The Scapegoat
Eli Amir
1983
Act I
Scene 1, Absorption at the Kibbutz
(The stage is bare, on stage are Sonia and Yishai. Music.)
Sonia:
Yishai, aren’t you the one who’s bringing the children from Ahuza?
Yishai:
No, Yoska, from the fields.
Sonia:
Do you have the roster of guards?
Yishai:
(Takes out the list and reads.) Fawzia Matok, Leila Dalal, Massul Mandelawi, Nori ibn Fahima…
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