Ras Babi plays(4)The chorus girl in a museum 2006 by Ras Babi

Saturday, July 29, 2006

Who is in the play?

The chorus girl- Musa

Any woman: is a woman

Allan:a lost case

A police woman

A police man

Scene (1)

[in the bed]

any woman voice:

When she first heard the knocking, The Chorus Girl said:
The Chorus Girl:

"It must be one of the girls"
any woman:

But she was wrong, she never thought of anyone else, or that something different would happen in her life...

And when He heard the knocking, he jumped from the bed and ran straight to the bathroom...
The Chorus Girl:

"I am going to open the door"

[She moves from the bed]
any woman:

The summer is knocking on the door...

The cold wind is taking it back to the winter...

The weather is no longer as it used to be, the four seasons are mixed up, and it could snow during July while the people are having fun by the sea side....

The summer and the hot sun bring new chances, changes and movements into our miserable life...
Allan:

(He is telling us, from behind the bathroom door)

This war must stop because...

It carries with it our auto-destruct virus...

Most of the ordinary people lost their hope...

They have been waiting for so long, expecting...

Tomorrow will bring a peaceful future, in many places around the globe the negative energy took over...

The war left behind complete destruction; everyone lost a dear one...

And drunk from the glass of the conquerors, till the wine reached the bones ...

if not because of news and some of the birds that escaped from the fields of death...

The west will never know what is happening on the other side of the wall...
[Then, we hear the strong knocking again]
Allan:

(From behind the bathroom door)

are you expecting someone?

I do not expect a soul...

Do not open the door...

[We see smoke filling the place, we hear music, then shouting and screaming, the light goes off]

Scene (2)

[ in a museum]

any woman:

A museum, somehow the place is unique. A free space for art, for every one to show their art, to express themselves in a positive way, is a place where the positive energy can find the right place for it to travel with good vibe.
Allan is one of those, who felt in love with the place the first time he stepped in
He gave it all his love and energy
He believes in the magic that fills it.

He is there every day having his usual cup of tea
one day while he was traveling through the papers, a lady stepped, she walks straight to where he was sitting, he stands up, smelling the place around him, when she becomes very close he asks her;

Allan:

what is that.?

I know that smell
I am a wake!!!
I am not dreaming!!!
Musa:

dream on, it is art that you dream on...
Allan:

I know you
You are the goddess of inspiration
[He collapses on the chair, she sits opposite him, and she touches him on his face and say]

Musa:
Wake up, dream on, open your eyes, see and say something

[He opens his eyes, he takes the paper from the table, and he reads through it, he stays calm for seconds then he says]

Allan:

The people in my home land die like the contaminated chickens...

You see...

I know these people...

These are my parents...
The chorus Girl:

Oh my dear I feel..

I am really sorry...
Allan:

(Covering his face with his hands)

I want to cry...

I want the tears to come out of my dry eyes...

My eyes are like a great desert And my heart is useless, it does not...
The Girl:

[Offering her hand]

my name is Musa, what is yours?
Allan:

What would be of me if I had not met you tonight?
I have been waiting for so long, sometimes I smell you around
I know .

You make sense of my existence, and you give my life meaning...
Musa:

Very beautiful...
Allan:

you are my piece of peace

My name is Allan...
I feel but I can not..

I want to cry...

Can a man cry...?

Do tears test the same?
Musa:

tears have different taste...

you are already crying.

You do not have to feel shame....

Men can cry...

Come closer hold on to me And we will cry together...

I have a lot of tears kept deep inside my heart...

You do not Know how much I...
{They hold on to each other, they cry, they cry for themselves, they cry for us and the light turns off}

Scene (3)

[ same place]
.... The people are waiting for the chorus girl
We hear any woman saying
any woman:
Call on Apollon Moussagets
The daughters of Zeus....

on each one of them
Oh Aoide!!!

Oh Melete!!!

Oh Mneme!!!

We call on you

to inspire the leaders
The very powerful ones....

The most influential beings....

STOP...

there is no wisdom in killing And damaging mother earth....

Come come

Then go...

Clio is witnessing the shame...

Thalia is crying out of pain...

Calliope is hiding from the rain....

Suddenly
Allan stands from among the crowd, he recites...

Allan:

Erato, love me like my mother earth

Melpomene, tons and tons of electrons ...

Polyhymnia, here we are...
Dancing out of passion

Terpsichore show me the path

Euterpe watch who is fast

Urania any idea ...

Any idea...

I really want this war to stop,
We are doing well, and we need more people to join in...

War affects us all, we know it is a great business for some, but, the majority do not want it, we have to.....,
Ok!!! I will leave you for some dance and music....
Thanks a lot....
[He sits down]
[In stead of singing the chorus girl is dancing
the music comes from under our feet, it carries with it the energy of the earth, when it takes place, we hear Peter Tosh singing, he calls on Christopher Columbus, the slaves masters and others to stand up and face the judge, The Chorus girl enters the stage with her mouth shut and her hands tied, she dances like a dying bird, when the painful dance comes to its end, the light turned off]


Scene (4)

[in front of the mirror]
Allan is a wake he is standing in front of a mirror....
Allan:
She is young
The years have no affect on her...
She is so beautiful, warm, fresh, and elegant
Such a wonderful creature
The mother earth gave no birth to any one like Musa
A unique symphony an opera
There is no mason or any artist
Who can ever dare or even try
To join the dots that protected her smooth body...
Among her sisters, the nine daughters of Zeus
She is the one, the only one
Who can inspire peace and love together
At the same time
How much I love her...
And loved the earth on which she walks....
[She is lying on her bed sleeping, he walks to her, he is sitting on a chair opposite to her, he holds her hand, she woke up, he kisses her on the front, and then he says]

Allan:

Sometimes....
We think we are free...
We forget...
How birds..

need to change trees
Seeking safety...

water of the blue sea ..

help me

help me

I need safety...
my dance is for you
(sweet music(FLY LIKE AN EAGLE, UP UP TO THE SKY...) takes control,he dances around the room, she watches him, when he finishes his dancing, she says to him :)
Musa:

That night she was there watching you

(He sits, he asks :)
Allan:

What night?

And who was there!!!?

Musa:

The anti-war night, your wife was there listening

Allan:

My wife!!! The anti-war night

What war!!!?

Musa:

She told me; when she was younger and better-looking, her voice was sweeter and stronger... She said: you adored her

Allan:

It is intolerably hot and humid, a storm is brewing, that is what the news says, and this time they got it right, it is the hottest day, last July was different

I am sweating

There is my wife, who must be

And there is a war

(She moves from the bed, he walks to her, they hugged)

Musa:

She said: you did not recognize her

(She walks away from him)
Allan:

And where is she now, what is her name?

Do I have children?

{Strong knocking}
Allan:

Who is that?

Musa:

Maybe that is her

I gave her the address

She said they are looking for you

{Strong knocking}

Allan:

Who are they!!!?

Am I wanted!!!?

Am I a criminal of war!!!?

Musa:

Oh my dear, you are such a peaceful being

Even an ant can eat your food; I am going to open the door

Police woman:

Please open the door, we know you are inside

we can hear you

Musa:

I am going to open the door...

Allan:

Open it

It is really hot

Bitterness ...

Bitterness...

How can just a man

handle it...

{She opens the door, a police man and a police woman, come in}

A policeman:

(Very politely)

Sir, are you Allan ?

Allan:

Yes sir, my name is Allan...?

Police woman:

Do you know Rebecc?

Allan:

Rebecca!!!

Rebecca killed herself

That is how the story ended; I have read the book, when I was in the school

{Musa walks to him she holds his hands, she helps him to sit}

Allan:

We should invite the lady and the gentleman for water, please sit down, make yourself at home.

Musa:

I will bring the water, stay here; I will be back soon.

Allan:

(To the officers)

This woman

This woman

Heaven is under her feet

Like my mother

Mother earth

[The police lady approaches him saying ]

Police woman:

Mr Allan, I would like you to listen to us carefully
Police man:

Do you want to know why we are here?

Allan:

We are in a free country

You are officers; I guess it is something to do with

{Musa enters with two glasses of water, she says}

Musa:
Allan, dear are you alright?

[He takes the water from her he offers it to the officers, and then he says]

Allan:
Yes I want to know

The police woman:
Lets go back to Rebecca, your wife

The police man:
She is well and safe
What we know she was trying to find you, to tell you.

Police woman:

as you know there is no more war in your home land, the home office decided to send you back home...

Musa

(she holds his hands)
He has no home
His home is gone
[Allan stands up, he walks to the officers, he fells to his knees, he holds on the officers shoes, he says]

Allan:

please officers, I beg you do not send me back
This is my home
I have nowhere to go.

[Musa walks to him, she helps him to stand up, she says]

Musa:
Stands up my darling, I know the war is not over

The police man:

Sir you must come with us

Allan:

bitterness...
Bitterness...
I feel the pain
Running in my brain
Through it is self
I will cure my bitterness

myself...
There is only one way

for my bitterness
More bitterness
Not with sweetness.
oh bitterness...
[Then he says to the officers]

Allan:
Two minutes...

please just give me two minutes,I need to change my cloth and I will follow you

The police woman:
No problems we will wait for you

Allan:

thank you...

[He leaves the place]

Suddenly
They hear a gun shot

Musa:
He killed himself

He killed himself

The police man runs in side he comes back, he says

Police man:
It is true he shot himself

Musa:

where did he find the gun?
There is no gone in our house.

The officers :

( with one voice)
The man has gone, the guns are everywhere

Musa:

he has gone...

[Strong knocking]

A woman voice:

Please open the door, it is important...

A police man:

maybe that is her....

A police woman:

That could be any woman....

Any woman:

remember what Anton said....

the short story goes like this...

ONE day when she was younger and better-looking, and when her voice was stronger, Nikolay Petrovitch Kolpakov, her adorer, was sitting in the outer room in her summer villa. It was intolerably hot and stifling. Kolpakov, who had just dined and drunk a whole bottle of inferior port, felt ill-humored and out of sorts. Both were bored and waiting for the heat of the day to be over in order to go for a walk.
All at once there was a sudden ring at the door. Kolpakov, who was sitting with his coat off, in his slippers, jumped up and looked inquiringly at Pasha.
"It must be the postman or one of the girls," said the singer.
Kolpakov did not mind being found by the postman or Pasha's lady friends, but by way of precaution gathered up his clothes and went into the next room, while Pasha ran to open the door. To her great surprise in the doorway stood, not the postman and not a girl friend, but an unknown woman, young and beautiful, who was dressed like a lady, and from all outward signs was one.
The stranger was pale and was breathing heavily as though she had been running up......

That is that.

[Light turned off]

Ras Babi plays (3) soul mate - hot like coffee

Friday, January 13, 2006

A play/ soul mate - hot like coffee

Scene1:
They love him so much, they love the way he talks, the way he comes and goes, the way he walks, they love the way he stands and the way he sits.
billions of words are written, sung and are read in his name and because of him.
Who is he ?
who are they ?
Are you one of them ?
Am I one of them ?


He is new in the nervous small city, yesterday he was somewhere else, tomorrow he doesn't know.
more people want to meet with him, they say he is good soul, he does miracles, he can heals the great fever, he is the best adviser. You will be lucky if you meet with him, he is like smoke, is invisible, but for some he is clear, he is our friend, let me introduce him;

in a small bar in our mentioned city a voice of a wonderful woman is clear

The woman: my goodness, have you seen that one who just got in.

A woman: Where ? Who ?

The woman: There...

A woman: don't point with your finger, I know what you mean, the one with the long hair

The woman: No, the one with a real tail not a fake one.

A woman: Not a fake, a real tail, you are joking.

The woman: Iam not joking with you, I REALLY MEAN IT A REAL LONG TAIL.

A woman: I do not believe you.

The woman: Go and have a look, he is talking to the waiter, ask for more drink.

A woman: I know what you mean, the one who is in black.

The woman:Right, you can touch it if you felt like.

A woman: you lost your mind.

[A woman leaves the table, she walks very shyly to the bar, when she is close to the waiter, the stranger is just left, she couldn't see the face, she saw his back, she put her hands in her mouth trying to stop the words coming out of it]

she shouts:

A woman: my goodness, she is right, he has a Tai...

The waiter: Are you alright. Can I help you ?

[A woman, doesn't know what to do or say. She couldn't finish the word]

[she went back to where she was sitting before]

The woman: Did you see it ?

A woman: I did not see his face. Who is he ? Is he human ?

The woman: you felt like touching it ?

A woman:Do you know him ? Is he human ? What about the others, they say nothing...

The woman: Relax, they will think you lost your mind.

A woman: I am relaxed, tell me, Who is he ?

The woman: you are lucky you saw him.

A woman: What do you mean ?

The woman: you were not dreaming...

A woman: What are you saying ? You mean I am the only one who saw him ?

The woman: Yes, my dear, just you and I saw him, let us go.

A woman: wait, I am coming.

[light turned off]

scene2:

after hours The friend and A friend enter the same place, they choose the same table, the waiter comes to them .

Waiter: Good evening, sir. Can I help you ? Food, drinks ? Here you have the menu, call me, when you ready.

The friend: Good evening. Can we have coffee a friend of mine told me you have the best coffee in the city.

A friend: make them two, two expreso with two glasses of water if you do not mind young man.

Waiter: {laughing} so, two of our best coffee for the gentlemen.

The friend: thank you.

A friend: thank you.

[The waiter leaves them]

A friend: so as I was saying: she hurt me, I saw her last night, she acted as we do not know eathother.

The friend: women are like that.

A friend: like what ?

The friend: they are heartless.

A friend: Am I stupid ? I do not understand you.

The friend:I mean they can change very quickly.

A friend: NO, No. She did not change, she was just acting. I do not think she is going out with another man.

The friend: Are you sure ?

A friend: Yes I am. I know her very well.

The friend: Oh yeah. I knew her before you.

A friend: So what ?

The friend: I want to say: the same thing happened to me before you. I thought she would never leave me.

A friend: I am in love, but I don't want to be a slave. She is not like the others.

The friend: I mean she has things the others don't have.

A friend: like what?

The friend: I mean, she is very hot!

{Waiter returns:}

Waiter: two hot coffees and two glasses of water sir...

A friend: very hot..?

Waiter: very hot, sir.

The friend: (addressing to the waiter): um...Do you know her? Were you not listening to us?

Waiter: Excuse me sir? I mean the coffee is very hot...I heard you asking me...

A friend: No problems, no problems at all..Thank you for your service young man.

The friend: I am sorry young man.

Waiter: It is OK, it is alright (he leaves from the table)

A friend: I didn't mean hot like coffee, she is special...Soul mate

The friend: I know what you mean, did you try to contact her?

A friend: tonight..tonight I will invite her to come and visit me.

The friend: will you?

A friend: I think I am addicted to her.

The friend: you have to cure yourself, this love is destructive

A friend: is that your conclusion?

The friend: I am very sure

{Waiter returns}:

Waiter: I am sorry

me again,

here

you can pay later

A friend: This young man is like James Bond, he appears from nowhere.

A friend: We should be leaving, it is late

The friend: let us go (takes out his wallet)

A friend: I will pay this time!

The friend: NO, it is my turn!

A friend: no, it is mine.

The waiter: (laughing) I don't mind..

The friend: mind what?

Waiter: (Politely): Sir, you are talking to yourself all the time.

{Light turned off}.

Ras Babi the plays (2) FATIMA AL- SAMMHA

Thursday, August 25, 2005

FATIMA AL- SAMMHA
THE STORY AND THE PLAY

In a small village beside a river lived a girl. Her name was Fatima. She had no mother or father, her grandmother gave her the name Fatima the Sammha because of her mystical beauty. The men of her village lost their minds and the women hated the dawn that gave birth to her. Her smell needed no pass or permission, it was everywhere in the village. Everyone needed her. The beauty of her face healed the wounds except from her passion wounds. Fatima is growing and the worries of her grandmother with her.

In her sleep Fatima’s grandmother hears voices talking to her.

(Scene 1)
The grandmother in her house sleeping
Three ghosts moving around and talking to her

GHOST TWO: She must stay away from the eyes .
GHOST ONE: The eyes are blind and the heart is sad .
GHOST THREE: For the hunger there is food .

The grandmother wakes up worried.

GRANDMOTHER: I must hide her! Where is Fatima?

She leaves the place, the three ghosts disappear.

Since then Fatima was kept away from the eyes. But her fire still burns in the girls hearts.

(Scene 2)
Three girls, somewhere in the village.
They meet, they greet.

GIRL ONE: Hi, hello, how you doing?
GIRL TWO: Hi, how are you?
GIRL THREE: Fine, Fine. How are you?
GIRL TWO : Fine, except for my dreams.
GIRL ONE : Mine are the weirdest, what about your dreams?
Touching girl three and asking her friendly)
GIRL TWO: Do you dream? Do you have any visitor?
GIRL THREE: Visitors!!! The smell for us and the sandal wood for her.
GIRL ONE: She is the one to be blame, the men lost their minds …
GIRL TWO: I just can’t believe it, even my old father
GIRL THREE: And mine too.
GIRL ONE: How can we get ride of her …
GIRL TWO: Yes, yes, but How?
GIRL THREE: How?

Their how bring to existence their monster, the Guul. When they see him, they sit on the ground, hiding their faces with both hands. He jumps around them playing with his long tail, then he says:

THE GUUL: Look, look at me. You know me, don’t hide your faces.
GIRL ONE: My goodness, it is the Guul, he is real [looking at his face]
THE GUUL: I am real, not a dream. [Laughing]
GIRL TWO: I know him [Through her fingers]
GIRL THREE: Me too [with her hands still on her eyes]
THE GUUL: The three of you, you know me like many others. I am the one who mastermind your hidden desires, who knows your top secrets.

The three girls hold each others and whisper, then with one voice they say to him

THREE GIRLS: Yes, yes, we know you, keep our secret.

The Guul, laughing, jumping, looking very satisfied, says

THE GUUL: You want to get ride of her? I am ready, I am the only one who can help you.

The three girls with one voice say: How?

THE GUUL: I Take her away with me.
GIRL ONE: Take me with you instead [showing him her hair].
GIRL TWO: Look at my face [Touching her face].
GIRL THREE: Look at my body [dancing around him].
THE GUUL: Go away, I want her, I want Fatima and you will help me to get her. I want her and you don’t want her, perfect, just accept it.

The three girls talk to each other. Then

GIRL ONE : We will accept with one condition, don’t forget about us.

GIRL TWO: We will take you to her house.
GIRL THREE: You will come to us?
THE GUUL: We will see, show me the way to her house, go, I will follow you.

The girls walk to Fatima’s house, behind them the Guul


(Scene 3)
Fatima inside the house sleeping, while the three Ghosts talking:


GHOST THREE: lets take her away from them.
GHOST ONE: Fatima, stop their tears.
Fatima, give them some air.
GHOST TWO: Fatima I want you .
Fatima wake me up.

They hear knocking at the door, they run, they leave the place. The Grandmother answers the door

GRANDMOTHER: Who are you? What do you want?
GIRL ONE: We are Fatima’s friends we used to play with her.
GIRL TWO: We missed her.
GIRL THREE: We want to see her.
GRANDMOTHER: Leave her alone, I don’t want her to be seen.
GIRL ONE: Please granny, we just want to say hi.
GIRL TWO: Oh please granny.
GIRL THREE: We will just say hello and go.
GRANDMOTHER: Get in, it will be your first and last time I don’t want to see your faces again.

Grandmother sees the three girls but can’t see the Guul who entered the house behind them. He represents their hidden desires, when they step in the house the three girls and the grandmother vanished.
The Guul walks in the house, suddenly he smells her scent, he says:

THE GUUL: What a strange feeling… is that what they call hunger, thirst? I don’t want to be like them. Fatima, where are you?.

He looks for her around the house

Fatima woke up, she is sitting playing with her hair. The Guul comes close to her, he smells her neck, she jumps back, stands up, looks at him and asked:

FATIMA: Who are you beautiful creature?
GUUL: You don’t know me, we never met before, I am very very pleased to see your mystical face.
FATIMA: They started the pain. No rain can stop the pain.
THE GUUL: Fatima, where I come from is different, billions and billions of drops fall from the skies, they will take the pain.
FATIMA: The land needs a lover
THE GUUL : They don’t want you. You can’t force them to love the land. I want you Fatima, I really do.
FATIMA: And the river?
THE GUUL: We will cross the river, we will live the other side of the river. Leave them, they want the fire, they think the fire is the only thing, come with me Al-Sammha…
FATIMA: Take me with you, no fire can stop this pain.
THE GUUL: Fatima come.


The Guul and Fatima leave the house, they cross the river. The Guul takes Fatima to his castle. No one sees them.
The Grandmother lives in pain and waiting for the fate to knock on her door. The village and the women and the children lost the men, one by one they left the village, they went all directions and none of them come back or met her.


(Scene 4)
The grandmother in her sleep
One day while the grandmother was in her deep sleep the fate knocks on her door. A hero entered the village. He is very tired and needs a drop of water. He collapsed in front of her door, he felt asleep. He wakes up. He knocks at the door and says:

HERO: Anybody in? I need a drop of water.

The grandmother, who became very old and blind asks

GRANDMOTHER: Who are you?
What do you want?
HERO: Open the door, open the door, please.

She opened the door. She moved around him, trying to touch his arms, he walk close to her, stretching his strong body. She touches his muscles and says

GRANDMOTHER: I knew the fate will bring you, come in my son I will bring you some food.

She holds his arm, he follows her inside the house. The smell of Fatima inhabited the house for many years. It was here where she was brought up, and from here she left years ago, but her scent is still very strong and UN seen. The hero stands in the middle looking around himself and smelling, touching his stomach and his throat and with his eyes open says:

HERO: This smell… What a strange thing !!!
I am not hungry!!!
I am not thirsty!!!
I am not tired anymore…

GRANDMOTHER: Oh Fatima, we need you.

HERO: Fatima? Who is she? [talking to himself] So my dream was a vision… Yes, yes, I am sure.

GRANDMOTHER: Fatima is our salt, the salt of our soil. The devil one, the Guul, set the fire on our village, he took her away across the river, help me my son, bring her back to us and she will be yours.

HERO: I will be the king and she will be the queen. My vision will come true.

GRANDMOTHER: I knew you will come one day. I kept for you this three things to help you in your mission [she goes somewhere and takes something, comes back and says]

GRANDMOTHER: Take them, my son, they will help you to fight the Guul, you will know when to use them. [she gives him a small branch, a small bottle with water in it and a pair of scissors].

HERO: Mission completed, don’t worry, old woman. Stay safe, I will bring Fatima and we will make you happy again.

The grandmother hugged him, he walks to the door. She shouts on him:

GRANDMOTHER: One last thing, my son, the Guul sleeps with his eyes open. Do not forget that.

The hero leaves, laughing and the grandmother walks saying


GRANDMOTHER: Fatima, Fatima…

(Scene 5)
The hero walking

He crossed the river, he walks, sniffing around the new area, then he stopped and say to himself :

HERO : I can smell her, she must be, somewhere very close from here.

He follows his nose, then a light appeared far from him. He looked and says

HERO: The smell is hers and the light is coming from her face. She is there, I am going to get her.

The Hero walked near the spot . He looked inside very carefully and then he jumped back saying

HERO: What a beautiful face! What an ugly face!
The moon is taking away by the devil
I will save her. I am the king and she will be my queen.
I will save Fatima. I am the hero. The fate brought me.
I will save al-Sammha.


When he said al-Sammha the face of the Grandmother crossed in front of him and he heard her telling him take them, my son, they will help you to fight the Guul You will know when to use them.

He laughed hysterically.
He whispered to himself imitating the Grandmother

HERO: One last thing, my son, the Guul sleeps with his eyes open.

His mood changed. He is very quiet. He closed his eyes. He breathed deep. He moves slowly. He looks inside. He moves back. He sits in Buda position. He takes out the pair of scissors, the branch and the bottle, he puts them in front of him. Again he closes his eyes, and says


HERO: Our Guul sleeps with his eyes open. Right now he is lying on her long hair, my plan for the attack: I will cut her hair with the scissors, then we will run, then I will throw the branch, I will create a forest, then we will run and at last I will break the bottle, I will create a lake. Then, you know what?, our ugly and stupid Guul will try to dry the lake, actually he will try to drink it all and as a result he will explode.

He moves slowly, he looks inside, once and twice, then he says

HERO: The eyes of the Beast are open, right time, I will attack now .

He picked up the three things, he entered inside, he moves her body out .

Fatima resists him , she says

FATIMA: Who are you ? What are you doing ? You woke me …

The hero put his strong hand on her mouth.
and tragically he forced her to follow him.
he takes her back to the grandmother.


(Scene 6)
The Grandmother’s speech

Years and years passed and the grandmother tells the children the story of Fatima the Sammha, she says

GRANDMOTHER: Salvation!!!
The hero is our saviour
He is The genie rides on his horse.
He fought against the Guul
He killed the Guul.
The Hero is our light , he is light .
He is the one who brought Al-Sammha back, he gave me light in my eyes You must hear, see and speak. I believe in The Hero. He is our past, present and he is our shiny future. Speak out the truth. Our Hero shall never die. One after the other WE and our sons and daughters and their sons and daughters must follow his gift to us: his 12 sons from Fatima Al-Sammha.
I am not going to live long.
Soon I will be gone, I will see his face again, the face I desire… come to me, feed my inner desire.

[she sits on the ground, she closes her eyes, she took a breathe, she shakes and calls on her Hero].

GRANDMOTHER: Come, come, come. Come to me, hero of the land. Feed my hungry need. Wake up, I call on you, come, come, come.


Meanwhile, a hero, maybe another face, comes to existence in harmony with her calls, from nowhere he appears, walking very proudly. He leans towards her sleeping body. He moves his hands above her face, and he says:

HERO: Look at me.
See the face.


The grandmother open her eyes. She says:

GRANDMOTHER: My hero is with me. I can see. My eyes are free. I can see your face, see your light again.

He helps her to stand up. He holds her hand and says:

HERO: Mission completed. Come with me, old woman, the time has come.

She touches his strong muscles and says:

GRANDMOTHER: Twelve strong like you and many others from your back will make our race eternal.
We live for the people we love.
I knew my fate will bring you to us, take me with you I am very tired.

Holding her hands and laughing our hero says:


HERO: I am the salvation. I shall never die.


Hands in hands they both vanished.


(Scene 7)
Fatima meets her Guul again

Same place, different time. Fatima is lying. Around her the Guul walking and talking

THE GUUL: Fatima, call my name, Fatima wake me up! Al-Sammha call my name, I will take your pain. Fatima, when the men had arrived the village, the women were playing in the water and the children were laughing. They stopped and watched. Then their machines began to sing. The women danced and fall. The small children stayed cold. And the music continued to play, soul, jazz, blues and rock and roll.
Some of the men joined in, and turned on the light, the fire transformed every one into torches.
Fatima!!! Please wake me up I am their witness, the story has just began.

Fatima wakes up, she says

FATIMA: Oh beautiful creature, you just woke me up.
THE GUUL: Al-Sammha.
FATIMA: My Guul.
THE GUUL: Who deserves you?
FATIMA: Take me away with you.
THE GUUL: Same birds fly together, Fatima.



Hand in hand, they leave the war....

Ras babi plays (1)The mirror Vs. The screen

Thursday, August 25, 2005
I AM IN MY
FOREST DREAM
Listen
Don’t lie
Who is Babylon?
Where is she now?
Warning:
Lying is dangerous
Very dangerous
Lying may reduce
Your blood flow
May causes impotence
This is a pen not a revolver
It is a word not a bullet
From me non-violence
To everyone
To you

THE MIRROR FACES THE SCREEN

When Babylon comes!!!
Babylon..., I call on you:
Come..., come mother of all destruction...

While Babylon lives in our collective ego, our souls are in the Mirror.
Babylon came to existence after The Boom.
7 hours before the disaster took place; Babylon collected the secret books of power and the magical ink from her father’s secret chamber.

Her father was the greatest Genie in his land, her mother died giving birth to her. With eyes full of tears the great Genie carried the Baby away from the dead mother.

When Babylon felt her weight for the first time she cried. A drop of tear from the crying eyes of her father felt in her open mouth. Babylon stopped crying, she spoke to her sad father.
She said to him:
- You are my father.
You just fed me from your tears.
Their salt is what I need.
The Father was so confused; he asked the priest what to do, if he can explain what is going on.

The priest said to the greatest Genie “Majesty, this new baby born will eat us all…”

Since then the Father knew his vision is true, he wants his baby to grow, he had to find a lot of tears to stop the tears of his lovely baby from falling.

A lot of tears from outside the Father’s Kingdom made the small baby very strong.

When the baby became ten years old, she needed more than tears. She wanted something red, she asked her father for some of his blood.

When she tasted his blood, she asked for more, more fresh blood, her father offered to her the blood of the people, she spitted back:

- I don’t want this blood, from their tears I know their blood has no taste, give me from the vines of my family, give me the blood of the VIPS.

From in and around her father’s Kingdom, no blood could stop her hunger; if she stays in her father’s Kingdom she will get Anemia.

What does she want?

She wants eternity; she wants to be the eternal daughter of her father, for that she had a plan.
The three steps plan:

First step: moving the head corner of her father’s Kingdom.
Second step: having the power of her great father.
Third step: taking the last train.

That train brought Babylon from the far future to our present time.

No milk, no honey and there is no water could stop Babylon hunger.

She needs more than tears and blood, more than that, she discovered our dreams Leon, our parallel escape, after the tears and the rivers of blood, what does she want? I tell you what does she want. She wants your dreams, my dreams, and our dreams. In dream Leon she built her new palace:

Whatever we want
And whatever we want to be
Whatever we need,

Is hanging in her palace, her life became our daily life and her doing ours doings, her magic is above ours souls.



Scene 1


5 years ago, three stones became builders, they built their dream in a place between the wonderful moon and the magical sun; they say, our hearts are broken we do need art, real art to heal our polluted souls, working and working after working very hard in spiritual level, the building becomes the magical touch, the Alternative medicine and the Tent that protect us from Babylon: the climate change.

From the top of the mountain three stones rolled to the ground. They fall in a beautiful garden between the ego and the soul, in front of the destiny Mirror they fall.

The Mirror: Money, money, they dance with the money. Money makes you sell your brother, your sister, and your soul. The Alternative dream needs no money.

123: Do you think this is the right place for our Forest?
789: (looking at the sky)

Look at the sky!! Look at the moon!
Isn't it wonderful?

123: (looking at the sky, repeating what 789just said) look at the sky! Look at the moon, isn't it wonderful, but dear789, what your eyes are seeing is not the moon, is the magical sun…

789: Magical sun, no my dear friend stones two, what my eyes are seeing is the wonderful moon.

123: You say that is the moon and I say that is the sun, let’s find 456and ask him.

789+123: (Shouting together) 456where are you?
456appeared with something in his hand.

456: Look what I found!!
The right place, our place will be between the moon and the sun.

The three of them together
123456789: Let’s start building.
We are building the dream, our dream.

They put the head corner stone and they start building.


They move in a circle, they shake holding each other hands after moving three circles finally they stopped in form of a triangle ,they smile they greet and they leave the place.



Scene 2


From the screen Babylon enters the Forest, she has three Faces, one face watching and greeting the tops, second face touching the poor ones, and third face seeing everywhere…

With her mirror in her back pocket.

Babylon: Look! Oh my holy father, where am I?

The mirror: Look at me Babylon!! I come to see you, from the ancient time, listen to me! Babylon I am watching you!

Babylon doesn't listen, she moves, she dances her dance, with both hands she rubbed her face, from her back pocket she took her mirror, watching her face she says

Babylon: It is me, myself, look at me, I am still young as I know me my body is my soul, me and the time together as one.

She returned the mirror to her back pocket, she looks up, she walks towards the mirror, she stands in front of it, she touches the mirror with her left finger then

Trish she

She heard a sound, she jumps back, and she looks at her finger and says

Babylon: Where is my finger? My finger was with me, I can’t see my finger, and this is a crazy mirror. I must find my place.

Little by little, slowly, Babylon disappeared from the place.

While the mirror is shouting:

The Mirror: Babylon, your finger is with me, come to me, let’s talk.

Babylon left the place.


Babylon is in front of the demonstration; a group of people holding their banners and shouting Babylon stops the war Babylon, No nuclear war
Babylon: My people I love you all, listen to me
456: Babylon after The G8, tell us your new story
789: BABYLON why do you have to marry now?
Babylon: come I want to marry one of you, I want my new husband to be one of you, an artist, an anarchist or even a Rasta man, come
123: I am sick of Babylon, lets go to our place
ALL: lets go to our place

Scene 3

Babylon leaves the demonstration; she picked an Arab that was standing near by. The Arab and Babylon enter The Forest dancing to the sweeter bitter love melodies.
The mirror is speaking to us all.

The mirror: Your right is to know what is happening; I am going to tell you what is going on!


Babylon: What is your name?

Iraq: I am Iraq.

Babylon: Go back, your name is not Iraq; you have the right to know your real name.

Iraq: I don’t care what my name is; I feel the pain, Babylon.

Babylon: you know my name, what is your problem; do you need any help, money? Visas?

The Arab looks confused, he moves around the place, and then comes back.

Iraq: I carry a child of you.

Babylon moves back, she says

Babylon: of Holy father! Funny thing, I am sorry I don’t remember you, and believe me, I am the daughter of my father, if it was me, I didn't mean to hurt you.

Iraq: Listen to me, I don’t want to fight you, I just want to know my future.

Babylon: What do you want? You want me to adopt you? Or you want me to find a name? (Laughing) Why don’t you call the baby Babel!!

Iraq: Babel, is that my name or you are playing a game?

Babylon: This man lost his mind, listen to me you kind man, and do you know what is happening with you? If you don’t, I know a good doctor; do you know your story?

Iraq: My story!!!

Babylon: do you have your birth certificate, or you just escape with nothing.

Iraq: Escape from where?

Babylon: Oh poor one (singing) I have to run like a fugitive just to save the life I live. Good song. Are you a fugitive?

Iraq: I am not a fugitive, I am looking for peace. Can w live in peace?

Babylon: After Sad am, I don’t think so.

Iraq: Do you still love him?

Babylon: Who are you? What do you want? You have no respect for women, what do you want from a woman, a man like you?

Iraq: What is my real name?

Babylon: Babel, your real name is Babel son.

Iraq: Are you my mother?

Babylon: maybe your sister. Ask yourself. You know the answer.


Babylon disappeared from the place.

Iraq: What am I doing here? What a strange place! Why am I here?

The mirror: Why are you here? Open your eyes, wake up, what do you want?

Iraq: Stop the war! Stop the war! Stop the war!
I want to go back home, don’t tell me to take a train.

The mirror: Why do you dig?

Iraq: You are not Babylon! Who are you? She made me crazy.

(He runs, he leaves the place).

Scene4


After a long period of soul organizing she enters the place…


123: How much I love this place, it is a part of me, and I need this place.

She moves around the place, making love to it, hugging, kissing the woods, everything in it, in the place; she is in her forest dream.

The Mirror: Welcome back.

123: This place is my sweet dream, is my forest dream.

She notices the Mirror, she walks towards it.

The mirror: Touch me; I can’t help if you don’t touch, don’t just look at me!

123: Look at my face, my face. They say I am a beautiful woman, I want to change, I want to change my face, I want it to be powerful, dangerous, wonderful, what I see doesn't satisfy me. I am tired I need to rest.

The Mirror: I will help you. Rest your tired body.

She moves away from the Mirror. She sits on the ground, she holds something from the ground and throws it back and says:

123: I want to change, why don’t we all change, we just want to live comfort, we need warm, and I am to my soul sad, I feel I will die.

The mirror: Dig, dig, dig.

Suddenly 123 wakes up, she moves around her in a circle digging and saying

123: Dig, dig, dig, why do we dig? Why do we need to dig?

(When she says dig for the fifth time 456 enters, he walks to her nicely and says:

456: Dig, dig, dig, where have you been, we didn't see you for so long.

123: 456, how are you, I didn't see you for long.

456: Where have you been, you just vanished.

123: Vanished. Be honest, did you miss me?

456: Be honest!! Are you honest?

123: Trying to be, I am not an artist, you know I want to be. Learning, I am learning.

456: We need peace and harmony. This place needs us.

123: I believe your words.

456: Are you busy? (He walks, he sits in a chair).

123: Learning, I am learning, I want to be an artist; I don’t want to lie to myself.

456: Yourself.

123: Myself. Are you busy?

456: Busy, always busy, I have a lot of things to do. (He takes a loll from his pocket) Do you want one, a loll?

123: You know I won’t say no, do you have two?

456: Just one, one for you (he stands, he gives her the loll) sweet like art, powerful.

123: Art is sweet and strong (she starts eating the loll)

456: How does it feel?

123: I love the taste, it makes me happy.

456: (walks very close to her, he touches her lips), What about this? Don’t forget, everything is art, strong powerful, dangerous.

123: It is even sweeter.

456: As I said everything is art, art is… you know we can say what we want through art, we can stop wars.

123: Art is strong.

456: Powerful.

123: Selfish.

456: Seeing you is always good 123 . I have to go now. I have things to do.

123 (touching her lips): Seeing, good, go, things, you touched me.

456: I didn't touch your soul. Take care, 789 wants to see you, 123 bye (he leaves the place)
123: Where am I? I am in my place. Am I awake? I feel the touch

She walks to the Mirror.

She is sitting in front of the Mirror touching her lips; she is learning to be an artist.

123: Art is strong and powerful. I can see its touch; I want to be an artist.

She stands, she walks to where she was before, touching herself the same way, she tries to sing, to play music, she touches her lips, she sings…

123: I can see clearly now…

(789 enters the place, walking slowly)

789: Hi, how are you? 456 told me you are here. You all right?

123: 789, how are you?

He walks close to her.

789: You all right? Something wrong? Can I help?

123: Don’t worry, I will be fine, I am just shaking.

789: Shaking, do you have any exam left?

123: Yes, but… it is art that…

789: Art is strong, is very powerful, art is history, can right history

He walks, he looks around the books.

123: Can be history, you study history? (She walks towards him)

789 (stealing the look at her): Can be history, you study art. Am I right or wrong?

123: Ask yourself, what are you doing now?

789: Focusing, you said you study art and I study history it is art, the power of it no drama.

123: Good title for your new book.

789: what a big heart, big heart. Can we study together?

123: I am busy…not tonight

789: Not tonight, I will show you my heart if you accept

123: Your heart, do you have a big heart?

789: I will show you my heart now, come with me, (he offers his hand)

123: I will show you mine too(She offers her hand)

(They walk together; they sit in front of the mirror)

789 (holding her hand, moving it to his heart): Touch my heart, feel its beats, close your eyes, listen.

123: 789, I am touching your heart, listening, eyes closed, do you want to feel mine?

789: I do 123, take my hand.

(She holds his hand; she put it on her heart)

123: Art, listen to the art, my heart, listen to my heart, it is beating, your heart is beating, listen, come in.

789: I am listening, it’s beating, I can feel it from the in.

123: Careful with my heart. Breath.

789: I am breathing.

123: You see, they are beating together.

789: Yes, together.

123 stands holding his hand, dancing.

123: Dance, dance with me. I Want to dance with you in harmony, we can do a lot of positive things, we can stop the war, stop the hunger.

789 (dancing with her in harmony and singing): I feel good
I FEEL GOOD
Stop the war
Stop the hunger
You out there
you out there
stop the anger
(Then 789 gets tired. She is happy, dancing, flying)

789: Come down, calm down, it is getting late, we have to separate (he stops dancing)

123 (kicking him friendly): Dance to the music, free your soul, move, let the world grove, do you love this smell, smell my smell.

789: Another time, another time I will smell, I have to go now, I love you, see you, and be good.

He leaves, she runs behind him shouting.

123: 789, please, don’t go, I showed you my heart.

The Mirror: So what, he showed you his.

(She turns quickly to the mirror)

123: 456, 789, where are you? Who is there?

She is talking to the mirror now.

123: Tell me mirror, you look ancient, you know the future and the past, tell me what is happening with my soul.

She touches her faces, her lips; she is breathing deep, her eyes closed.

The mirror: You are dreaming, wake up, get up, stand up, stand up, and free your soul from Babylon.

123: Dig, dig, dig, why do we dig?

(Babylon enters from behind. She moves like a wolf)

The Mirror: Watch your back, Babylon is coming. You dug it before, dig it now, open your eyes, see with them what is in front of you, what is behind.

Babylon turns 123 towards her, with her hands she covered 123 faces and said

Babylon: Move your hand, open your eyes, see the beauty, your beauty, you are beautiful, see me, see your soul, you are mystical, unbelievable.

The Mirror: Open your eyes, see with them, you are responsible, the game is over.

123 take the hands of Babylon from her face.

Babylon (puffing on 123 face): Open your eyes, you are born.

123 opens her eyes, face to face with Babylon, Babylon embrace her and say

Babylon: Look at me, my face; I am you, your face.

123 jumping, escaping from Babylon and chanting

123: Chant on Babylon
Chant on Babylon
Chant on Babylon
Babylon fall
Babylon I chant on you
Babylon, go away from me
BAAABYLON FALL
The Mirror: Chant on Babylon, bring her to me.

Babylon leaves the place very gently.

123: (to the Mirror) you are so kind, thank you for helping me.

The Mirror: Not at all, rest your bones, we have another thing to solve at the end, you are very tired, sleep, dear, sleep.

123 felt asleep.


Scene 5


While everything is happening, 123 is sleeping, she slept for long. She must wake up now.

The mirror: Time over, wake up 123.

123 wakes up saying

123: Where am I? am I in the train or I arrived to the forest? I remember dig, dig, and dig. Why do we dig? She asks herself calmly, falling asleep again.

456 and 789 enter the place, talking to themselves.

456: I am worried, may be we missed her.

789 (calming 456): You always worry. She is not a baby, she knows this place, you see, look at her, the angel is sleeping.

She hears 789, she moves from her place running to them, throwing her body in both.

123: My stars, I am back.

456: How was your trip?

123: Far and deep, I slept a lot.

789: Sorry if we woke you up.

123: I slept a lot, I am happy to be back to this place. I missed you, I missed all of you.

456: Did you meet Iraq?

123: Iraq?

789: His name is Babel.

123: Iraq, Babel, you are confusing me.

456: Iraq is an immigrant who lost his memory because of the war.

789: We found him standing in front of the Forest.

456: He looked very tired, as if he didn't sleep for days; we invited him in for tea.
123: Poor one, this war is crazy, we are losing our minds all, so tell me where is he now.

789: Let me tell you the rest, we invited him for tea, one go, the guy just drink the whole cup of tea and felt asleep.

123: He slept at once?

456+789: You don’t believe us; he was here, before we left to the station for you.

123: We will wait for him, so can you tell me why you want to see me? Or I have to dig.

456: Dig it, everything is art, one loll can produce fountains of healthy water, no famine. Art is very powerful.

789: Is very provocative.

123: And can be selfish.

Iraq enters the place very calm; they run to him, they touch his hair, his face, and his body.

789: Iraq, brother, how are you? Do you need something to eat?

456: Where have you been? You made us worry about you?

Iraq: Worry, worry for me?

123:Yes worry for you, your brothers love you, we all love you.

Iraq: We are tough, we need love, and we have to learn to say I love you, we need love, music, we don’t need petrol, and you don’t need petrol.

456: All of us we need the same thing, we need love, we have to learn to say I love you.

789: We just need love, music.

Iraq: Thanks to this place; I finally got my memory back. (To 123) I don’t know your name, what is your name?

123 (very politely): My name is 123, and what is your name, gentleman?

Iraq: 123, 456, 789, Mademoiselles and Monsieur my name is 10.11.12.

All to Iraq: Welcome brother, welcome! (All happy)

The Mirror: you are lying!! Anybody saw my hammer? I going to smash your beautiful faces, come to me, come closer, stand here in front of me. Where is Babylon? Where is she now? One face in Africa, another face in Dreamsleon, where is her third face?

If you are honest take off your masks…
All: we have no masks.
The Mirror: come closer and touch me
They touched The Mirror
They take off their masks
All (everyone to the other): I didn't know you have a mask.
They go to every one saying
12345678910:you take off your mask.

End one

Babylon mother of all

part of me
part of all
oh Babylon...
I chant on you
part of me part of all
I can survive...
when you fall
if you fall
oh Babylon
collective soul
hear my call
mother of all
I and I and I
is one.

make the future now

and from the far past the line shouted out I do exist
and from the present it does take reasons
and from the future it is.

one line create a peiece, a peice can create many pieces

I am in my forest dream...
this line in specific brought to my dreams visions and made me hear voices and see creatures....
it inspired me to write my second play; The mirror faces the screen, in which characters like, 123, 456..., Babylon, Iraq, and others came to existence.
The same piece The mirror faces the screen as a whole became a as a foundation to a new concept.
A new concept with anew definition to Babylon, it became she, and she represents the whole....