Script Draft 1

THE GOOD OLD DAYS:

A SHORT SKETCH ON HOW ONE FAMILY FOUND THE TRUE MEANING BEHIND RAYA

(By Hannah’s trusty sidekick)

Characters

Nenek	The matriarch of the family. Has old fashioned values and holds tightly onto the importance of family Costume: Old fashioned floral baju kurung, with a selendang or serkup on her head. Props: Photo album, wifi modem, Raya packets.
Tok “The Cool” One	The grandfather of the family. Loves his wife and sticks by her side despite their playful banter. In tune with modern pop culture and tries to be “the cool” grandparent. Costume: Baju Melayu top, kain pelekat, songkok, leather/denim jacket. Props: Newspaper, pop-pop, cardboard box/plastic bag (meant to contain fireworks)
Nizam	The father of the family. Is a man of few words, quite quiet and prefers to keep updated on his emails and read news online. Costume: Baju Melayu Prop: Laptop
Nisha	Wife to Nizam and mother of their children. Is a fierce, no-nonsense businesswoman dedicated to her career, with a “if you want something done right, do it yourself” approach. As a result, she must always be in contact with the office. Costume: Modern  baju kurung, well-done makeup, ‘professional’ handbag, high heels. Props: Handphone, iPad (to give to Naqib)
Nadia	Nizam and Nisha’s teenage daughter. The queen of social media, she loves taking selfies and obsesses over likes on her latest posts. Costume: Modern baju kurung, makeup. Props: Handphone, selfie stick (maybe)
Nabil	Najwa’s twin. Loves playing video games. Costume: Baju Melayu Prop: Video game/phone/iPad
Najwa	Nabil’s twin. Loves playing video games. Costume: Baju kurung Prop: Video game/phone/iPad
Naqib	The stereotypical baby of the 2010s who can’t function without an iPad in front of his face. Costume: Baju Melayu Prop: iPad (received from Nisha)

	Stage opens revealing a living room setup with modest furniture. An elderly couple are seen; the wife busy cleaning and setting out kuih while her husband helps her out by… reading the morning’s newspaper.
Nenek	*stops her cleaning* 43 years and not once have I seen you pick up your own plate. Don’t you realise it’s Raya? *said with an exasperated tone* The whole family will be coming over.
Tok “The Cool” Wan	Oh, you and your cleaning. The house looks great as it is. Plus it’s not as if the whole family is coming, it’s just Nizam(temp),  Nisha(temp) and their kids today.
Nenek	*mutters* 43 years, never changed. Well, seeing as I’ve finally got your attention, how do I look? *does a little twirl*
Tok “The Cool” Wan	*does a once-over* meh…
Nenek	What?
Tok “The Cool” Wan	*shrugs*
Nenek	WHAT?
Tok “The Cool” Wan	Nothing…
Nenek	WHAT IS IT YOU MUMBLING BUFFALO!?
Tok “The Cool” Wan	Nothing. It’s just that you don’t normally see a walking Victorian-era sofa.
Nenek	*proceeds to hit him but thinks better of it* at least I’m not some John Travolta wannabe.
Tok “The Cool” Wan	*puts down newspaper revealing jacket he’s wearing* Says the person who bought the jacket for me.
	They both look at each other and laugh.
	END OF PROLOGUE
	Doorbell rings
Nenek	Oh good, they’re here! Quick, get rid of that jacket!
Tok “The Cool” Wan	You stop being a sofa, I’ll do whatever you want.
Nenek	Adoi, this old man… Come! Come! Come on in! Hello everyone! You’ve all grown so tall… *typical grandma talk*
Nadia	Yeah, hey Wan. Selfie!
Nenek	What? Selfie? I don’t…
Nadia	*click* thanks Wan. Raya… with… my… grandma… #rayalove… aaand posted.
Nenek	Well that’s all very nice but look! I’ve made rendang for everyo-
Nizam	Kids. Make sure you salam your grandmother. *gets comfy with his laptop*
Najwa & Nabil	Okay. *salam nenek with eyes still glued on devices and sits down*
Naqib “	*starts crying*
Nenek	Oh no. Nisha, the baby’s-
Nisha	I got it. *Hands him an Ipad and resumes overly dramatized phone call* Now where were we, you incompetent fool?
Tok “The Cool” Wan	Nenek looks around the room with a forlorn expression . Tok “The Cool” Wan sees this and clears his throat. Alright everyone, it’s already past asar so would anyone like to set up some lights? *big, wide smile*
	Silence…
Nenek	Anyone?
	Game sound effects
Nenek	Ok then, how about we go around our kampung? Cik Daud and Nek Timah have open houses tonight. It’s gonna be fun!
Nabil	But they don’t have wifi.
Najwa	Yeah. Plus their stuff is so old. Like, who plays a PS3 anymore?
Nabil	You got that right.
Tok “The Cool” Wan	You guys think our wifi is cool? CHECK THIS OUT! *shows off his bag of pop-pop* Yeah? Cool right? Anyone who wants to have real fun, come outside!
Najwa	Tok, please. This game has grenades in it. *continues playing*
Tok “The Cool” Wan	Nenek looks upset and defeated but Tok “The Cool” Wan tries to cheer her up. I know! Babe, where’d you keep the KLCC’s?
Nenek	The what?
Tok “The Cool” Wan	You know, the big ass rocket fireworks we bought for the kids?
Nenek	In the storeroom, but I think they’re kinda dangerous so I wouldn’t-
Tok “The Cool” Wan	*running offstage* YOLOOOOOO
Nenek	He never stops, does he? *fishes out old photo album* Oh, I know. Nadia, Nadia, look at this!
Nadia	Ugh, what do you waaant…
Nenek	Here, take a look. *flip* that’s you! You were so cute when you rode that bike. I still remember whe-
Nadia	Oh em gee, I’m so cute! *click* I… can’t… believe… that… was… me… #throwback  Let’s see how many likes this one gets.
Nenek	*sigh* Hey twins, could you hel-
Nabil	BOOM!!! HEADSHOT!!!
Najwa	DOUBLE KILL!
Nenek	Nizam, do you mind gett-
Nizam	*muttering* Not now mak…
Nenek	Um, Nisha, are you sure it’s alri-
Nisha	*on the phone* Hold on a minute, you IMBECILE! *in a softer, but somewhat annoyed tone* Mak, do you mind?
Nenek	Naqib?
Naqib	*pressing iPad screen and making sound effects while giggling* PEW PEW PEW HAHAHAHAHA
Nenek	Grrr… THAT’S IT!!! THAT! IS! IIIITTT!!! THIS FAMILY NEEDS A WAKEUP CALL!!! *faking a heart attack* AHHH! I HAVE SHOOTING PAINS! UP AND DOWN MY LEFT ARM! I CAN’T FEEL MY FINGERS! MY HEART! *falls to the floor* I THINK I’M HAVING A HEART ATTACK! WILL SOMEONE HELP MEEE?!
Tok “The Cool” Wan	Hey guys I got the goods!!! Babe.... whatcha doing on the floor?
Nenek	My… God… will… you… just… play… along…?
Tok “The Cool” Wan	Oh. OH! Ok, I get it. Umm… uh… help! Eh… somebody get a nurse! I mean, a doctor! Get up, I’ll do the Heimlich.
Nenek	*sighing* oh for goodness’ sake *jumps up* THAT’S IT! I’m shutting the wifi off.
	All heads turn towards Nenek
Nabil	You won’t…
Najwa	YOU CAN’T!!!
Nadia	ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW!?!?
Nizam	WE WON’T LET YOU!!!
Naqib	*random baby babble*
	Slow motion scene. Explosive sound effects when the AP gets shut off.
Najwa	How could you *sob*
Nabil	My game… T.T
Nadia	My bf just liked my pic!!!
Nenek	*picks up wireless AP* Is this really what raya has become? Reduced to mindless doo-hickeys and soulless thingamajigs?
Nizam	Well, I was mailing work so-
Nenek	Shut up, I’ll get to you in a minute. Raya used to mean something a few years ago. Here, look *shoves the album in Nadia’s face* you used to love riding that bike. You’d be going up and down the kampung till it was time for maghrib. And Nabil, *next pic* you and Najwa never stopped playing with fireworks. Not even when it was bright out. Nadia and Nisha, you were always doing something to help me out in the kitchen. And you *points to Nizam* would be helping your dad out at the back with his lemang. Naqib…
Naqib “The Crybaby” Aiman	*bluuurrpffttt*
Nenek	Well, you didn’t exist yet. But that doesn’t change anything. *Looks around at everyone* I’m not sure when all of this *waves Ipad*started but… wouldn’t it be nice if we had the good ol’ days again? I feel like these days, when we shake hands and ask for forgiveness, it’s just become a photo op. We feel obliged to do everything just because “it’s what we’re just meant to do”. Raya is more than just going through the motions, posing for pictures and simply doing things because they’ve become a routine. Raya is about coming home, forgiving each other, setting aside our differences and being together as a family.
	Major epiphany moment
Nabil	Hey, Tok… you wanna light up those KLCC’s?
Nizam	Ayah, need a hand with the lemang?
Tok “The Cool” Wan	Nope, this time it’s just you. I ain’t gonna get my jacket all smokey *laughs*
Nisha	Nadia, get the baby. Let’s finish up the dining room.
Nadia	Okaaay!!!
	Raya music plays. As everyone starts to get busy, the neighbours come on stage.
Nenek	Oh, hello! Hello! Welcome, we just got things set up here. Come on in!
	The raya air starts spreading around and everyone is in a happy mood.
Nenek	*Sits in a comfy chair* Alright, will my 4 favourite grandchildren come here and line up? I’ve got some duit raya!
Kids	Yay!!!
	Everyone gets trolled by Nenek with the face-smack-thing. Nabil was first in line and goes back to try and get another. Gets handed dirty dishes to clean instead.
Tok “The Cool” Wan	Hey, hey! Since we’re all here, why not we try one of those “Raya Dubsmash” videos eh?
Nadia	Yeah, let’s do it.
Najwa	Come on, we need everybody to be in!
	They all do the dubsmash thing
Tok “The Cool” Wan	Haha, that was awesome! I’m uploading that right away. Eh, failed? *tries again* What? Something’s wrong. Is it my phone? Nabil, I need help here!
Nabil	*checks the phone* It’s no wonder why it won’t upload. NENEK TURNED OFF THE WIFI
Everyone	NENEK!!!//MAK!!!
Nenek	*sheepishly* well, someone had to do it…
	Everybody laughs and walks together to the very front of the stage.
One of the cast	As the curtains close over our set, the drama team hopes that everyone here tonight had a great time. And finally, from all of us.
Everyone	SELAMAT HARI RAYA!!! *bow*