STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS OF SINGING BIRDS

 STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS OF SINGING BIRDS

BY

BINA SHARIF

(PlAYWRIGHT'S NOTE)

Stream of Consciousness of birds is a Metaphorical poem play about the exile and Imprisonment

of the injured birds who can't fly. The injured birds have been turned into poems, Prose poems,

monologues about loneliness, and regrets accompanied by happy and sad songs.

It's a poetic dream of the birds.

The Play was performed as a stage reading at NO NAZAR CAFE in the East village in May 2025

The Play was cited as one of the 10 best plays of 2025 by Darryl Reilly, a member of Drama Desk and

the chief editor of,  theaterscene.org. Go to the link for a review and for citation.

The play was also done as a stage reading at Zeba Hyder's Penthouse in May 2026.

Heart felt thanks for everyone's support.

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS IS MY 35th PlAY.

Many one acts were performed at limbo lounge, ABC NoRio, Dixon Place, No Se No, in the East

  Village.  Enjoy the show.

Many thanks for your presence.

Bina Sharif

DEMOCRACY

 DEMOCRACY

The one's in-charge of human rights and democracy consider half of the world as non-human.

So why should they protect non human? Democracy and human rights are such old fashion words.

The people who control the world are modern. They wear modern, clothes, eat modern food, drive

modern cars, live in modern mansions and Kill the non-human with the modern bombs.

That's their definition of democracy and human rights.

NUb

  beans

NUTRITION

FOOD WITH PROTEIN AND FIBER

soy beans,Beans, kiaidney beans and beans. Tofu,  Soybeans, Cademem, Tempeh,

NUTS: SEEDS, Chia, grains, Omega 3&6,, vitamins, mineras, Vit E, Potassium, Magnesium

Cumin, fennel, Coriander, less spicy food, banana, avocado

FRACTURED

Home-pain: Nostalgia in Greek,

Sword and sandle...

WHAT MUST BE DONE...(All has been said so many times...so many times)

 WHAT MUST BE DONE...(Unbelievable)

Do not spend too much time on that bench

Do lots of things on your own

Theater and reviews

Poetry readings?

look at the old scripts

learn Computer...Wow...Wow, high time

 Vit D3 and K2

B Complex and B12...when will you buy it?

Walk, walk,walk...

Reading and writing...reading and writing

Travelling.

Do not be so fond of everyone...

Try not to be close to any one especially Women

No complains

Not so much talking

No stressful talk of the past

Be pleasant, phony Pleasant like everybody

HAUNTING PAST

 HAUNTING PAST

"The haunting truth about the past is that you can not run away from yourself.

A metaphor--for a personal prison built by one's own choices, and paralysis.

Your baggage, your history, your mind. You take it with you everywhere." ?

"Melancholic Stoic Philosophical"

My mind is isolated and free

Shadows and secrecy...Cavafy

Desire

Memory

Regret

Fragmented World left behind

"A stage where civilization learnt to accept their Inevitable defeat and decay." ?

"Poems on loose broad sheets and hand compiled.

Two booklets

Psychological trap of trying to escape one's own past and failures

all of us...

Discouraged, unyielding, observant narrator."

From the, "City"

WHAT A LONG HEAD ACHE

 WHAT A LONG HEAD ACHE

 For a couple of months She had been agitated

Lots of anguish and disturbing anxiety

Of what kind?

 Unknown anguish and strange irritation of some kind

Some kind of fear...

Mind is not at rest

Very disturbing

She is un-known

Unknown by some or all?

All.

Where does she live?

I have no idea.

I see her on second ave often

She always ask me about my health

Some time I don't understand her

I feel frightened when I see her

Why?

Is she dangerous?

No, no. I feel emotions of fear

I am myself frightened of something and arwhen I see her, the fear increases

I get a head ache..a long headache

It is nothing to do with her...

The headache starts and then I see her...

Is she a reminder of something?

May be?

Didn't thin think about that

Is she lost?

She look as if she had gone through some kind of pain

What kind of pain?

I don't know, I can't tell...

But pain is there

On her face, a beautiful face nevertheless

She must have been beautiful

No doubt about that

But why do you get a long lasting headache after seeing her

Somehow I don't want to be on the same ave with her

I think I don't like that particular ave

Why do you go there?

It's on my way

Way to work?

No, I don't work

You don't work?

No.

But you said, "Its on my way to work"

You asked me that. No, I didn't say that. particula wayon myr ave is You asked me if that  of my work

ave is on the way of my work.

YOu ask me too many questions

As if I am answerable to you.

It's you who causes me a long headache.

All tyou.

I am exhausted.

Exhausted 

by you, by running into her, the one i don't know anything about and then you start

So very tiring

All of you

The same ave, the same person, the same questions

What kind of city is this?I am

No one sits down, have a warm coup of tea and have some substantial conversation, all the

 meaningless questions and answers happen on the homeless filled avenues...

What an amazing source of unpleasant encounters and what a long headache afterwards.

Always the same, always the same.

What a big long headache this journey of different avenues, and of unknown intrusive strangers.

BAD DATERS AT PARADISE THEATER

 BAD DATERS.       (Now Closed)

BY

Derek Murphy

Directed by

Colm Summers

At paradise theater 

BAD DATERS Is an odd kind of romantic two hander with Kate Arrington and Shane McNaughton.

Staging is minimum and extremely effective. A long narrow platform in the center of stage. Audience

 sits on both side. Two individuals, Liam and Wendy have a date tonight. They appear and stand on the

 opposite side of the platform. Wendy is immaculately dressed. Amazingly stylish dark brown coat, 

Impeccable white blouse, light brown pants and fancy black sandals.

Her appearance is the indication that the lady is in total control of herself. 

 She is also carrying pepper spray and a loud whistle.

  She repeatedly cleans her hands with sanitizer. All the defense mechanisms are handy.

On the other hand, Liam, a nice looking young man dressed in jeans is a symbol of politeness, subdued

 and humble. Wendy has a ferocious tongue as well. No one thinks that they will ever be able to manage

 a second date but the playwright brilliantly handle all three dates.

In reality both of these characters are broken people. They have encountered heart breaks and tragedies

and are terrified to have closeness to an other person but they are extremely lonely and isolated and in

their own way trying to make an effort.

Liam's wife recently committed suicide and left him a note, "Make an effort," and Wendy's mother died

 in a car accident.

Deep down they desperately need to get out of their loneliness and self imposed isolation.

They have a second date which somehow eases a bit of Wendy's defenses, at least it minimize it

and Liam feels more comfortable with her control freak nature and eventually they gain the courage to

be a bit more comfortable with each other. 

These characters not only are hurting but seem not to like themselves and the dating for them is

overwhelming.

  It is a reminder of their psychic pain and psychological complexity.

They are awkward and distrust themselves but they pursue against all odds and eventually the grace

and intimacy they have been seeking shines within. The magic is in Derek Murphy's writing and being

Irish is part of that magic. The play is also brilliantly directed by Colm Summers.

The play is hilarious as well and very funny because no one has ever experienced dates like these ones.

Third date is a secret and it is quiet absorbing. Who knew that these bad daters could be so good.

REVIEWED BY

BINA SHARIF

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