{"id":522,"date":"2023-03-21T12:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T12:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/?p=522"},"modified":"2023-03-21T12:04:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T12:04:02","slug":"no-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/?p=522","title":{"rendered":"NO CONFESSION"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHARACTERS<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Priest, male, 70. Wears a black cassock, a rosary in his left hand. Talks with<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>a deep voice.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: Woman, 50. Black teeth. Clothed in a colorful grass skirt. <\/span>Wears<\/span> three horn pieces of<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>jewelry on the neck. Holds a big black broomstick.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>KORO: Altar server, male, 15. Clothed in a white dress. <\/span>Wears<\/span> big glasses. Speaks softly.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>SETTING<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>A small confessional with two compartments. In the priest\u2019s compartment, there is a<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>comfortable chair of heavy structure. In the penitent\u2019s compartment, there is a rudimentary<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>wooden chair and kneeler. A small window enables both parties to communicate easily. A<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>smooth piano is being played, thirty minutes before the mass starts.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Ruka is already in the confessional. Fumu comes in a hurry and sits in the penitent<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>compartment.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: Good <\/span>evening<\/span> man of God. (<\/span>her<\/span> voice is agitated)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Good morning my daughter. (<\/span>he<\/span> talks with hesitation)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: Ooh I even forgot that <\/span>it\u2019s<\/span> a morning<\/span>, sorry my dear.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: My daughter, is it your first time in a confessional?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: <\/span>Yes<\/span> it\u2019s<\/span> my first time; how did you guess? I like your voice though!<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Your choice of word is unusual\u2026<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: (Overlap.) Excuse me? How do you want me to talk to you?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: I can understand, <\/span>it\u2019s<\/span> your first time here, daughter. Please go ahead and<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>confess your sins.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: You people are awkward. I have been respectful and kind enough to call you my<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>dear, <\/span>but apparently, you<\/span> don\u2019t<\/span> like it; and out of nowhere, you just called me your daughter.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Please, ma\u2019am, I have a <\/span>mass<\/span> to lead in a few minutes. I <\/span>don\u2019t<\/span> have time to<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>argue with you about that.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>(Ruka shades his face to avoid looking at her, He leans his left ear on the small window and<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>listens to her)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: How come I <\/span>can\u2019t<\/span> see your face? Are you afraid of me?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: My daughter, I <\/span>can\u2019t<\/span> look at you during confession.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>(Fumu stands up and shakes her head)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: Unbelievable! <\/span>That\u2019s<\/span> why I <\/span>can\u2019t<\/span> come to church. <\/span>You guys<\/span> are so strange.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: (takes a deep breath) Please, I am listening. What has been bothering you?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>(Fumu sits on her chair)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: Okay, I need something from you.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Nothing to confess?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: Why would I confess? I want something from you, <\/span>Are<\/span> you sitting on your ears or<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>what?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: (Confused)\u2026but, but this is a confessional! This is not a market, and please<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>mind your tongue.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: (Ruka stands up and takes his bible) What? Do you know who you are talking to?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: <\/span>Oh<\/span> you want to leave? <\/span>Haha<\/span>, you will have to listen to me or\u2026.?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Or what? Are you threatening me?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: You <\/span>shouldn\u2019t<\/span> provoke my anger.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>(Ruka sits down slowly)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: <\/span>It\u2019s<\/span> written in the bible that we should only fear God who can destroy both<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>soul and body in hell.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: I am telling you, <\/span>don\u2019t<\/span> underestimate my powers!<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: (chuckles) Please <\/span>don\u2019t<\/span> waste my time.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: I might turn you into a rat. (<\/span>she<\/span> whispers)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: What? I feel the devil in your voice. <\/span>Holly<\/span> Baba!<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>(He begins to pray)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: I am Fumu, the deputy leader of the Mumbi wizardry center. So, you better listen to<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>me.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>(Silence, several beats)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Holly blood of Jesus!<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: You still <\/span>don\u2019t<\/span> want to look at me?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: (He sings) Jesus\u2026<\/span>Jesus..<\/span>Jeee<\/span>.. <\/span>suuus<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: (overlap.) And you are such a bad singer. Ugh!<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Fumu, please leave this holy place.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: Interesting, so now you <\/span>don\u2019t<\/span> call me your daughter?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: You are still my daughter. Please tell me what you want.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: Okay. <\/span>By the way, I<\/span> have seen you doing shady stuff, hmmm. (She fondles her broom<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>and smiles)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Jesus! What do you mean?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: The mayor\u2019s daughter\u2026hmm.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: <\/span>Wha<\/span>..<\/span> what?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: (She raises her voice) You <\/span>aren\u2019t<\/span> supposed to have a girlfriend, MAN OF GOD<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Please, please lower your voice. How you?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: (overlap) know? Ooh, I was flying on my broomstick the other day; <\/span>I think I<\/span> saw you<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>more than three times with her.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Okay, do you want money?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: Hahaha, the man of God is bribing me.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: What do you want? Please <\/span>don\u2019t<\/span> tell anyone.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: Unless you provide me with what I want.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: (Talks with anger)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>What do you want?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: Shut\u2026I want your hair and nails.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Why?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: For some rituals.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: But why me?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: You should ask my superior. I have been told to bring a priest\u2019s hair and left-hand<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>nails, and I chose you because you <\/span>won\u2019t<\/span> say no after all\u2026hmmm.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Oh my God, <\/span>it\u2019s<\/span> already ten past six, I am late for the mass. Please can you<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>come another day?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: You serious? Hahaha.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Please, I beg.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: It <\/span>won\u2019t<\/span> take long, I brought scissors; come closer, I will begin by your hair.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>(Ruka brings his head closer to the small window. Fumu passes her hand through the window<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>and begins to cut his hair.)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: You do have beautiful white hair.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: (stage <\/span>whispering)This<\/span> is torture.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>(Koro comes in a hurry. He directly enters the priest compartment)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>KORO: Father, you are late for the mass! <\/span>But,..<\/span>what<\/span>.. is happening here?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>(Koro <\/span>takes a look<\/span> at the other compartment and Fumu smiles at him with her black teeth)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>KORO: <\/span>Jesuuuuuuus<\/span>, who are you? Why are you shaving Father\u2019s hair?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: You <\/span>don\u2019t<\/span> need to know.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Please son, go, I will be back in a few minutes.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>KORO: (He screams) What is happening here?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: Ooh, shut up!<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>KORO: Noo, leave my father in peace! Who are you?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FUMU: Father, tell him to not upset me. I am done with the hair, bring the hand now.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>(He passes his left hand through the window)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Koro, please, go. I will tell you later.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>KORO: Father, should I call security?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: (Ruka yells at him) ENOUGH KORO<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>(Fumu stands up quietly and just leaves her compartment, no one sees her leaving the stage)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>KORO: <\/span>By the way, where<\/span> is she?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Oh my GOD, she disappeared.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>(<\/span>he<\/span> looks at his nails; tears spill down his cheeks, he lifts his face, his eyes meet Koro\u2019s)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>KORO: Are we in a movie? Was she a witch? She looked like one.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: I did not see what she looked like, but she was one.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>KORO: What prevented you from chasing her demons?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Enough, Koro.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>KORO: Anyways, we are twenty minutes late for the mass.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: I am not going to lead the <\/span>mass<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>KORO: What? Why are you crying?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: Priests cry, priests love, priests get tired, priests are human beings.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>KORO: Father, Christians are waiting for us.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>FATHER RUKA: 50 years serving the Lord, don\u2019t you think I should retire?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>( Father Ruka stands up and leaves the confessional)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>END OF PLAY<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CHARACTERS\u00a0FATHER RUKA: Priest, male, 70. Wears a black cassock, a rosary in his left hand. Talks with\u00a0a deep voice.\u00a0FUMU: Woman, 50. Black teeth. Clothed in a colorful grass skirt. Wears three horn pieces of\u00a0jewelry on the neck. Holds a big black broomstick.\u00a0KORO: Altar server, male, 15. Clothed in a white dress. Wears big glasses. Speaks … Continue reading “NO CONFESSION”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_ppma_block_editor_authors":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[39],"class_list":["post-522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plays"],"authors":[{"term_id":39,"user_id":12,"is_guest":0,"slug":"mhamedtaik","display_name":"M'hamed Taik","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/28445226b8a1211c44f492f3339658d94c787b21c55d0212cb481c851c7054f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","avatar_alt":"","avatar_decorative":"","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"Taik","first_name":"M'hamed","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=522"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":523,"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522\/revisions\/523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=522"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fppma_author&post=522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}