THE QUAGMIRE

 

 

ACT I

 

The villagers of Nyaketoga have been working tirelessly to pay the king and the queen hefty taxes. They have to till huge pieces of plots, sell produce from the shambas, sell their animals, do manual jobs, as well as others, working for the queen and the king in order to pay for their taxes. They have no future apart from doing what they know since there isn’t any school available for them to study and take different careers.

 

Cast of Characters

 

 

Cast of Characters

 

Nyangi:                      Mpaka’s future soulmate

 

Juma:                        Mpaka’s best friend

 

Vero:                        Juma’s sister

 

Mpaka:                       Subira’s son

 

Subira’s:                    Late mother to Makali

 

Makali:                      The prince-son of the King

 

King:                        The leader of the village

 

Queen:                       The wife of the King and mother to Makali

 

Tumbo:                       Friend to Makali

 

Kilio:                       Ally to the king and queen and an elder too

 

Boy 1, 2, 3:                 Village youth

 

Girl 1,2, 3:                 Village youth

 

Dr. Okore:                   The best doctor in the village of Nyakech

 

Servant:                     The errand boy for the prince

 

 

Reporter:                    The radio reporter

 

Elder 1, 2, 3:               Elders to the village

 

Woman 1:                     A representative of the parents of the youths

 

Chalo:                       Youth member

 

Ojuang:                      An elder

Scene 1

Its a quiet chilly morning, only the noise of the cockerels can be heard and the birds chirping. The stage is still and there seems to be no movement from the four huts errected on stage. The huts are roofed with grass and the walls are made out of cow dung. pieces of burnt wood can be seen on the left stage with what looks like the remains of a fire place with three stones black with soot. Running footsteps can be heard coming towards the stage.

 

(Nyangi comes out running from one entrance)

Nyangi: Wuuuiii! He is about to commit suicide! Kujeni (Young youths get out of their huts in great haste, women screaming, lamenting

in surprise and kids in great shock. Old men try

Impressum

Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG

Tag der Veröffentlichung: 24.01.2020
ISBN: 978-3-7487-2727-9

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This play has been dedicated to the youth who continuously fight for the rights of all the children who are supposed to go to school especially in the rural areas of Africa.