yoruba skit

8/14/2019 Yoruba Skit

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CAST &CREW

{The bamideles are seating down. Both engage in some sort of conversation. Someone walks in

Mrs. Bamidele

Yinkas Mother

Female needed

Mr. Bamidele

Yinkas Father

Guy needed

Yinka Bamidele Guy

Sesan

Yinkas friend

Guy needed

Ope

Yinkas friend

Guy needed

Tope

Yinkas neighbor

Female needed

Yetunde:

Yinkas neighbor and old friend

Female needed

Bisola

Girl travelling to America

Female Needed

Bisolas friends

Onome & Lola

2 females needed here

Boy

Dude

2 guys needed

Mother & Aunty

Bisolas Relatives

2 women needed


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to announce that yinka had arrived from the United States. A young man walks in and rushesto his parents. }

Mama yinka: Omo mi atata. Omo ola, omo owa, omo obokun, olayinka temi nikan

Yinka: Oju yin ndan mummy. You are looking sweet. Daddy n toju yin gan o. (facing dad) I see

youre taking good care of mummy.

Baba Yinka: How was your trip o jare?

Yinka: It was exhausting but okay! (stretches)

Mama Yinka: baba atomo, e pele o. Youll have to excuse me, I need to finish some stuffs in the

kitchen. (exits)

Baba yinka: It is nice to have you back in Nigeria. Your mum could not wait to have you home.

Ko foju borun at all. She was up all night. I had to force her to get catch some sleep.

Yinka: (smiles) Mummy o. Anyway, driver ti bami ko awon eru mi sinu iyara. Lets go. I want

to show you what I bought for you.

(both exits)

** Days Later**

@ the bamideles residence

Tope: E kaabo. Se alaafia lede? Welcome home!

Yetunde: Yinka oju e re lati 2002.

Yinka: Yinkuz please! My name is yinkus and thanks for the hospitality. Eje kin gbe yin lo

tantalizers.

Tope: Sure! Why not?

Yetunde: (shrugs; tope urges her to go) Okay whatever!

(Tope, Yetunde, Sesan)

Yetunde: Emi mani mo koja aye mi o. No one sent me to go and greet him. I was trying to be

nice and he didnt even let me land before cutting me off. He said his name is yinkuz not yinka.

O possible ko tie je pe ogunyinka loruko e, o kan sako oshi. Nibo loti ri yinkuz?

Sesan: Iyen lo wan bi e ninu? You better get off it. Leyin ka lori ko de ja nkan le fawon boys. Ko

si were.


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(Tope hisses and everyone exits)

Mama yinka is seen sweeping the floor. She sings as she sweeps and walks off stage. Yinka

storms to the stage upset and loud.

Yinka: Mumsy ki lode now? Let me rest now.

Mama yinka: showa okay? Its 11 a.m. in the morning. You were sleeping while I was sweeping.

Se iwa lon wu yen? Is that what you were taught abroad to watch your mum do all the chores?

Gba lowo mi jare (hands him the broom)

Yinka: Ki le leyi?

Mama yinka: Igbale ni. Gba!

Yinka: Mom, whats all this? What am I supposed to do with a broom?

Mama yinka: Eat it now! Ko to ma bere question lowo mi. Take the broom and sweep the arenaplease

(Yinka takes the broom, sweeps a little and attempts to walk off stage)

Baba Yinka: (walks in) yinkus bobo

Yinka: daddy! Daddy!

Ope: (walks in) Yinkuz lomo latile. Ko siru e laye. Won lo wolu, o tie je ka rigbo.

Yinka: Oppy! Oppy! Gba sibe! (hi5)

Mama yinka: E kaabo baba yinka, Ope how are you? Awon mummy nko?

Ope: Alaafia ma. Thanks for asking.

Mama yinka: (facing baba yinka) seri omo yin? See what America has done to him. Yinka saw

bilikis mum yesterday and ignored her. (facing yinka) Is she your age mate?

Yinka: oh God Mummy now! Kilode gan no? Ope ma bo jare.

(Ope & yinka exits)

Baba yinka: ode fomo yi lorun le. Leave him alone. What do you want him to kiss the sand in

the name of respect? Mama biliki ti won so yin gan, Se omo e ki e ni? Her daughter doesnt even

greet you, so why are you bothered?

Mama yinka: I should have known you were going to take sides with your son. Anyway, e wa

lo jeun.


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Baba yinka: (rubs his belly) Now youre talking

(both exits)

ANOTHER FAMILY

Mother: Bisola my daughter. Please remember the daughter of whom you are when you get to

America. Foju siwe o. Dont follow bad gangs o and dont wear skimpy skirts like they do over

there. How many ears do you have?

Bisola: Two

Mother: What are they for?

Bisola: hearing ma

Mother: Dont just hear me. Listen and let my words sink into your head. Be good when you get

there o. Your aunty will pick you up at the airport. Lets hurry before you miss the flight.

[exits]

Boy: (looks sadtalks to self) Yeee mummy will kill me today. I should

have known I was going to lose that game. Imagine me o! they sent me to

go and buy kerosene and I used the money to play ludo. Ahhh mummy malu mi leni o. (worried) I better go to seguns house and borrow some

money (exits)

(Bisola in America)

(girls chatting)

Onome: I am so tired of that chemistry lab. I never seem to do anything right. Im always

breaking the beakers.

Lola: Remind me again why youre taking chemistry. What does it have to do with your goal in

the future? Didnt you say you wanted to be a lawyer?

Onome: Yes but you know my parents insist I study medicine.

Lola: Hmmm (facing other girl) beyonce, why are you quiet today?


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(dude walks in)

Dude: Hi Onome, Lola. Bisola, how are you now?

Bisola: Who are you talking to?

Dude: I said how are you doing? You missed class today bisola why?

Bisola: Point of correction, my name is beyonce and I missed class because I woke up late.

Dude: Beyon what? Your name is bisola. Bisola Oyeyemi

Bisola: Whatever! (hisses) lets go girls.

(dude shakes head and exits in the opposite direction)

(BACK TO THE BAMIDELES)

(Yinka and Sesan engages in some sort of conversation as they walk on stage. )

ONSTAGE

Yinka: Yes Now! Just 2 weeks ago, back in Michigan. My friend was telling me about YYC

Yoruba Youth Corporation and what they were about trying to bring youths together. Not just

Yoruba youths but youths interested in the Yoruba culture. They also want to introduce the

language as a course in junior colleges.

Sesan: Iyen de dagan o . (smiles) what was your response?

Yinka: (hisses) I dont have time for all that culture stuff o. Ewo ni ka ma kunle ka ma dobale

kiri. Whats the significance of the culture self? They are even having a youth convention this

month..

Sesan: (steps aside) You dont know what you are missing. Today is Saturday! What are you

doing tonight?

Yinka: I have no plans. Whats up?

Sesan: I usually go for a program on Saturdays. Its a cultural event. They do traditional dance,

plays etcetera. Lets go there tonight.

Yinka: Dance? Music? Why not?

( exit and walk back in )

(Yinka and sesan are back on stage)


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Yinka: Waowww

Sesan: did you like the cultural dance we just saw?

Yinka: like? I loved it. Awon girls yen fine men!

Sesan: (serious) I wasnt talking about their looks. Did you like the cultural dance?

Yinka: To be honest, I did. It was pretty nice.

Sesan: I bet the Yoruba Youth Corporation are doing the same in yankee. Whats not to

appreciate about the Yoruba culture? Is it the language? Music? Food? What youve just seen is

a Yoruba traditional dance. Whats not to appreciate about motherland Africa?

(Sesan shares brief Yoruba history)

Yinka: Je ka ma lole. Thanks for the info.

(@ home)

(Yinka & sesan walk on stage with food)

Yinka: Mummy! Mummy o!

(mama yinka walks in) (yinka licks his fingers) Ki le fi sobe todun to yi?

Sesan: Ore mi o paro. Obe yi dun gan ni, and I thought my mum was the best cook.

Mama yinka: (smiles) Thats egusi soup! A Yoruba delicacy! Something you ought to

appreciate.

Sesan: I appreciate and love my own culture o.

Yinka: Not as much as I do though. First, Yoruba girls breaking it down. Now egusi soup with

solid iyanhmmm I LOVE YORUBA!

BACK TO BISOLA N CO

Aunty: Whats this I hear about you missing classes while on campus? You better behaveyourself or you will be on the next flight back to Nigeria. Who named you beyonce? Ehn talo so

e ni beyonce? Beyonce ko Feyonce ni. Your name is Bisola Idayat Oyeyemi. Its okay to mingle

and blend in when you are outside of Nigeria but you do not have to lose your culture in the

process. Love yourself for whom you are a black beautiful person with an African heritage.

Bisola: I have heard you ma. Thank you. I am going out now ma


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Aunty: Where are you going now?

Bisola: They are having a National Youth Convention today ewo awon governors wan be

infact alapomeji himself baba 9ice is there. Eje te le mi

Aunty: oya oya lets get dressed and head there

(exit)

THE END

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