Merhaba,
Geçtiğimiz günlerde Hatay'ın Arsuz ilçesindeki Ayla Naci Uyar Lisesi'nde görev yapan bir İngilizce öğretmeninden çok anlamlı bir mesaj aldık.Öğretmenimiz, İngilizceye büyük ilgi duyan öğrencileri için bir tiyatro oyunu hazırlamak istediklerini ve sitemizde yer alan kısa tiyatro oyunlarıyla ilgili daha fazla bilgiye nasıl ulaşabileceklerini sordu.
Bu anlamlı talep, bizleri oldukça mutlu etti.Dil öğrenme sürecinde tiyatronun ne kadar etkili bir araç olduğunu biliyoruz ve gençlerin İngilizceye olan ilgisini artıracak her türlü projeye destek olmayı değerli buluyoruz.Bu vesileyle, Oscar Wilde’ın unutulmaz eseri The Importance of Being Earnest üzerine özel bir tiyatro metni hazırladık.
Bu projeye olan katkımızı bir sosyal sorumluluk olarak görüyor ve İngilizce öğrenmek isteyen her öğrencinin yanında olmayı amaçlıyoruz.İngilizce eğitimi konusunda fark yaratmak isteyen öğretmenlerimize ve onların azimli öğrencilerine gönülden teşekkür ediyoruz.Umarız bu çalışma, sahnede hayat bulur ve gençlerimize ilham kaynağı olur.
İlginiz ve desteğiniz için teşekkür ederiz!
The Importance of Being Earnest - A Theatrical Adaptation
Act I: The Double Life
A well-furnished drawing-room in Algernon Moncrieff’s London apartment.The room is adorned with Victorian elegance, a grand piano on one side, and a selection of comfortable furniture.Algernon lounges on a couch, eating cucumber sandwiches, as his servant, Lane, stands attentively.
Algernon: Lane, I must say, you always prepare the most exquisite cucumber sandwiches.They are essential for a gentleman’s afternoon tea.
Lane: Thank you, sir.However, I must regretfully inform you that your aunt, Lady Bracknell, has arrived unannounced.
(Enter Lady Bracknell, a formidable woman with an air of authority, her presence commanding the room.She surveys Algernon disapprovingly.)
Lady Bracknell: Algernon, I sincerely hope you have not indulged in those sandwiches before my arrival.A well-mannered young man must always ensure his guests are served first.
Algernon (smirking): My dear aunt, the thought had barely crossed my mind.I live to uphold proper etiquette.
Lady Bracknell: A dubious statement if I ever heard one.Where is your friend, Mr.Worthing?I was informed he would be present.
(Enter Jack Worthing, dressed impeccably, yet slightly anxious.He carries himself with an air of nervous sophistication.)
Jack: Lady Bracknell, a pleasure as always.I do apologize for my tardiness.
Lady Bracknell: Indeed.Punctuality is the foundation of respectability, young man.I trust you have not been leading my nephew into further mischief?
Algernon: Dear aunt, Jack is an upstanding man of society.Though, I daresay, he does possess a rather curious habit.
Lady Bracknell: Oh?And what habit might that be?
Jack (nervously adjusting his tie): I… I simply prefer a little variety in my affairs.It ensures one does not fall into monotony.
Algernon (laughing): A master of euphemisms!You see, aunt, Jack has an alter ego.In the city, he goes by ‘Ernest’ – a name that greatly improves one’s credibility, wouldn’t you say?
Lady Bracknell: Preposterous!A man must possess a sound reputation, not a fabricated identity.Mr.Worthing, do you expect to marry under such deceit?
Jack: I assure you, Lady Bracknell, my intentions are entirely honorable.
Lady Bracknell: We shall see about that.I have a few inquiries before I can consider approving of any engagement.
(The conversation intensifies as Lady Bracknell interrogates Jack on his finances, lineage, and habits, revealing his orphaned status, which she finds most unacceptable.)
Act II: Confusion and Consequences
(The garden of a grand country house.Gwendolen Fairfax, Lady Bracknell’s daughter, sits elegantly on a garden bench, fanning herself.Cecily Cardew, Jack’s ward, enters, holding a diary.)
Cecily: You must be Miss Fairfax.I have heard so much about you.
Gwendolen: And you must be Cecily.Tell me, dear, have you known Ernest for long?
Cecily: Oh, indeed!He has spoken of our engagement frequently.I have written all about it in my diary.
Gwendolen (frowning): Engagement?My dear, you must be mistaken.I am engaged to Ernest.
Cecily: That cannot be, for he has promised himself to me.
(Tension escalates as the two women argue over the supposed ‘Ernest,’ their tempers flaring as they compare notes.Just as tempers rise to their peak, Jack and Algernon enter.)
Jack: My dear Cecily, what has caused this distress?
Gwendolen: Oh, do not feign innocence, ‘Ernest.’ It appears you are engaged to both of us.
Algernon (amused): My dear fellow, I do believe we are caught in quite the predicament.
(A series of misunderstandings ensue, climaxing with Jack revealing his true identity, and Algernon’s deception unraveling.Cecily and Gwendolen are momentarily outraged but charmed by their suitors’ sincere apologies.)
Act III: Revelations and Resolutions
(A formal drawing-room, tension in the air.Lady Bracknell, ever the imperious matriarch, enters with great presence.)
Lady Bracknell: Mr.Worthing, have you corrected your past deceptions?
Jack: Lady Bracknell, it appears fate has been most generous.I have discovered that I was, in fact, named ‘Ernest’ at birth.My name has been Ernest all along.
Lady Bracknell: This is most unexpected… but highly convenient.I approve of this match.
Gwendolen: Then it appears I shall indeed marry ‘Ernest’ after all.
Cecily (to Algernon): And you, sir, are forgiven.But I expect nothing but truth henceforth.
Algernon: My dear Cecily, I shall strive for nothing less.
(The room erupts into lighthearted laughter as the couples embrace.The curtain falls as Algernon mischievously whispers to Jack.)
Algernon (smirking): You see, old boy, the importance of being earnest cannot be overstated.
(Curtain closes.)
