Like My Earrings?
(A play about assertiveness seeking attention in the right way)
By 3rd-5th grade Social Theatre™ participants
Scene I:
Friends talking while waiting in line for lunch.
Girl with SE: approaches peers, excited. Hey guys! Like my earrings?
Girl has sticker earrings.
One Girl: Awkward look to girl with SE, awkward looks to each other, subtle irritation Ugh…..yeah.
Another Girl:Interesting. Hm…
Other Girl: Did you have to get your ears pierced?
Girl with SE: Um, yeah. Thinking……yeah they might be on to me.. What’s for lunch?
Girls: Take their trays and go find a seat. Quietly conversating.
Girl with SE: Still getting her food, and goes to get something to drink from the beverage area.
Girl with SE: Walks up to the other girls Can I sit here?
Girl: No. This seat is taken.
Other girl: Yeah. We have….a person?….coming to sit there.
Another girl: quiet. Does not say anything, but looks a little uncomfortable.
Narrator:
What’s going on here?
Why is she lying?
(for attention)
What can she do for attention that works?
UNFREEZE and REWIND!
Scene again
Friends talking while waiting in line for lunch.
Girl with SE: approaches peers, excited. Hey guys! Like my earrings?
Girl has sticker earrings.
One Girl: Awkward look to girl with SE, awkward looks to each other, subtle irritation Ugh…..yeah.
Another Girl:Interesting. Hm…
Other Girl: Did you have to get your ears pierced?
Girl with SE: You guys!!! I’m just being a goofball. They are just these ridiculous massive stickers I found. Don’t they look silly?!
Girls: except the mean one– We are going to find a seat.
Girls: Take their trays and go find a seat. Quietly conversating.
Girl with SE: Still getting her food, and goes to get something to drink from the beverage area.
Girl with SE: Walks up to the other girls Can I sit here?
Girl: No. This seat is taken.
Other girl: That is not nice! You can have my seat.
Another girl: Don’t give her your seat, _________ you know that seat isn’t taken. Let her sit there. Looks at girl with sticker earrings You can sit there.
Mean Girl: Oh, ok. You guys are right. You can sit with us.
Girls eat, talk, and discuss their plans for the weekend. Then, the bell rings.
Girls: That was the bell. Time to get back to class!