Rasha and Abd
a children's comedy
A streetwise girl just wants to sell her stock of water bottles. She could do without being left in charge of an annoying little boy.
* Winner of the Playmarket 2018 PLAYS FOR THE YOUNG Competition - 8-12 year old category
* Winner of the Playmarket 2018 PLAYS FOR THE YOUNG Competition - 8-12 year old category
CHARACTERS
RASHA, savvy preteen girl.
EVANA, plainspoken preteen girl.
JASMIN, refined preteen girl.
VIDAL, confident preteen boy.
BURHAN, sensitive preteen boy.
ABD, feisty little boy, aged 7 to 9.
EHAB, cheerful preteen boy.
SIBEL, bossy preteen girl.
KAMAR, kind preteen girl.
LOZAN, polite preteen boy.
Number of actors: 6-10 (3-5 female, 3-5 male)
Optional doubling:
EVANA/KAMAR
JASMIN/SIBEL
VIDAL/LOZAN
BURHAN/EHAB
SETTING
Syria. A desert road between a war zone and a refugee camp.
TIME
The present.
RASHA, savvy preteen girl.
EVANA, plainspoken preteen girl.
JASMIN, refined preteen girl.
VIDAL, confident preteen boy.
BURHAN, sensitive preteen boy.
ABD, feisty little boy, aged 7 to 9.
EHAB, cheerful preteen boy.
SIBEL, bossy preteen girl.
KAMAR, kind preteen girl.
LOZAN, polite preteen boy.
Number of actors: 6-10 (3-5 female, 3-5 male)
Optional doubling:
EVANA/KAMAR
JASMIN/SIBEL
VIDAL/LOZAN
BURHAN/EHAB
SETTING
Syria. A desert road between a war zone and a refugee camp.
TIME
The present.