BOARD ONE – Introduction
KRYSTEL: Kumustakayo amin apo! Dakami dagiti estudiante ti klase ni Dr. Aurelio Agcaoili iti IP 362 Philippine Drama: Art, History and Literature idiay Universidad ti Hawaii idiay Manoa. Siak ni Maria Krystel Coloma
ROD: ken siak ni Rodolf Antalan. Itatta nga aldaw ket ipabuyami ti maysa nga play maipanggep iti domestic violence. Ti kayatmi nga aramiden maipanggep iti daytoy nga drama ket iragpat ti domestic violence. Kayatmi nga ipakita nga no victimka ti abuse ket maka-alakayo ti tulong ken advice.
BOARD TWO – Scene one
Setting: house, they are fighting.
WIFE: (screams and falls) Why are you doing this to me?
HUSBAND: (drunk and slurring) Why? You make me like this! This is all your fault!
WIFE: (crying) I didn’t do anything. Please stop. You’re hurting me.
HUSBAND: (swears) Isardengmo ti agibibit. (swears, can hear him hitting her, wife is crying, screaming, falling/hitting stuff).
WIFE: I cant help but cry.
HUSBAND: Are you being smart with me again. Stop making me feel so stupid. I know what you are doing. Just because I didn’t go to school like you you think you know everything.
WIFE: what are you talking about…..i didn’t say you were stupid.
BOARD THREE – Scene two
Setting: house, it is the morning after the fight.
HUSBAND: Honey, I’m sorry for what happened last night. (He caresses her face)
WIFE: aw….(talks softly) please don’t touch my face it hurts.
HUSBAND: Im sorry for hitting you (he starts crying)
WIFE: it’s okay (comforts him).
HUSBAND: I will never do it again. I promise.
WIFE: It’s okay. Stop crying. It will be alright. I’ll put ice and make up on it.
HUSBAND: Here, I’ll go get ice for you and I’ll make breakfast too. You just stay in bed.
WIFE: No…no…it’s okay. You’ll be late for work.
HUSBAND: No…I want to. Just stay in bed. Oh and I threw out all of the beer so that I cant get drunk around you anymore.
WIFE: feels queasy…reaches over to the trash can and throws up.
BOARD FOUR – Scene three
Setting: house, afternoon.
WIFE: (picks up phone, dials, calls mom) Nang, inaramidna mannen. PAUSE. Nasayaat nga tao isuna no saan nga nabartek. I just wish that he isn’t so stressed out at work so that he doesn’t come home angry. PAUSE.Saanko nga maibaga kenni dadakkelna ta ti ammoda ket napintas nga tao isuna. Saanko nga kayat nga ipakita kenkuada ti naalas nga langana nga kasla kenni tatangna. PAUSE. Saanko nga matalawan isuna. Masapulnak. I love him. And I know he loves me. And besides if I leave him I would have to come back home to the Philippines because I’m not a permanent resident yet. PAUSE. Awan ti maitulongko no addaak dita nang. PAUSE. ken christianotayo saan nga mabalin ti agdivorsio. PAUSE. Sinnonto’ ngarud ti mangbayad ti agasyo ken dagiti panageskuelada addingko. (throws up) Diak ammo no apay nga kanayonak nga agbakbakuar. (door creeks) Adda ni _____. Wen wen wen nang inakto agpadoctor.
HUSBAND: (calling out wifes name sweetly, sees wife throwing up) are you ok?
WIFE: Yeah im fine. Addansa kinankko nga di kayat ti buksitko.
HUSBAND: Para kenka (holds roses out)
WIFE: semi-smiles. Thank you their beautiful.
HUSBAND: you know I don’t mean to hurt you. I just have a lot of stress. Daytoy ngamin pagubraak. I still cant understand what my coworkers and boss are saying. Kankanayondak nga oyoyawen ken pagbalinandak pay nga slave ken ubing. No kuma nageskuelaak idiay pilipinas nga kasla kenka ket maymayat koma ti pagtrabtrabahuak itan. I’m not as smart as you.
WIFE: You are not dumb and I’m not smarter than you. Life here is just hard that’s all. Inkanto ngamin mangsapul ti sabali nga pagubraamon
HUSBAND: Padasekto ngem bassit met laeng ti ammok…agdalus ken agmula laeng.
BOARD FIVE – Scene four
Setting: house, dinner time.
HUSBAND: sitting on a chair at the dining table waiting in the dark with a beer in his hand. (make noises, drinking) Where is that lady. Why isn’t she home. She probably with another guy.
WIFE: rushes in the house Oh my im late. I have to start dinner before he comes home or he will be angry. (doesn’t know he’s at home already…cant see it’s dark.)
HUSBAND: Swears. Where were you. What were you doing. Wife walks backward cause husband is coming after her.
WIFE: (pleads) no….
HUSBAND: I come home tired and hungry and you are not here. Where’s my food.
WIFE: I got stuck at work. There was traffic coming home. Im sorry.
HUSBAND: hits her. Wife is throwing up in between. Where does the money I give you for food go. You’re probably spending it on another man.
WIFE: cyring no im not. I don’t have anyone else
HUSBAND: bullshit. Why do you smell like someone elses cologne.
WIFE: No I don’t.
They are just fighting and there are sounds of hitting. after a while husband gets his things, car keys and wife is crying.
HUSBAND: Im going out to find some food since you are incapable of doing anything right. You lazy old lady. And Put ice and make up on that. You look ugly. You should take better care of yourself. You have wrinkles and your hair…you haven’t been combing it have you?
WIFE: cries….i cant go to work like this tomorrow.
BOARD SIX – Scene five
Setting: house, just woke up.
WIFE: waking up sounds. calls her husband’s name. You’re ready for work already. Why are you leaving so early. Wait I’ll make breakfast for you.
HUSBAND: Bay-amon, I’ll just go buy food. She hears husband leaving for work.
WIFE: Throws up. Why am I always throwing up. Oh no….no…no..no…I cant be. Wheres that test. Hear wife shuffling around in cabinet. Hear her pee.
WIFE: huryy up huury up you slow test. Oh no…..
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BOARD EIGHT – Scene six
Setting: eating dinner
WIFE: (eating dinner) buntisak.
HUSBAND: kitaem…you are cheating on me.
WIFE: what are you saying. it’s yours.
HUSBAND: Kaslakala ni tatangko. Bastoskayo nga dua. Starts hitting wife.
WIFE: please stop. I need you now. Stop you will hurt the baby.
HUSBAND: saan met nga bagik why should I care.
WIFE: it’s yours, it’s yours. (they hear the siren….loud knock on door).
BOARD TEN – Scene seven – the end
Setting: at the therapist. Wife is couple months pregnant.
THERAPIST: so how has it been since I last saw you two.
HUSBAND: good. I’ve been sober for 5 months now.
WIFE: yes, great. (both look at each other with lovey dovey eyes).
THERAPIST: ok so what have to learned or gotten out of these last treatments we’ve had.
HUSBAND: I can’t control everything, hitting someone or endangering someone’s life is never right, abuse is not only limited to physical but it is also emotional/psychological, economic and verbal abuse, I am not a bad person, I should not blame or put my anger on anyone, I will not be jealous, I will talk and listen to my wife instead of yell, I will never hurt her or anyone else again, I will not threathen or manipulate anyone again, I will get help whenever I need it, I will not make excuses for my wrong doings, I will accept and be prepared for the consequences of my actions.
WIFE: I can’t control everything, being hit or abused is never right, it was not my fault and I did not do anything wrong, I am not a bad person, I did not deserve any of this, I will not tolerate any abuse, threats or manipulation, I will get help whenever I need it.
THERAPIST: Sounds like you two will be ok. I will miss you two but I hope I never see you again for a counseling session.
HUSBAND: (both laugh) Agyamankami doctor ta you have helped us a lot.
WIFE: Wen ken we’re so happy we found someone who can speak ilokano just like us.
THERAPIST: wen, wen, if it wasn’t for the Ilokano program at UH manoa ken dagiti professors idiay ket I wouldn’t not be able to help you wenno dagiti dadduma pay nga ilokanos a kas kadakayo.
HUSBAND: Isunto ngata ti pagbasaan ti annakta aya….mangalanto met iti Ilokano. (both smile at each other and rub her belly).
BOARD ELEVEN – Conclusion
KRYSTEL: We hope that you enjoyed our program.
ROD: We also hope that we have encouraged and inspired the women and also men out there who are being physically, mentally and emotionally abused to talk to a family member, a friend or talk to someone who has experienced what you are going through
KRYSTEL: and maybe talk to a therapist or call a hotline for help and support.
ROD: Dios ti agngina.
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