman:
- That was our grand grandfather’s box. Once he travelled to the past. He promised to come back but he never did. Give me that instruction, I will try to read it.
Aisha:
- So it was his skeleton and puzzle in this forest...
Mantau:
- We‘ve never opened the box. lt was forbidden.
Alex:
- Why?
Tauman:
- lt's family secret.
Jonas:
- Give it to me. Give it, l'll try. (takes it from her)
Lisa:
- Give it to me!!! Stupid boy...
Alex:
- Calm down! Let's study it carefully.
All sit down around a paper.
Mantau:
- So it seems here is an instruction how to travel in time.
Tauman:
- Stand all together around the diamond join, your hands and say ,,Home sweet home“ 5 times.
They do it all together.
Aisha:
- lt doesn't work.
Mantau:
- Oops, sorry.
Tauman:
- Oh we need to put diamonds together first.
Jonas:
- But where is the second diamond.
Mantau:
- Here it is. (she takes the necklace off her neck and there is smaller diamond on it)
(They lay both of diamonds together on the floor)
(Music playing)
And they all say magic words again.
- Home sweet home, home sweet home, home sweet home...
Scene 6
When they say those words fifth time, light turns out. lt's darkness again. They are in the forest again.
The sun rises.
Aisha:
- We back home! (Happily)
Lisa:
- At last.
Alex:
- Yeah yeah seems at home. And lost again...
Jonas:
- Thanks God the sun rises.
Aisha:
- Let's look around, I think we'll find the way now.
Suddenly two girls from their class come.
Gabija: (Shouting)
- Where have you been?
Goda:
- We were looking for you all night long. And you‘re making jokes here.
Gabija:
- At last we found you.
Lisa:
- You won‘t believe us! We travelled to the future.
Goda:
- And so we don‘t. You must have been dreaming.
Alex:
- No no! It‘s true! We found the diamond teacher told us about.
Gabija:
- Ech, children stories...
Jonas:
- You‘re hopeless!..I think that everywhere is nice , but the place you live in is
always the best place for you.
They all start hugging and singing happily the song.
The lights turn slowly down.
The end
Written by Kaunas Radvilenai secondary school (Lithuania)
Goda Barilaite 7th form, Viktorija Kazlauskaite 7th form and Gintare Mickeviciute 6th form
Friday, March 20, 2009
THE HISTORY PROJECT
THE HISTORY PROJECT
SCENE 1
Once upon a future, our “future teens” are in anxiety because of their “History Project” about the life in Türkiye in the past.
Let’s watch and see how they will overcome the barriers of the research about the past. The adventurous days are waiting for Ayşe ,Alexandras,Lisa and Jonas.
LISA: Hi guys ! I’m here, Where are the others?
ALEXANDRAS: I’m here as you see, LISA
LISA: AYŞE, you and me. Where is JONAS?
JONAS: Project – History – Project! I am gonna be crazy. How can we do that?
AYŞE: We are in trouble, right?!! The Project should be a presentation about past.The culture of Türkiye in the past.
LISA: Ohh ! Where is Türkiye?
ALEXANDRAS: It is on the Asian region.Last year ,we flew there for a summer holiday by a spaceship with my parents.
AYŞE: I am thinking about my relatives in Türkiye. Maybe I can ask them to inform me about their past but it takes time.I wish ,we had a time machine (dreaming about it)
LISA: Everything can be easier if there is... (dreaming about it)
JONAS: Yeah! You are kidding I know -but maybe someone of us would have a time machine.
LISA: Who is this?
AYŞE: Tell us JONAS who? Who is this?
JONAS: Listen! My father has a time machine but he doesn’t let us even to touch it.
AYŞE & ALEXANDRAS & LISA: Really??? (shocked)
JONAS: Yeah!
ALEXANDRAS: How can we use it? Where is it now?
JONAS: If you promise to be silent ,we can go and take it from the saloon.The dream will become true in my room tonight. I planned every detail, but I can’t say anything now. It is time to go to TURKIYE’s past tonight, OK?
AYŞE: OK! I’ll come to you with my new 2100 model scooter.
ALEXANDRAS: Ok! At 12 o’clock. See you later!
JONAS: Waiting for you tonight!!!
LISA: OK! Bye!
2nd SCENE
( In Jonas’s house, all of them are looking at the time machine.They are calling it as a ‘’TIME SPEED’)
Ayşe:Where is your time machine?
Jonas: Sssssssshhh! My mother is sleeping! (showing the machine to his friends)
All :Oh my god ! What a strange thing it is!!!
JONAS:Sssssssshh! Who wanna try it firstly?
LISA:JONAS,it is your machine,not mine,of course you’ll try it.
JONAS:OK! OK! Calm down! I’ll try it.
(JONAS is pushing the button.As pushing it,they are going into the ‘’TIME SPEED’’. Adventurous journey begins.)
(Falling into an old house in the past,somewhere in the past………)
JONAS:Where are we?
AYŞE:Oh my God !What date is it?
JONAS:I think,we are in 2009 .
(They are all searching the house,trying to understand where they are and which years they are exactly in.)
ALEXANDRAS: Yeah,we did it!!!
AYŞE:How can you understand it?
ALEXANDRAS:Look at this page! It says; we are in 2009.
LISA:Oh,nooo! What a strange house.I have never seen a house like that before!
JONAS:Heyy! Come here I’ve found something different.Look at the sky!
LISA:Ohhhh! What a dirty air it is!
AYŞE:Where are the trees?The green things?
JONAS:OK!This place is different from our world,our time.To understand better,let’s go around to search as groups.
SCENE 3
JONAS: Hey guys! I am sure that nobody could believe in me but I saw lots of interesting things that I have never seen before..
AYŞE: Yes, I saw lots of rubbish and dirt even in the sea! These are the reasons for pollution.
LISA: And I saw lots of burglars, thieves. They steal from other people because they need money and they are poor and unemployed.
ALEXANDRAS: I think, so many problems there are!...
AYŞE: yeap, unfortunately.
ALEXANDRAS: But, we have only talked about bad things. On the other hand, there are interesting and amazing things, also.
LISA: For example, I saw lots of things that I like. One of them is marvellous, I saw the Bosphorus of İstanbul. I have seen that excellent view of İstanbul from the bridge.
AYŞE: These are most wonderful palaces which I’ve never seen before! The buildings in our time are not like that, we have only skyscrapers.
JONAS: Which do you mean by ‘palaces’?
AYŞE: (Thinking) What was the name of these palaces, hmmm, yeap! I remember! Dolmabahçe and Topkapı Palace!
ALEXANDRAS: Good! I went to Kapalıçarşı. That place has the memorials of Seljuk and Ottoman Empire. There are a lot of nice things. If you saw, you couldn’t believe in your eyes. Have you ever seen Turkish hand made rugs?
LISA: No, not yet, what do you wanna say? What is a rug?
ALEXANDRAS: I also saw them. I know that rug. People in Turkiye are sewing those rugs. It is a wool cloth that covers the floor, is a handmade. People use these rugs to prevent themselves from cold in those times.
JONAS: I wish I would learn how to sew the rugs in an effective way! On the other hand, on TV, there is an amazing news about Turkiye. I heard that İstanbul will be the capital city of the culture all around the world in 2010.
ALEXANDRAS: It is an important point about the history of Turkiye. We can add these ones to our project!
LISA: I agree with you, but is there anything to do something different?
ALEXANDRAS: Why?
LISA: I got bored! There was a rush hour on the road, I’m gonna crazy about the traffic in this country.
AYŞE: I couldn’t get it! Why did you say that?
LISA: It is crowded! Like a disaster!
ALEXANDRAS: Besides that, there is an unbelievable air pollution.
SCENE 4
LISA:I think,we have learnt about the History project so , these points will be the most useful points for our project.
AYŞE:And our teacher will like it, I am sure.Our project will be the best ! Not only we wrote about the history but also we came here and we lived in the history.
JONAS:Yeah ! Of course.Because of our “TIME SPEED”!
ALEXANDRAS: That’s enough,boys and the girls.I got bored…
AYŞE: You are right. As soon as possible.Lets goto the future ! Come On !
JONAS: Okay, I am trying , I am trying , just a moment ,Oh my god !
LISA:Whats going on ! What is the problem?
JONAS: Oh my time speed ! Oh my car!
ALEXANDRAS: What ,what happened while you are in a time car?
JONAS: My “TIME SPEED” !
All:What happened to your time car?
JONAS:Oh I am so sorry but it isn’t working !
Written by the Turkish Comenius Team of
SCENE 1
Once upon a future, our “future teens” are in anxiety because of their “History Project” about the life in Türkiye in the past.
Let’s watch and see how they will overcome the barriers of the research about the past. The adventurous days are waiting for Ayşe ,Alexandras,Lisa and Jonas.
AYŞE & ALEXANDRAS are coming into the stage together. AYŞE is listening to her ipod and ALEXANDRAS is looking around to find their friends.
They are sitting on the bank to wait. AYŞE is still listening to the music.
LISA: Hi guys ! I’m here, Where are the others?
ALEXANDRAS: I’m here as you see, LISA
LISA: AYŞE, you and me. Where is JONAS?
JONAS: Project – History – Project! I am gonna be crazy. How can we do that?
AYŞE: We are in trouble, right?!! The Project should be a presentation about past.The culture of Türkiye in the past.
LISA: Ohh ! Where is Türkiye?
ALEXANDRAS: It is on the Asian region.Last year ,we flew there for a summer holiday by a spaceship with my parents.
AYŞE: I am thinking about my relatives in Türkiye. Maybe I can ask them to inform me about their past but it takes time.I wish ,we had a time machine (dreaming about it)
LISA: Everything can be easier if there is... (dreaming about it)
JONAS: Yeah! You are kidding I know -but maybe someone of us would have a time machine.
LISA: Who is this?
AYŞE: Tell us JONAS who? Who is this?
JONAS: Listen! My father has a time machine but he doesn’t let us even to touch it.
AYŞE & ALEXANDRAS & LISA: Really??? (shocked)
JONAS: Yeah!
ALEXANDRAS: How can we use it? Where is it now?
JONAS: If you promise to be silent ,we can go and take it from the saloon.The dream will become true in my room tonight. I planned every detail, but I can’t say anything now. It is time to go to TURKIYE’s past tonight, OK?
AYŞE: OK! I’ll come to you with my new 2100 model scooter.
ALEXANDRAS: Ok! At 12 o’clock. See you later!
JONAS: Waiting for you tonight!!!
LISA: OK! Bye!
2nd SCENE
( In Jonas’s house, all of them are looking at the time machine.They are calling it as a ‘’TIME SPEED’)
Ayşe:Where is your time machine?
Jonas: Sssssssshhh! My mother is sleeping! (showing the machine to his friends)
All :Oh my god ! What a strange thing it is!!!
JONAS:Sssssssshh! Who wanna try it firstly?
LISA:JONAS,it is your machine,not mine,of course you’ll try it.
JONAS:OK! OK! Calm down! I’ll try it.
(JONAS is pushing the button.As pushing it,they are going into the ‘’TIME SPEED’’. Adventurous journey begins.)
(Falling into an old house in the past,somewhere in the past………)
JONAS:Where are we?
AYŞE:Oh my God !What date is it?
JONAS:I think,we are in 2009 .
(They are all searching the house,trying to understand where they are and which years they are exactly in.)
ALEXANDRAS: Yeah,we did it!!!
AYŞE:How can you understand it?
ALEXANDRAS:Look at this page! It says; we are in 2009.
LISA:Oh,nooo! What a strange house.I have never seen a house like that before!
JONAS:Heyy! Come here I’ve found something different.Look at the sky!
LISA:Ohhhh! What a dirty air it is!
AYŞE:Where are the trees?The green things?
JONAS:OK!This place is different from our world,our time.To understand better,let’s go around to search as groups.
SCENE 3
JONAS: Hey guys! I am sure that nobody could believe in me but I saw lots of interesting things that I have never seen before..
AYŞE: Yes, I saw lots of rubbish and dirt even in the sea! These are the reasons for pollution.
LISA: And I saw lots of burglars, thieves. They steal from other people because they need money and they are poor and unemployed.
ALEXANDRAS: I think, so many problems there are!...
AYŞE: yeap, unfortunately.
ALEXANDRAS: But, we have only talked about bad things. On the other hand, there are interesting and amazing things, also.
LISA: For example, I saw lots of things that I like. One of them is marvellous, I saw the Bosphorus of İstanbul. I have seen that excellent view of İstanbul from the bridge.
AYŞE: These are most wonderful palaces which I’ve never seen before! The buildings in our time are not like that, we have only skyscrapers.
JONAS: Which do you mean by ‘palaces’?
AYŞE: (Thinking) What was the name of these palaces, hmmm, yeap! I remember! Dolmabahçe and Topkapı Palace!
ALEXANDRAS: Good! I went to Kapalıçarşı. That place has the memorials of Seljuk and Ottoman Empire. There are a lot of nice things. If you saw, you couldn’t believe in your eyes. Have you ever seen Turkish hand made rugs?
LISA: No, not yet, what do you wanna say? What is a rug?
ALEXANDRAS: I also saw them. I know that rug. People in Turkiye are sewing those rugs. It is a wool cloth that covers the floor, is a handmade. People use these rugs to prevent themselves from cold in those times.
JONAS: I wish I would learn how to sew the rugs in an effective way! On the other hand, on TV, there is an amazing news about Turkiye. I heard that İstanbul will be the capital city of the culture all around the world in 2010.
ALEXANDRAS: It is an important point about the history of Turkiye. We can add these ones to our project!
LISA: I agree with you, but is there anything to do something different?
ALEXANDRAS: Why?
LISA: I got bored! There was a rush hour on the road, I’m gonna crazy about the traffic in this country.
AYŞE: I couldn’t get it! Why did you say that?
LISA: It is crowded! Like a disaster!
ALEXANDRAS: Besides that, there is an unbelievable air pollution.
SCENE 4
LISA:I think,we have learnt about the History project so , these points will be the most useful points for our project.
AYŞE:And our teacher will like it, I am sure.Our project will be the best ! Not only we wrote about the history but also we came here and we lived in the history.
JONAS:Yeah ! Of course.Because of our “TIME SPEED”!
ALEXANDRAS: That’s enough,boys and the girls.I got bored…
AYŞE: You are right. As soon as possible.Lets goto the future ! Come On !
JONAS: Okay, I am trying , I am trying , just a moment ,Oh my god !
LISA:Whats going on ! What is the problem?
JONAS: Oh my time speed ! Oh my car!
ALEXANDRAS: What ,what happened while you are in a time car?
JONAS: My “TIME SPEED” !
All:What happened to your time car?
JONAS:Oh I am so sorry but it isn’t working !
Written by the Turkish Comenius Team of
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