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{The bamidele’s are seating down. Both engage in some sort of conversation. Someone walks in
Mrs. Bamidele Female needed
Yinka’s Mother
Yinka’s Father
Yinka’s friend
Yinka’s friend
Yinka’s neighbor
Dude
Bisola’s Relatives
to announce that yinka had arrived from the United States. A young man walks in and rushes
to his parents. }
Mama yinka: Omo mi atata. Omo ola, omo owa, omo obokun, olayinka temi nikan
Yinka: Oju yin ndan mummy. You are looking sweet. Daddy n toju yin gan o. (facing dad) I see
you’re taking good care of mummy.
Mama Yinka: baba atomo, e pele o. You’ll have to excuse me, I need to finish some stuffs in the
kitchen. (exits)
Baba yinka: It is nice to have you back in Nigeria. Your mum could not wait to have you home.
Ko foju borun at all. She was up all night. I had to force her to get catch some sleep.
Yinka: (smiles) Mummy o. Anyway, driver ti bami ko awon eru mi sinu iyara. Let’s go. I want
to show you what I bought for you.
(both exits)
** Days Later**
Yinka: Yinkuz please! My name is yinkus and thanks for the hospitality. Eje kin gbe yin lo
tantalizers.
Yetunde: Emi mani mo koja aye mi o. No one sent me to go and greet him. I was trying to be
nice and he didn’t even let me land before cutting me off. He said his name is yinkuz not yinka.
O possible ko tie je pe ogunyinka loruko e, o kan sako oshi. Nibo loti ri yinkuz?
Sesan: Iyen lo wan bi e ninu? You better get off it. Leyin ka lori ko de ja nkan le fawon boys. Ko
si were.
(Tope hisses and everyone exits)
Mama yinka is seen sweeping the floor. She sings as she sweeps and walks off stage. Yinka
storms to the stage upset and loud.
Mama yinka: showa okay? It’s 11 a.m. in the morning. You were sleeping while I was sweeping.
Se iwa lon wu yen? Is that what you were taught abroad to watch your mum do all the chores?
Gba lowo mi jare (hands him the broom)
Yinka: Ki le leyi?
Mama yinka: Eat it now! Ko to ma bere question lowo mi. Take the broom and sweep the arena
please
(Yinka takes the broom, sweeps a little and attempts to walk off stage)
Ope: (walks in) Yinkuz lomo latile. Ko siru e laye. Won lo wolu, o tie je ka rigbo.
Mama yinka: E kaabo baba yinka, Ope how are you? Awon mummy nko?
Mama yinka: (facing baba yinka) seri omo yin? See what America has done to him. Yinka saw
biliki’s mum yesterday and ignored her. (facing yinka) Is she your age mate?
Baba yinka: ode fomo yi lorun le. Leave him alone. What do you want him to kiss the sand in
the name of respect? Mama biliki ti won so yin gan, Se omo e ki e ni? Her daughter doesn’t even
greet you, so why are you bothered?
Mama yinka: I should have known you were going to take sides with your son. Anyway, e wa
lo jeun.
Baba yinka: (rubs his belly) Now you’re talking
(both exits)
ANOTHER FAMILY
Mother: Bisola my daughter. Please remember the daughter of whom you are when you get to
America. Foju siwe o. Don’t follow bad gangs o and don’t wear skimpy skirts like they do over
there. How many ears do you have?
Bisola: Two
Bisola: hearing ma
Mother: Don’t just hear me. Listen and let my words sink into your head. Be good when you get
there o. Your aunty will pick you up at the airport. Let’s hurry before you miss the flight.
[exits]
Boy: (looks sad…talks to self) Yeee mummy will kill me today. I should
have known I was going to lose that game. Imagine me o! they sent me to
go and buy kerosene and I used the money to play ludo. Ahhh mummy ma
lu mi leni o. (worried) I better go to segun’s house and borrow some
money… (exits)
(Bisola in America)
(girls chatting)
Onome: I am so tired of that chemistry lab. I never seem to do anything right. I’m always
breaking the beakers.
Lola: Remind me again why you’re taking chemistry. What does it have to do with your goal in
the future? Didn’t you say you wanted to be a lawyer?
Lola: Hmmm (facing other girl) beyonce, why are you quiet today?
(dude walks in)
Dude: I said how are you doing? You missed class today bisola why?
Bisola: Point of correction, my name is beyonce and I missed class because I woke up late.
ONSTAGE
Yinka: Yes Now! Just 2 weeks ago, back in Michigan. My friend was telling me about YYC –
Yoruba Youth Corporation and what they were about – trying to bring youths together. Not just
Yoruba youths but youths interested in the Yoruba culture. They also want to introduce the
language as a course in junior colleges.
Yinka: (hisses) I don’t have time for all that culture stuff o. Ewo ni ka ma kunle ka ma dobale
kiri. What’s the significance of the culture self? They are even having a youth convention this
month..
Sesan: (steps aside) You don’t know what you are missing. Today is Saturday! What are you
doing tonight?
Sesan: I usually go for a program on Saturdays. It’s a cultural event. They do traditional dance,
plays etcetera. Let’s go there tonight.
Sesan: (serious) I wasn’t talking about their looks. Did you like the cultural dance?
Sesan: I bet the Yoruba Youth Corporation are doing the same in yankee. What’s not to
appreciate about the Yoruba culture? Is it the language? Music? Food? What you’ve just seen is
a Yoruba traditional dance. What’s not to appreciate about motherland Africa?
(@ home)
(mama yinka walks in) (yinka licks his fingers) Ki le fi sobe todun to yi?
Sesan: Ore mi o paro. Obe yi dun gan ni, and I thought my mum was the best cook.
Mama yinka: (smiles) That’s egusi soup! A Yoruba delicacy! Something you ought to
appreciate.
Yinka: Not as much as I do though. First, Yoruba girls breaking it down. Now egusi soup with
solid iyan…hmmm I LOVE YORUBA!
BACK TO BISOLA N CO
Aunty: What’s this I hear about you missing classes while on campus? You better behave
yourself or you will be on the next flight back to Nigeria. Who named you beyonce? Ehn talo so
e ni beyonce? Beyonce ko Feyonce ni. Your name is Bisola Idayat Oyeyemi. It’s okay to mingle
and blend in when you are outside of Nigeria but you do not have to lose your culture in the
process. Love yourself for whom you are – a black beautiful person with an African heritage.
Bisola: I have heard you ma. Thank you. I am going out now ma
Aunty: Where are you going now?
Bisola: They are having a National Youth Convention today… ewo awon governors wan be
infact alapomeji himself baba 9ice is there. Eje te le mi
(exit)
THE END
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