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.)…
Scene 2: Jobs in the DRC
NARRATOR: Life is precarious in a number of ways in the Congo. About 2/3 of…
Scene 1: Conversations Across Campus
SCENE 1: CONVERSATIONS ACROSS CAMPUS (Three pairs of students appear.) MASON: What are you doing…
Introduction by Nancy Taylor-Porter — Congolese Immigrant Stories: A Facing Project
I have long been interested in theatre as a means for social justice. A couple…
FOREWORD FROM PAUL FREEDMAN
I’m not an expert on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but I have spent…