Abdi's+Play

** Abdi Egal ** ** Ms.Chung ** SETTING: A high school in Boston MA in 1956.
 *  I Running **

**CHARACTERS**: Student 1 Malcolm Principle Watson Student 2 John student 3

[It was a bright September morning on a school building in Boston MA. Malcolm's fist day at the Boston public high school]

====Student 1: I’m talking to you (grabs him by the neck.) look at me when I’m talking to you. ====

====Teacher: Go get a pass (he whispers). Dumb fool. [He starts his teaching]. ====

====Principal Watson: (Looks confused.) Isn’t that your math class? You should have made on time instead of coming here. ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Malcolm: I know but. The teacher shut the door on me and told me to get a pass. ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Math Teacher: Yes… (Looks surprised.) Principal Watson, come in, come in. (Malcolm walks after him and Watson puts his right hand on his left shoulder and introduces him.) ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Principal Watson: This is Malcolm, and he comes to this school to be successful. ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Principal Watson: (Walks to Malcolm.) Why won’t you take a seat right here? ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Principal Watson: I will see this class later at the assembly (Walks near the door.) Keep up the good work kids. (He leaves.) ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">John: Help! Help! [He yells.] Somebody get me out of here. [Malcolm wasn’t worried but he wanted to help out. ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[Malcolm didn’t know the combination so he asked the janitor to help him.] ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Malcolm: [Malcolm was lucky that the janitor.] Please can you help this kid? He’s stuck in the locker. ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Janitor: [Grabs his keys.] All right take me to him. [Back to the hallway 5 minutes later.] ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[Malcolm and John were trying to find a seat while Watson was giving his speech about the school. Then Watson said something that gave Malcolm's attention.] ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Principle Watson: This year; we decide to see which one of you; could be class president. ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[Malcolm was so interested about the idea about running for class president.] ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Principle Watson: I look forward of seeing you student do your best in this school. ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[The audience clapped their hands. Next day Malcolm posts his fliers to other students.] ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Malcolm: Vote for me. [Student walks next to him.] Hay do you want to vote for me [the student walked away] ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">John: maybe you should try something different; that way people would vote for you. ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Malcolm: I don’t know if I can get anyone to vote for me. I, I just don’t understand why people don’t like me just because of my skin or the fact that they just hate me. ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[Two weeks later after school, Malcolm is in his homeroom waiting for John.] ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">John's Dad: Of curse[Grabs John by the solders] Who’s he and what’s he doing here? ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">John: This is my dad and he also, and he’s here to help you with your campaign. ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[The next day in the assembly students are getting ready to vote for their class president] ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Principle Watson: my fellow students you all will be hearing our runner’s speech; starting off with Josh Hart.[The audience clapped their hands for him.] ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Malcolm: I’m not shore I can do this. [John holds him by the solders]don’t worry you’re going to be fine out there. ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">John's Dad: you must believe in yourself that is the key to be a great leader of this school. ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Malcolm: but how can I be a leader if I’m too scared. [John's Dad looks at him in the eyes] ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">John's Dad: because you have a dream that you are going to walk up on that stage and prove that you have no fear all you have is love, that’s all it takes. ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Principle Watson: Thank you Josh that was a nice speech; and now here come Malcolm summers. ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">[Malcolm walks on the stage with his head down and stands in front of the microphone.] ====

====<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Malcolm: I’m here today to tell you [John's dad's voice was in the back ground, Malcolm puts his head up.] that I Have A Dream; not just for me; but for all of you to have a better future in life itself. If I become class president tell me what your dream is. ====