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AR SCÁTH A CHÉILE Le Conall Ó Beoláin #TinyPlayChallenge

10/4/2020

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Keep your creativity flowing with Fishamble's #TinyPlayChallenge
In these challenging times, Fishamble - along with many of our colleagues in the wider Irish artistic community - is working hard to keep imaginations lively, communities engaged - and most of all offer people the opportunity of creative expression. We asked our audiences: Would you welcome the challenge of exploring your thoughts and feelings through drama? Do you have a dramatic story that you feel the urge to work out for yourself, and maybe share with your fellow citizens?
​Below is one of the chosen plays from our weekly submissions.
Ar Scáth a Chéile
Le Conall Ó Beoláin
 

Sa Siopa Poitigéara.  Tá Nóra toabh thiar den cuntar, ag obair ar an ríomhaire.  Tagann a fear chéíle Ambrose isteach ón cúl agus bosca mór aige.  Cuireann sé ar an cúntar é.  Fear réchúiseach é.
 
Ambrose:            Tá an Hand Sanitiser tar éis landáíl.

Nóra:                     Buíochas le Dia. Cé mhéad ar thug sé duit?

Ambrose:            Míle buidéil, fair play dó.  Dúirt sé go bhfuil an-éileamh ar.

Nóra:                     Tá gan dabht. Agus beidh. 

Ambrose:            Bhuel, táimid ag obair le UniMed le fada an lá – bhí Jack ag coimead súil amach dom.

Stopann Nóra an obair. Ag smaoineamh.

Nóra:                     Cé mhéad a chuirfimid ar an mbuidéil?

Ambrose:            Bhuel, ceithre euro ochtó a bhionn ar an mbuidéil sin, two-fifty-mil.

Nóra:                     Ach tá said chomh gann sin……………tá sé sin ró-íseal.

Ambrose:            Ceithre caoga a bhí orthu an bhliain seo chaite.  Níor mhaith liom é a árdú arís.

Nóra:                     Éist a Ambrose, beidh daoine sásta níos mó ná sin a íocadh – tá gearchéim ann agus is é an Hand Sanitiser an bealach is fearr do chuid sláinte, agus sláinte do chlann, a chaomhnú.  Nó sin a cheapann daoine ar aon nós.  Bhéadh said sásta deich Euro a thabhairt gan smaoineamh ar. Cúig Euro! (tut)

Gan aon deifir air, féachann Ambrose isteach sa bhosca go dtí go bhfaigheann sé an duillín.

Ambrose:            Fan go bhfeicfimid………..No, níl aon athrú ar an bpraghas ag UniMed. Eist, níor mhaith liom é a ardú…

Nóra:                     A! Níor mhaith leat é a ardú!  Cén sort fear-gnó thú ar chor ar bith?

Ambrose:            Tóg go bog é a Nóra…

Nóra:                     Tóg go bog é? Cen chaoi gur féídir liom ?  Tá mé ag féachaint ar na cúntaisí seo le uair a chloig anuas.  An bfhuil ‘fhios agat, tá rudaí a dul ó olc go holc ?!

Ambrose:            Níl siad chomh dona sin…
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Nóra:                     Tá agus níos measa!  Ón lá a d’oscail an Boots nua thuas ar an gcearnóg, tá muid ag streachailt.

Ambrose:            Tá gearrchéim ann.  Ní bheadh sé ceart ………ní bhéadh mé compórdach…..

Nóra:                     Eist leat!  Tá sé in am duit ciall a bheith agat!

Ambrose:            Ní bheadh sé ceart!  Smaoinaigh, tá Aoife thall i Nua Eabhrach……….. dá mbeadh uirthí praghas árdaithe a íoch  ar gach ní ansin, agus gearchéim ann?  Sa drugstore nó sa siopa bia? Bhéadh muid ag tabhairt amach faoi sin…

Nóra:                     Ara!  Má bhí siopa ceart agat anseo bheadh sí le do thaobh anois, seachas ‘bheith amach ansin. Ach níl tú sásta aon rud a athrú.  Fiú amháin an sean-fhógra ar an siopa!. Fiú amháin praghas an flippin hand-sanitiser!

Ambrose:            (Go ciúin)  Níl sé sin fairáilte.

Leis sin buaileann cloigín an doras, agus isteach le bean óg.  Féachann sí go cúramach ar gach seilf sular druideann sí go dtí an cúntar – níl ach rud amháin de dhith uirthí.
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Ambrose:            Dia duit.

Ciara:                     Dia is Muire duit – an mbeadh hand-sanitiser agat?

Ambrose:            Ta an t-ádh leat, tá sé díreach tar éis teacht isteach. (Ag tabhairt buidéal amach…)

Ciara:                     O, Buíochas le Dia! Bhí mé i ngach siopa sa bhaile, níl sé le fail áit ar bith.

Ambrose:            Creidim é.  Tusa Ciara, nach ea? Bhí tú ar scoil le Aoife s’againnse.

Ciara:                     Bhí!  Cén chaoi a bhfuil ag éirí léi i Nua Eabhrach?

Ambrose:            Tá sí A O K buíochas le Dia, bhí mé ag caint léi inné.  An bhuil do mháthair go maith?

Ciara:                     Tá, agus beidh sí níos fearr arís leis an stuff seo sa teach. (Ag tabhairt an mála ó Ambrose) Cé mhéad ar sin?

Ambrose:            Fan go bhfeicfidh mé ……..(féachann sé i dtreo Nóra, atá ag teacht chun an cúntar)

Nóra:                     Beidh sé sin saor in aisce, a Chiara.

Ciara:                     Dáiríre?

Nóra:                     Caithfaimid seasamh le chéile na laethanta seo.  Shocraíomar é seo a dhéanamh chun seasamh leis an bpobal.

Ciara:                     Bhuel ní dheanfaidh mé dearmad ar seo. Ní go deimhin. (Ag fágáil) Bail ó Dhia oraibh.

A & N:                   Slán a Chiara.

Féachann Ambrose agus Nóra ar a chéile.  Tosnaíonn said ag gáire le chéile. Beidh siad togha.
 


​Is ball de Dalkey Players é Conall Ó Beoláin, agus bíonn sé ag aisteóireacht leo le cúpla bliain anuas. Ba bhreá leis dul ar an árdán sa Tabhdhearc lá éigéan, no seal a chaitheamh i measc pobal Rós na Rún. Bíonn sé ag cumadh a lán drámaí, go léir foilsithe isteach sa cheann aige.
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1 Comment
Brendan Riley
1/5/2020 22:04:06

iontach, bhain mé an-taithneamh as. Ba bhreá liom píosaí ón údár céanna a léamh.

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