PHOTOS

 

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IN CLASS

IN CLASS

 

( in chorus ) Yes, there is ; no, there isn’t  (4 times)

                    Aicha does, Moha doesn’t (4 times)

                    Tell mummy come to me (2 times) ; if you don’t come to me   (2 times)  my heart is passing away.

             How are you, how are you, how are you today ?

            How are you today ? – Okay. Iam very fine, okay (2 times)

 

Sh..sh..s/he’s coming.

 

Siham     : Good morning everybody.

Class        : Good Morning, TEACHER !

Siham      : Today we’re going to have a review, okay ?

Class        : All right TEACHER.

Siham      : Can anyone give me a word that begins with ‘T’ ? Yes.. Alklal

Allal        : ‘Tekto’.

Siham       : ‘TEKTO’ ! That’s not English !

Batoul       : I’m sure Teacher ; It exists.

Siham      :  So, Batoul  is sure. Can you make a sentence, Batoul ?

Batoul       :  I like dancing very much. When I’m free, I practise Tectonic with friends.

Siham      : So, Batoul  has got a nice hobby ! Good ! I’m sorry  Batoul, this has nothing to do with Morocco. It’s American. It came from America… not from Boughyoul.

Tchfa       : Or Lalla Izza.

Siham        : Shut it up ! Stupid girl.

Mheidi :      But HIP HOP is better than TEKTO.

Siham :       Hip Hop, Tekto ; it’s all the same.

Batoul       : Sorry Teacher.  ‘Tekto’ doesn’t exist in Moroccan English.

Siham       : Yes ! Moroccan English ! .. or JAPANESE BERBER. There’s no Moroccan English, you idiot.

Hlima        : But I’m sure Teacher  we have American Arabic.

Siham        :  I see. Everybody is sure this morning. Do tell me, did you all have ‘sure’ for breakfast ? What do you mean, Imane ?

Hlima        : For example, ‘ummal’ ‘izzay’ ‘lih bag aya khouya’ er…

Siham        : Stop it, you foolish girl.

Karim   : Students should be POLITE when speaking to their teacher.

Siham        : Sure. Very good,  Karim.

Batoul        : (to Karim) You won’t have 21 out of 20 ; I’m sure.

Siham        : Stop this ‘sure’ ‘sure’, will you ?

                          

                              (Bell rings)

 

(In class) Tchfa : (to Allal) What did you have for breakfast ?

Allal : ‘sure’

Tchfa : Are you sure ?

Allal : NO.

Karim : ‘sure’ is an adjective, sir.

Tchfa : He knows his adjectives ! So ‘KARIM’ is an adjective.

Tchfa and Allal : give me some money.

Siham : Let’s be a bit quick. Do you remember  your numbers ?

       (enters the laziest student. Students start laughing)

Siham : Where have you been, sir ?

Nabila : My.. mother.. er.. milk.. er..door.. er.. alone.. er.. er..

Siham : OK, OK. Sit down.

               The numbers.. Yes, Karim.

Karim : one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, er..

Siham : That’s very good. Allal.

Allal : one two three, four five six, sev..

Siham : Stop it, stop it. You’re singing now.

              Tchfa : Come to the board and write the numberrs in tens.

(Tchfa  writes :  10en, 2wenty, thi3ty, 4orty, 5ifty, 6ixty, 7eventy, 8ighty, 9inty.) (looks up to the teacher happily)

Siham : FANTASTIC ! WELL, WELL, WELL What do WE have here !

                Out of my sight. Haven’t you ever been to class ?!

                Come here Batoul and correct this stuff.

(Batoul corrects. The teacher is satisfied)    (Nabila is sleeping now)

Siham: Hey, you ! This is not a bedroom. Get up !

Nabila : No mom, please, mom. (teacher slaps his face) Yes it is , No it is.

Siham : Now, the last part has to do with tense. For example : « The teacher is BEAUTIFUL » What tense is it ?

Allal : It’s the PAST, Teacher.

Siham : The past ! (laughs) The past !  (To Allal) Take your books and go out. Don’t come back but with your father.

Allal : I’m going going, Look at you !

Siham : (very angry) OUT OF MY SIGHT, IDIOT.

   It’s of course the PRESENT  Now, take your exercise books. Homework.

Nabila : For yesterday, Teacher ?

Siham : For NEXT year.  For tomorrow, you stupid boy.

(Bell rings. Students copy. Go out in the corridor singing)

            Good bye, Good bye ; it is midday (2)

           I am hungry, you are hungry, he is hungry , she is hungry,

          We are hungry, they are hungry. Good bye, Good bye.

                     ( CURTAIN )

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STARRING: Teacher: Siham Ennamili (2nd Bac Physics), Hlima: Imane Ezzari (2nd Bac Physics), Karim: Mouhcine Maarouf (Commoncore Arts), Tchfa: Bouchra Bouaalam (Commoncore Arts), Batoul: Aicha Alboukili (2nd Bac Physics), Allal: Redouane Beyad (Commoncore Arts), Haddou: Soufiane Oukhallou (Commoncore Arts), Mhaidi: Almahdi Alhamdi (2nd Bac Biology)

 

Mother-Daughter
WHEN THE CAT IS AWAY, THE MICE WILL PLAY    (daughter sitting at a table, listening to music and doing her homework. Mother is cleaning the floor. (Some minutes later, daughter shuts her book, sits before the mirror, combs her hair, makes her face, puts some perfume, switches off the radio.)                        Daughter: 'bye mummy. (goes to the door whern mother turns round)                                                Mother: Are you going out in that cowboy dressing again?                                                                 Daughter: (looks down) What's wrong with it?!        Mother: What's wrong !! (surprised) You’ve lost your fiminine figure !                                                        Daughter: (angry) What?? I can't understand.          Mother: OF COURSE you can't understand if YOU don't want to. (turning to the audience) These girls in blue jeans imitating cowboys. reDIculous!                Daughter: (looks unhappy) What d'you want me to wear THEN?                                                                       Mother: A jallaba. You've got FOUR.                     Daughter: I can't see any difference between a jallaba and a pair of trousers. Blue jeans are both practical and comfortable.(thinks her mother is convinced)            Mother: These modern costumes are NEITHER pretty nor FIT for girls.                                                  Daughter: But they give a girl quite an elegant figure!Mother: That's what YOU think girl . In a mixed group (turning to the audience) you can never distinguish between girls and boys; it's impossible to say which is which!                                                                  Daughter: But mom, blue jeans are both strong and cheap. I love jallabas, but jeans are practical. (smiling) I can't help laughing when I see a girl in a jallaba running to catch a bus. (facing the audience) A woman in a jallaba is like a bird in a cage.                                      Mother: WONDERFUL! THAT's it! I'd like your dad hear you say that. By the way, where are you going again? Today is Sunday.                                        Daughter: (looking aside) It's my friend's birthday.    Mother: AGAIN! Your friends' birthdays come only when your dad's out.                                            Daughter: (leaning against her mother's shoulder) Believe me mum; please mommy, let me go but this once; I promise it's the last time. (kisses her mum and leaves)                                                                     Mother: (to herself) When the cat is away.....                                                                        (CURTAIN)  

          Written and directed by : M Ouhassi

STARRING

 Mother: Siham Ennamili (2nd Bac Physics)

Daughter: Aicha Alboukili (2nd Bac Physics)