Script for a play:

Alice's Mission
Argument: Berenice Gehlen Adams
Script: Berenice Gehlen Adams and Marina Strachman
Argument: Alice is a student in the early grades who has a school assignment.
involving research on the environment. While researching, she falls asleep and
dream of a situation where Environment, Ecology, Preservation, Recycling, Waste,
Consumerism and Pollution come together to discuss emergency situations about the
problems of the Environment. In the story, the concepts come to life. Alice watches
history, asleep in the corner of the room where I was studying. Much is discussed by
these concepts-characters, and, in the end, Alice enters the discussion, when dream and
realities blend, and the girl then receives the mission to help Mr. Environment and
all the characters, supported by the tri-twins Respect, Tolerance, and Love.

Script:
Characters

Alice:Menina que vive sonhando de olhos abertos. Muito interessada e [Link] MUITA imaginação!

Environment: An old man very tired, sick, sometimes has to shout so much for someone to hear him that he ends up
to become voiceless. It seems they are no longer interested in what this gentleman has to share and teach about the
elements that favor life on Earth.

Ecology: It is a beautiful lady, full of ups and downs, at times, she is very happy, full of life, smiling and cheerful.
telling about all her story, but suddenly her mood changes and becomes extremely depressive, ready to
“die at any moment”. Some say that she talks a lot about the conditions that favor life and its
connections between the beings of nature, but when depressive, it speaks of the death of all, even of the death of the planet!

Preservation: It is the best friend of Ecology and the Environment and defends its ideals with tooth and nail. One of its
The main ideals are to defend all elements of the environment when harmed.
Recycling: A young artist, full of ideas. She constantly rummages through the trash of everything and everyone, from which she extracts raw materials.
for your work, great works! She reuses almost everything and does not understand why these people live
saying that the trash is disgusting!

Consumerism: There is an empire in factories, stores, cars, yachts, private jets, and always wants more, more, more...

Pollution: The right arm of Mr. Consumerism, where one is, the other is also; what one has, the other has as well;
has no personality at all and their greatest enjoyment is doing the boss's dirty work.

Trash: A sad boy, abandoned, has no friends, not even a dog, when he manages to get one more thing.
Interesting, someone will come soon and take it from him.

Respect, Tolerance, Love: They are triplets, wise, cheerful, optimistic, and very patient. They always seek to understand.
the reality that surrounds them.

The scene takes place in the house of the girl Alice.

Small room with a table and chairs on the right side, a door; carpet, bookshelf with books and
other household items on the left side.

Dinner I -
(Alice)
Alice (Enters singing, with her school supplies. Sits on the living room carpet, takes her backpack, opens the notebook and looks for the
Homework to do.) - Mom, I have to do a project for school. Can you help me?

(A female voice responds) - Of course my daughter, what is it?

Alice - It's a research on the Environment. I must look for information and news about deforestation, pollution...
I don't know where to start...

Little girl, in the city's newspaper there is a weekly column about the Environment, look for it there. Look
Alice, go looking for what you need, because now Mommy has to work, but when I come back, I'll
I will help with what you have found, is that okay?
Alice (Exits the scene and returns with many newspapers and starts flipping through them until she falls asleep - Ecology enters and sits down at the...
living room chair.)

Scene II

(Ecologia, o Carteiro, Preservação, Reciclagem)

Ecology (She is sitting, reading, when the mailman knocks on the door and she answers him.) – Hooray, hooray the mailman, (singing) Lalala,
I bet it's a letter for me, lalala. Hello, Mr. Postman, it's a letter for me, isn't it?

The Postman (Delivers the letter, smiling.) - No miss, it's a telegram! I see you're happy today... it's good to see you like this!

Ecology (She opens the letter hastily and reads it.) - “Urgent meeting on June 5th, at Dona Ecology's house.
Signed: Mr. Environment." (She becomes depressed, starts to think aloud and walk back and forth, scratching her
head, biting nails.) - It must be an Environmental disaster, Chernobyl again! Or, it could be like that time when
those crazies caused that huge oil spill, or could it be an earthquake, it could be all of them
at the same time! (At this moment, Preservation and Recycling arrive, both holding a telegram in their hands.)

Preservation (Very angry, she arrives yelling) - I see that you received this summons too, didn't you?
Ecology! I bet there is someone wanting to sabotage my work, there is always someone wanting to sabotage it.
my job, that's why I'm always a bundle of nerves...(Walks back and forth, anxious.)

Recycling - No way! He must be having ideas for a party, or is it a new recycling project, or
reforestation...(then the three start thinking aloud and walking back and forth. The mailman quietly leaves, waving his
head).

Dinner III–
Alice
A character dressed as a bird enters the scene, while Alice sleeps in the corner and the three are left, of,
sudden, static, as if time had stopped. This character tells the audience that Alice usually
talk in your sleep, and start juggling...

Alice (Alice moves a lot) - No, teacher, I didn't do your work. Don't you realize I'm sleeping!...
"ZZZZZ"... How can I read this newspaper while sleeping!... "ZZZZZ"... Environment... The forests... are
disappearing... Wood cuts... mineral exploration... the Indians, what will become of them... "ZZZZ"... several species of
animals and plants in extinction... This is so sad... we have to do something... "ZZZZ" (and continues
sleeping).

Dinner IV–

(Ecologia, Ambiente, Preservação, Reciclagem, Lixo, Consumismo, Poluição)

Ecology (walking back and forth and talking to herself) - Oh my God, I'm so nervous... (biting her nails).
Thinking well... why am I nervous, there is no reason for that, of course there isn't! I bet that the Lord
The environment must be preparing one of those beautiful surprises, it can only be (and starts to hum and dance).
It's almost time. Soon everyone will be here (and I'm already starting to bite my nails again).

(They knock on the door and Ecology goes to answer.) - Hello, Mr. Environment! Come in! I was expecting you. How are you?
worried about this summons!
Environment (Old man, slightly bent, arrives breathless and sits down) - Puff, puff, puff... Mrs. Ecology... I am so tired...
Could you please get me a glass of water? (cough, cough a lot!)

So Ecology rushes off stage and from behind says: I'm already taking it! She returns to the scene with a glass full of
a "yellowish" liquid and delivers this glass to the Environment

Environment - (extending the hand to receive the glass and looking at that glass with that "yellowish" liquid and still
tired, but OUTRAGED) -But, phew... phew... Ecology what is this that you are giving me to drink?!?!?
This is the water we will have to drink from now on and it falls in tears...

Ecology – (now very nervous) – You asked me! I brought... um, um... (trying to speak and unable to and crying...)

Environment (dramatically) - You want to kill me!!!! Just kill me at once... puff... puff, COUGH, COUGH...
I really don't know why I scheduled this meeting... I'm going to die anyway, DO YOU WANT TO KILL ME!!!!!

(And with this shout, they run in scared.)

Preservation, Recycling, Trash (ask at the same time) -- What is happening???? Who is going to kill
who????

Environment - You all want to kill me... you only care about money... The old and good Environment is of no use
but for NOTHING!!!! Before, I only heard: Look at this beautiful environment, look dear at this lovely view, look love that
nice breeze, listen only to the swaying of the trees, feel the smell of the earth, of the bush... Now NO!!! What I hear
Now it is: I don't want to know about trees near me, trees only make a mess! Burn everything, bring this forest down,
sell this old wood, let's plant transgenic soy, we will make money, with the wood and even more
with the soy. I don't want to know if there are indigenous people there! Get everyone out and we sell the animals in the market.
black!... puff, puff, puff, COUGH, COUGH and I fell sitting in an armchair crying.

Recycling – Can someone tell me what's going on? Why so much shouting, what's new?

Ecology(sorrowful)– He(pointing to the Environment) arrived very tired and out of breath, sniff, asked me for a glass.
I brought a bit of passion fruit juice that I just made...sniff, and he didn't even give me time to say
what was passion fruit juice, sniff, and started to scream. I picked this passion fruit this morning...and cries...

Preservation and Trash run towards Environment to calm it down and Recycling caresses Ecology, all trying
calming everyone down and speaking at the same time, until:

Recycling - (Speaking loudly, very seriously) ENOUGH! How outrageous! All of this over a juice... Sir
Environment, what a shame! So many people working to help you... We know that we have many problems,
but instead of always looking at the bad side of things, is it too much to ask you to be a little more optimistic, or even
Realist? With that pessimism, the effort we're making won't matter! You'll die before the...
time... It might even be possible to be buried alive!!!!!

The character dressed as a bird enters the scene, playing with the audience. Meanwhile, everyone else enters the scene.
they settle down and calm down....(Everyone has a glass of juice in their hands)

Recycling - Very well now that everyone is calmer... Let's see what we can do... For my part, I can
to say that everything is going very well, Lixo and I have witnessed real miracles! Recycling is thriving
growth, it is clear that we have problems... Consumerism is exaggerating and abusing Pollution. I have been
a lot of work in recycling garbage, first because few people separate it and second because the amount of
trash is getting bigger and I can't keep up with recycling everything. But it has NEVER been recycled as much and schools and industries
They are becoming aware! This is a reason for us to celebrate, not to cry!

Environment (very tired) - But it happens that I called Consumerism and Pollution to come too, I scheduled
with them here in half an hour so that I could talk to you first. Among all the problems that are
happening, the worst of them is Consumerism which has generated a lot of Pollution. We will have to find a way
To contain them, before it is too late! I don't want to know about good intentions, I want to know about solutions.

Trash (very sad!) – I, when I am toxic waste, cannot be reused. I went back and forth until I found the
Recycling that has been taking care of me so that I do not contaminate other spaces and can be better.
treaty, to have friends... But here, listening to the Environment, sniff, he is right... there is really no way... there isn't
way...

Preservation - Friends, what is wrong with you... Yes, we have problems, we have Consumerism, we have Pollution, but fighting against
we can achieve these things, but we will not be able to do anything useful if we do not fight against the GREATEST
Two mice, the pessimism! Wake up, much is being done... Life is short, we have to react!
Environment - You are right, it's just that I'm not feeling well today... I'm sorry... What needs to be done it seems to me that many already...
we know... Reduce consumption, recycle, save water, reforest... And we have to pretend not to hear when we
they call them "eco-nerds!"

Ecology - Well, from what you said, Consumerism and Pollution will soon be here, right?

Environment - Yes, they must be arriving...

Preservation - Many environmental laws are being voted on and they are very good, I think they will be able to curb the
Consumerism. We still have some time to work, perhaps even more than we can imagine... They can
 count on me!!!

Recycling - But of course... We can start by making people aware to consume less, to separate their
trash, using eco-friendly products, this would already help a lot, if everyone did their part....

Waste – And regarding hazardous waste, there should be a place where it could stay without harming Mr. Environment.

(At this moment everyone is starting to get more excited, so the bell rings)
Ecology (She stands up, peeks out the window, and goes to the door.) - They have arrived, Pollution and Consumerism. I will attend to them! (Opens)
the door.) – Hello, Consumerism, hello Pollution! Come in!

Consumerism (He is very well dressed, full of gold, smoking a stinky cigar and blowing smoke in the face of the Environment.
Come in quickly, greet with a general hello.) – Hello, good afternoon! I'm in a hurry and I don't have much time.
to lose. Mrs. Pollution came with me. What is the meeting about? Don't forget, time is money! I don't have
time to waste...

Pollution (Also enters well-dressed, but it's not so fancy, has an ashtray in hand, and keeps running after the boss
to try to catch the ashes, but of course the boss prefers to throw them on the ground! - Hello everyone, Did you see that
wonderful day, they read the newspaper, I am present in all the big cities, in many rivers, in every dump,
This not to mention MY sludge! (And laughed a lot, and very loudly!)

Consumerism - But what is that? Put yourself in your place! You would be NOTHING without me! Keep thinking that... I
I'M DONE WITH YOU!

Environment – (Environment gets up from its armchair and looks so deeply into the eyes of Consumerism and Pollution that
the two sit down on the ground!)- The reason for this summons is my health condition. My rivers are being
dead, my forests are being destroyed, the air is polluted and all beings are suffering from this form
consumerist life that humans lead. I will not die without fighting, and you two will help me, for good, or by force.
bad!

Consumerism – Now, now Mr. Environment, people need food, shoes, clothes, and MANY other things. And
They always want MORE (laughs loudly). I simply make them, and they buy HA, HA, HA (laughs out loud)
big and tall). They don’t even realize that they are sinking themselves... HA, HA, HA... Do you think they
Would they live without supermarkets, stores, cars, jewelry, video games, computers, industries? I only do what they
they need, and I sell, and I earn, earn money, A LOT of money. People need food, so I
I produce, but I've already said that I am not to blame if they eat too much, if they waste, in fact, Waste
should also be called for the meeting.

(our friend comes into action, juggling each item that Consumerism mentions, and exits the scene)

Ecology (Interrupt Consumerism.) -- What you seem not to understand is that if things continue as
They are... consumers will DIE because of their stubbornness! (laments)

Trash - You will have to invest and improve the levels of pollution that you emit all over the planet!

Pollution - Hey boss... it seems like things are tough on your side... even I have been feeling what they are talking about...
I am really working too much, I don't even have peace at night anymore, people now work in shifts!
I am everywhere: in the streets, in schools, in factories, in the land, in the air, in the water. It's the boss... I think you are
taking it heavy...

Consumerism - But that's really shameless! You, who begged me for a job, who needed work! are against it.
mim! (shouting) I don't...

(but is interrupted by Pollution)

Pollution - Asking for work is one thing... but you want to end the world, for you there are no limits... you always want
but, but...(makes faces and gestures of a greedy crazy person)

Environment - Now Pollution is starting to understand the seriousness of the problem. Mr. Consumerism, I understand that you must...
have their reasons to act and live this way. But, do you not realize that you are ruining life on Earth? People
They are living only to work and buy, buy, buy...(makes faces and gestures like a madman)
Life is more than this...

Consumerism - You are making a mountain out of a molehill... Producing and selling is my life... I can't
Don't even think about stopping...MONEY, MONEY, I need A LOT of money!!!! You guys figure it out...
continues talking to himself)

Recycling - There is too much garbage and I can't manage to recycle everything as you think. Moreover, sometimes,
Recycling a material requires more pollution, so certain waste is not worth recycling.

Trash - The world will drown in its own trash... including poisoned by my toxic cousins... Recycling even
who tried, but did not find a way to reuse my toxic cousins...they are heavy and cause a lot of
diseases....

Ecology (Looks pityingly at Mr. Consumerism and shouts at him.) - Don't you realize that nothing will be left for
Sir, produce and no one to consume? Animals are dying, plants are dying, people too!
 Consumerism looks with a thoughtful expression.

Preservation (Heading Towards Consumerism) - We do not want you to stop producing, but it is necessary to take
some measures such as installing filters in chimneys, producing healthier and less polluting products,
besides producing less waste. This way, we all win....

Consumerism - But I will have to spend millions and millions to do what you are asking and I will lose a lot of money!

Pollution - I agree with preservation, I support filters, as this way I will not harm anyone.

Ecology - The best thing is to discuss what is possible to do.

(Alice wakes up and everyone looks at her.)

Cena V -

(Alice, Ecologia, Ambiente, Preservação, Reciclagem, Lixo, Consumismo, Poluição)

Alice (Wakes up) - Wow, I fell asleep again. What a strange dream I had, it felt so real!
she continues to see and hear what she thought was a dream. Astonished, she gets up and starts observing. She pinches herself.
to wake up, but realizes that the scene continues.

Ecology (Continue the conversation as if Alice were not there.) - My suggestion is: to conduct a study on the
products that Mr. Consumerism manufactures and sells, see what is superfluous or useless. Discontinue, (Mr.
Consumerism is tearing hair out with every suggestion!) adapt your factories and companies by reducing
work on Pollution and generating less Waste. Seeking alternatives that do not harm Mr. Environment. If he
dies, life on Earth dies.

Preservation - I fully agree with Ecology. Everything that Mr. Consumerism wants to produce from now on
It will have to be analyzed and studied. Nothing can cause more damage to Mr. Environment.

(Mr. consumerism is barefoot EATING his socks)

Pollution - It will be much better for me if I can work less, because I am very tired, I just want some shade.
and fresh water, I'm fed up with working for this crazy man... (Consumerism is now trying to strangle
Pollution!) that shouts softly HELP... (and then, everyone rushes to help. Waving at Pollution).
Consumerism - Ah, but this won't just stay like this, I will take revenge, I will take revenge on you!

Environment - (with the calmest voice in the universe) - The problem, Mr. Consumerism, is that you have no other alternative,
because if things don't change I will have a collapse, I will explode and life on Earth will end (Alice widens her eyes
eyes and makes a shocked face.). You know best, sir...

Preservation - We can help you, Mr. Consumerism. Let’s work together for humans to change their
way of life... You will see, they will understand, we just need a 'messenger' (Everyone looks at the girl)
Alice.).

Environment (Approaches Alice) - You, girl, are the one who will help us!

Alice– E-e-e-eu?

Environment - Yes, girl, you there full of life, with so much still ahead of you. You are our chosen one... and that's why
you entered your own dream and we entered your life.

Alice - But how... I am a child... you need so much!

Ecologia- Não se preocupe, se você nos ajudar, nós ajudamos você! É só você contar para todos o seu sonho..., como
it really happened... Me, Preservation, Recycling, we will always be here to help you...(Everyone leaves, with
exception of the girl Alice.

Scene VI -

(Alice)

Alice - Wow, and now? Will I be able to help? How will I help Mr. Environment if I am still a child?

Respect, Tolerance, Love (They enter, playing with the audience and laughing. They all speak together) - Alice, we came to help.
We are Respect, Tolerance, and Love, we are twin brothers, everything one feels, the other feels as well!
Respect (the three jump, make stars, juggle, etc) - I am Respect. Through respect, many things can happen.
being done... Respect generates love, friendship, brotherhood, cooperation.

Tolerance - I am Tolerance. With me everything is easier.... Tolerance generates peace, understanding, unity.

Love – I am Love. Love is the key to a better world, without conflicts, without wars. Love generates PEACE and
harmony.

So, everyone holds hands and sings together...

Tomorrow

(Guilherme Arantes)

Tomorrow will be a beautiful day, full of wild joy

As one can imagine
Tomorrow, double the strength upwards, which does not cease

It will prevail

Tomorrow, no more mysteries, above the illusory

The king star will shine
Tomorrow the brightness, indifferent to any desire
There shall prevail

Tomorrow holds all hope, no matter how small it may seem.

It exists, and it's for thriving

Tomorrow, despite today, will be the road that emerges

To be trampled

Tomorrow, even if some don't want to

it will be from others who wait

See the day break

Tomorrow, placated hatreds,
Dampened fears, it will be full.
Dance with me

Rita Lee

God willing,
One day I want to be Indian
Living naked painted green
In an eternal Sunday
Being a sloth,
Scaring tourists
And to sunbathe, sunbathe,
Sunbath, sun

God willing,
One day I end up flying

As banal as a sparrow
Smuggling route
Dodge the slingshot
Let them insult me
And taking a sunbath, sunbath,
Sunbath, sunbath

Dance with me, as they dance in the tribe

Dance with me, there in my hideout

God willing,
One day I will turn into a seed

And when the rain waters the garden

Ah, I am happy
And in spring I will sprout in the earth

And sunbathing, sunbathing,

Sunbathing, sun
God willing,
One day I will die quite old.
At the critical moment when the bomb explodes

I want to see out of the window

And enter the VIP package

And to sunbathe, sunbathe,
Sunbathing, sunbathing

Dance with me, like they dance in the tribe

Dance with me, there in my hideaway

Never despair

Ivan Lins

Despair, never
We learned a lot in these years
After all, it doesn’t make sense.
Deliver the game in the first half
Nothing to run from the track

No dying on the beach

Nothing, nothing, nothing to forget

In the balance of losses and damages

We have had many disappointments

We have had a lot to cry about.

But now I think the time has come to do it

To be worth the popular saying

Never despair
Poked from underneath
The one above falls

Never despair
Gently poked
 Do not lift anymore

FIM

This piece was created for everyone

theater group that has
interest in working the

environmental issues. Contacts

with the authors:

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Credits: ADAMS, B. G. STRACHMAN, M. Script for a play: Alice's mission. In: Environmental education in action [file
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machine] v III, n. 9 (2004)- Novo Hamburgo, RS. [Link] ISSN: 1678-0701
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