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Scenes- Theatre workshop II - 2nd group

Title: "Football with Friends"

The facilitator, who announces the scenes, is performed by a young man, with a German-Lebanese family background

Characters
The German family:
Elvira, the Mother: performed by a German woman.
Nina, the Daughter: performed by a young Polish woman.
Jochen, the son: performed by a young German woman.

Mehmet, a young Turk, the best friend of Jochen: performed by a young man, with a German-Lebanese family background.
TV-commentator and talk-show host: performed by a German man, trainer.

Storyboard: for German version see photos flipchart

Scene 1:
A door bell rings. Mehmet visits Jochen at his home. The two of them go into the living room, where Nina is talking on her mobile phone.

Scene 2:
The Mother, Elvira, comes into the living room, swearing about football, brings food and drinks.

Scene 3:
Mehmet, Jochen and Nina are quarreling about the TV program, the boys stand up to Nina. She goes to her mother into the kitchen, complaing about them. The mother re-enters the scene, swearing about football again.

Scene 4:
High tension atmosphere in the living room: Mehmet and Jochen are watching the football game between Turkey and Germany on TV. They are very excited. The first goal is scored by the Turkish team. Nina enters the room and thinks that the goal was scored by the German team. Mehmet freaks out, is happy. Jochen is disappointed.

Scene 5:
The TV-commentator (the actor holds a frame in front of his face, simulating a TV-screen) and comments with increasing tension the progression of the game:
1:1; 2:1; 2:2 in the 80th minute; 3:2 for the German team in the 90th minute.

Scene 6:
Nina and Jochen are happy, that "their team" has won the game. They hug and dance around and are overjoyed. Mehmet is angry, that his team lost the game. He cannot share the happiness of his friend. He refuses the offered food, potato salad, as a typical German dish: "I hate potato salad".
Jochen cannot understand why his friend does not share his pleasure. Finally, he also becomes fed up and replies: "Scheiss Döner" (bloody doner kebab).
Mehmet leaves the appartment, banging the door.
The TV-commentator: "Fortune favoured the German team!"

Scene 7:
Talkshow at the TV station
The TV-commentator with his guests Mehmet and Jochen. He tries to mediate between the friends who became enemies by watching the football game. Mehmet and Jochen make peace, shake hands and hug.

Props: 3 chairs, small table, TV-frame, mobile phone, German and Turkish flags, basecaps for the boys, scarves of the football teams, remote control.