Escape ToThe Safe House. (A Short Play For Black History Month.)Written By Josephine Funmike Emeli Flud.

 

Short Play.

Escape To The Safe House.

Written by Josephine Funmike Emeli Flud.

Josephine Funmike Emeli Flud.

This story/play is based on the stories of runaway slaves seeking freedom from the slaves masters during the slavery time.

Characters:

Slaves: 2 or more. (May wear slaves customs)

Slaves Master: 2 or more. (May wear slaves master custom.)

Frederick Douglas. (May wear custom.)

Hariet Tubman. (May wear custom.)

Drummer: 1.

Touch Lights.

Whip.

Dogs.

Drum.

Act: 1: A narrator step on the stage and speak briefly about history of Underground Railroad.

Act: 2: In the background. A drummer will beat a drum for about one minute. (The drum beat sound should have an african team.) (This is to get the audience and the actors ready.)

Act: 3: We hear the sound of backing dogs in the background.

Act: 4: We hear the sounds of slaves footsteps in hurry and rushing to escape and  hide from the slave masters.

Act: 5: The slaves quietly talk among each other. slave 1 says. Let's run faster. Slave 2 says which way are we going. Slave 3 says We are going to the SAFE house.

Act: 6: In the background we hear dogs barking. We hear the slaves masters talking among each other. Slave master 1. holding a touch light and searching for the runaway slaves. shouting where did this slaves ran to. Slave master 2. Holding a whip and angrily shouting, we must find them and punish them definitely while angrily beating the floor with the whip. Slave master 3: Holding the dogs and commanding the dogs to go get the runaway slaves.

Act: 7: The sounds of the drum beat faster as the slaves are running, hidding and scrambling to escape from the slave masters and the dogs.

Act: 8: The slaves masters and their dogs ran after the slaves but did not see them.

Act: 9: The runaway slaves running towards the safe house but hide in hurry when they hear the dogs barking and the slaves masters voices.

Act: 10: The slaves masters and their barking dogs hurried towards the stage. Shinning the touch light and looking for the runaway slaves.

Act: 11: Slaves masters having conversation among each other. Slave master1: where are these slaves hidding. Slaves master 2: I think they ran that way. The slaves masters turned around and went back.

Act: 12: Frederick Douglas and Harriet Tubman came out from where they were hidding when they noticed that the slaves masters has gone back. Frederick Douglas and Hariet Tubman hurriedly and in haste summoned for the slaves to hurry up and come in.

Act: 13: The runaway slaves in haste ran from where they were hidding and ran towards Frederick Douglas and Hariet Tubman. (Stage lights turned off.) (Everyone is now hidding.)

Act: 14: Suddenly one of the slaves masters says. I heard the slaves footsteps. Now the slaves masters and their dogs ran back towards the stage looking for the slaves. Then they turn around and left in hurry.

Act: 15: (Stage lights turned on) Frederick Douglas and Hariet Tubman came out into the stage. Frederick Douglas introduce himself and tell story/make a speech about himself. Hariet Tubman introduce herself and tell story/make a speech about herself.

Act: 16: All the actors and actresses come back to the stage and take a bow.

Written By Josephine Funmike Emeli Flud. 2/26/2023.

                   The End.

Note/Option: When all the actors and actresses get back on the stage, they may choose to sing african american spiritual song on stage before they bow/final curtain.

                                           THE END.

Written By Josephine Funmike Emeli Flud. 2/26/2023.

The Amazing Kwale Open Market.

 It was in December 2021 that I travelled with my family to Kwale in river state Nigeria. Our original plan was to spend christmas eve sight seeing and Christmas with my parent. We arrived late at Kwale the day before christmas eve, we were so tired and exhausted and we went to bed right away. 

We woke up early on christmas eve and were looking forward to explore this exciting town called Kwale. After we had our breakfast, the first thing we did was visiting family, friends and local restaurants with delicious cuisines.

In the late afternoon after we had returned to my parent's house, my sister insisted that i should accompany her to the open market to buy some groceries to prepare dinner. Upon reaching the market, i was amazed to see how huge the market has grown. We were so excited and we hoped from one vendor to another like a child in a candy store.

An ordinary shopping has suddenly developed into an amazing adventure. Time flied so quickly. My sister had to forced me out of the market because i refused to leave, i was having fun and exploring the kwale market. For all the hours we spent in the market and all the stuff i bought, we didn't even see a third of the whole market and i still wanted to explore and buy more stuff. At last i gave in to my sister and we drove home. 

Upon reaching home, we discovered that christmas celebration has started in our house. The house was packed with families who had travelled near and far to celebrate christmas with our family.

Unbeknown to us, while my sister and i was at the market, some of our family members came to kwale open market to shop for christmas food shopping. We came home to abundance of food and music. The chritmas festival is well underway in our house.

I woke up late and tired on christmas day due to christmas eve party and me eating everything i can get my hands on. After eating more food i decided to sit on the couch and relax while watching soap opera on television, suddenly i heard traditional music coming from outside and my sister ran to the living room to remind me it is time for christmas masquerade parade. 

I jumped off the couch as if it is on fire and ran out just in time to see some masqurades with their colorful customs dancing to the Igbos traditional music. I was amazed when i heard that these masquerades came all the way from the town square to pay special homeage to my parent. After endless dancing, eating and more eating, i went to bed satisfied.

Josephine Emeli Flud.

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