Acknowledgments
To begin with, I would like to thank Professors Devin Bryson and Emily Adams, who…
Scene 11: The American Dream
(Projection of the DRC and US flags.) NARRATOR: America. Land of the free, home of…
Scene 10: The American Workplace Revisited
CEPHAS: There are two reasons people come to the US—for security and a better economy.…
Scene 9: Politics
RACHEL: I like the American Government. I like it because they give the candidates the…
Scene 8: Working in the Shadows
(NARRATOR begins and the cyc should light up with an ominous red color. The WORKERS…
Scene 7: Marriage
JEFFREY: In Africa how the family is is very different. Here what your family is…
Scene 6: Traffic
ANIMA: In the US you leave cars unlocked and no one touches them—and everyone has…
Scene 5: Cultural Differences
YUHUA: Are Americans different than you thought they would be? HATEEYAT: It’s always different from…
Scene 4: The Things They Carried
SCENE 4: THE THINGS THEY CARRIED AKUA: What did I bring with me to the…
Scene 3: Language Barriers
(Airplane/airport noise. MCABRAHAM enters, in America for the rst time, and speaks to the audience.)…