ORDER DISORDER

---------------- First edition ---------------

Abdullah Ahmar
Play write: Iqra Anwar

Characters
Abdullah Ahmar as Oliver Smith
Boss / interviewer
Umair Tariq as
Assistant
Raffay Mustafa Kazmi as Mark Thomson
Multiple Personality Disorder Patient
Iqra Anwar as Miss Katherine Zaij
Oppressive Compulsive Disorder Patient
Haseeb Ahmad as Johnson Jackson Dickson
Depressive Disorder Patient
Sehr Raheel as Zeeta Joseph
Kleptomania Patient

Narrator
Fahad Mahmood

Props and lighting

Khadija Mir

Music Suggestion
Raffay Mustafa Kazmi

ACT ONE
This play is about a person who is conducting interviews to hire staff in his office.
Ironically everyone coming in for interview today is mentally ill and shows
symptoms of various mental problems. There is assistant of Abdullah who,
fortunately, is the only guy with no mental illness but there is a tragedy with him
as well that he cannot
Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) is a severe condition in which two or more
distinct identities, or personality states, are present inand alternately take
control ofan individual. The person also experiences memory loss that is too
extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness. MPD features involves the
presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states, each with its
own enduring pattern of thinking, perceiving and relating.

Scene 1
Mr. Smith: Please have a seat.
Mark (while sitting down): Thank you sir, here is my resume. I think youd like to take a look at
that.
Mr. Smith: Yes, Thank you. So uhh.. Mister Mark Thomas. Tell me a bit about yourself. Also
what do you think you have that the other candidates dont?
Mark: Yes well not to brag or anything. But I think I would be perfect for this job.
Mr. Smith (Indignantly): Oh really? How so?
Mark (hands manager his resume): Well sir after Im done here. You wont even have to look at
the resume again.
Mr. Smith: Interesting, go on?
Mark: Well sir I dont know if youve been able to tell or not but a person like me brings a lot to
the table and I will bring a lot of personality. *starts to fall asleep*

Mr. Smith (To assistant): Has he fallen asleep? Mr. Thomas? Mark?
*Fahad shakes Mark*
*Mark wakes up and smiles*
Mark: Hola! *looks at fahad* HOLA!
Mr. Smith: Mr. Thomas?
Mark (Latino accent): Who?
Mr. Smith: You! *shows Juan the picture of him on the CV* Isnt this you?
Mark: No. No. No. I no Mark. Me name is juan.
*Mr. Smith looks at Fahad who is equally as puzzled*
Mr. Smith: Mark.. Im not sure I follow. Are you feeling okay?
Mark: Si, Si, I must tell you something.
Mr. Smith: Okay. But we need to get on with the interview.
Mark: I must tell you something. Come closer. I will tell you the meaning of life. Its what all of
us want, the meaning of life is.
*repeats the last three words a few times with Mr. Smith also nodding along confused and
repeating Marks lines*
Mr Smith: The meaning of life is..
Mark: Taco.
Mr. Smith: Umm Im sorry did you just say taco?
Mark: Si. The food of my homeland Mexico! TACO!
Mr. Smith: Mexico? Are you hungry or something?
Mark: Si. Well I am always hungry for tacos.
*Mr. Smith looks at Mark and then at hiss assistant Fahad who shakes his head *
Mr. Smith: Listen Mark. We dont have any tacos so Id like it if you could please just stop
messing about and focus on the interview.
Mark: But but.. what about the tacos? Me want taco man!
Mr. Smith: Im sorry we dont have any of that.
Mark: Oh noes. Burrito? *Mr. Smith says no* Nachos? *No* Quesadilla hehe? *No*
Mr. Smith (Ignoring Mark): Moving on. Forget the tacos. You said something about your
personality.
Mark: Oh yes.. my personality *falls asleep again*

Mr. Smith: Mark? Is he asleep again?

*Fahad shakes Mark and Mark wakes up coming to his senses.*
Mark (yawning): Oh God. Oh God. Im sooo sorry sir.
Mr. Smith: mark?
Mark: Yes sir?
Mr. Smith: Mark? Who the hell is Juan? What was all that stuff about Tacos?
Mark: I dont know about any of that? I just fell asleep and Im terribly sorry about that. I just
havent slept all night. I was preparing for the interview and all so I wasnt able to sleep and
*Gets cut off by Mr. Smith*
Mr. Smith: Alright Im willing to let that particular meltdown go so lets move on. I have a lot of
other applicants to attend to and things need to move on.
Mark: Well yes I was saying that I had a lot to show and a lot to bring to the table. I have a lot of
personality.
*Mark falls asleep again*
Mr. Smith: Mark? Mark? Is this all a joke to you? Fahad wake him up please.
*Fahad shakes Mark along with making a sound that somewhat sounds like Mark, eventually
Mark wakes up*
Mark: Hey maaan!
Mr. Smith: Uhh yes. Welcome back.
Mark: HEY MAAAN! This your office Guy?
Mr. Smith: Yes and this is a formal interview. You are aware of that right?
Mark: Nice office man. Its almost as big as my bathroom!
Mr. Smith: Mark are you feeling alright?
Mark: Man this aint too shabby man. You got a big office and a bunch of girls waiting on you
out there eh? You want to share some of them?
Mr. Smith: Alright Mark who do you think you are? By the way Fahad you know who to get for
the next interview. If you know what I mean..
Mark: Hey man first off. I am not Mark. I dont know who he is. You wanna know who I am?
Have ya scene the show breaking bad?
Mr. Smith: yes I know about it.
Mark: You know the guy in it? Walter White?
Mr. Smith: um yes . But how is any of this relevant?

Mark; Guy the show was made on my life man! Im Heisenberg maan!
Mr. Smith: Youre a piece of work arent you?
Mark: Hey maan Im the biggest. The baddest drug dealer on this side of the border maan ! I got
anything and everything you might want! Weed, pills, LSD, Ecstasy, even roofies maan! Youre
too uptight maan! *Moves forward and loosens Mr. Smiths tie* try some of my stuff maan and
you will be soaring high! So ez life ez
Mr. Smith (interrupts Mark and pushes his hand away): I dont want anything to do with your
drugs or your tacos or whatever it is you are into. I think were done here so please itd be
appreciated if you could please leave.
Mark (standing up): Alright man! Its your choice if you chickening out of the deal but riki
forgives you. Ill go but I gotta tell ya maaan! Youre missing out on some heavy shit man!

From hoarding to hand-washing to forever checking the stove, obsessivecompulsive disorder (OCD) takes many forms. It is an anxiety disorder that traps
people in repetitive thoughts and behavioral rituals that can be completely
disabling. They have the obsession with a certain number or digit.

Scene 2
Enters the office. Gazes around as if checking things around. Confused and perplexed expression
would be there on face all the time. Before sitting on the chair, cleans the surface. Touches it
again an again. Takes out a hand sanitizer and applies it repeatedly. As the interview begins.
Mr Smith: Hello Miss Katherine.
Katherine: Hi, sir.
Mr Smith: So, what are your achievements?
Katherine: Umm. Ill get back to your question No actually here, my Cv.
Carefully hands over the paper
Starts arranging thing on the table. Being careful with hands
I was wondering, how often do you clean this table off.
Wait, read the number seven on my CV; it best would let you know what I am.
After answering questions suddenly interprets
Oh no! I think I left my car unlocked.

Panics and stands up

No I am sure
Someone would have driven it off.
Are you sure you have a guard? I didnt see any.
Sits down and starts cleaning the chair again. Keeps calm for a brief moment and then stars again
with fidgeting.
It is not only my ca, I think I have left my door unlocked too.
Oh God! My house would be robbed.
I ought to leave, I am in a rush.
But please go through point number seven, I think I am eligible for this job.
Oh Lord! My house.
I am leaving, Bye. Please understand.

Depressive disorder is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It
interferes with daily life. People with a depressive illness cannot merely "pull
themselves together" and get better. Severity of symptoms varies among
individuals and also varies over time.

Persistent sad, anxious, or empty mood

Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism

Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or helplessness

Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities that were once

enjoyed.

Scene 3
Mr Smith: Why dont u tell a bit about yourself?
Johnson: my wife always said I was very caring. We were so happy together but.
Mr Smith: but? What happened?

Johnson: I think I lost her.

Mr Smith: oh!....* silence* I am sorry, how did it happened?
Johnson: hmm its a bit complicated
Mr Smith: its alright, go on go on
Johnson: Last winter holidays we went ion vacations with our kids to Maldives. One
day we were playing hide and seek there, it was her turn to find us! But now we are
finding her.
* Umair starts crying** tissue scene*
Mr Smith: Im so sorry to hear that
Johnson: dont worry its ok, actually on my wife funeral I found someone.
Mr Smith: u did!, oh thats great! Who?
Johnson: her brother!
Mr Smith: her brother really?
Johnson: so what?
Mr Smith: So you came back and didnt try to find her there?
HA: I tried to find her there for about 2 months and I enjoyed a lot finding her but
then I had to come here for the interview
AB: you picked your interview over your wife!
HA: I have my own priorities in life
AB: Thats great so something else than your personal life?
HA: Well yes I just lost my cat in the morning
AB: What? How? Were you playing hide and seek with her too
HA: I ran her over!
ran her over? What?
Johnson: Its ok it was my wifes cat.
Mr Smith: did you kill the cat on purpose?
Johnson: look this is destiny I believe
Mr Smith: OH. So destiny. Thats nice. I think... Umm were done here. Or would you
like to add something more.
Johnson:*starts to speak* Well... *checks watch* I need to go to lunch right now.
Mr Smith: so you want to leave? Why?

Johnson: I have to meet my fianc.

Mr Smith: oh so youre marring her dead wifes brother?
Johnson: no... Her sister!
Mr Smith: What. HOW DOES THAT WORK!
Johnson: it does it works very well if you know what I mean!
Mr Smith: Ohhhhh! Yeah I think were done here. Thank you. You need to leave!
Johnson: Yes I do. So I got the job?
Mr Smith: The job ohh yeah yeah well call you if we need to. Thank you Jackson.
Johnson: thankyou too *leaves escorted by fahad*

Kleptomania is defined by a consistent tendency to steal items not needed for

personal use. The objects are stolen despite that they are typically of little value
to the individual, who could have afforded to pay for them and often gives them
away or discards them. The stealing is not done to express anger, or in response
to a delusion or hallucination, and is not attributed to conduct disorder. These
patients have an irresistible inclination to steal. These episodes of stealing seem
to occur unexpectedly, without planning.

Scene 4
Zeeta enters room
-tossing her hair
Boss: Have a seat Miss
Zeeta: Thank you Sir (sits on the chair)
Zeeta: Sir, please have a look at my Cv (hands her CV)
Boss: (looks at the Cv and ask questions)
Why did you leave your last firm?

Zeeta: Umm actually I had to travel a lot and that distracted me from my actual job
but now ofcourse I want to put all my efforts in this job
Boss: Are you sure you want to be a regular employee now? Will the domestic
routine interfere with the job?
Zeeta: oh yes! Ofcourse not! That frame beside you is very beautiful. Where did you
get it from?
Boss: we hope so Zeeta. Oh this, thank you its a gift.
Secretary enters
Secretary: Would you like to have something sir (whispers)
Boss: what will you have? Tea, coffee?
Zeeta: A black coffee please. No sugar.
Secretary leaves
Boss: So, where were we. Yes, how about your educational background?
Zeeta: Starts coughing and choking
Please water
Boss: oh oh Ill just get it
Zeeta :( gestures thankyou with hand)
Sir leaves
Zeeta: looks around and gets up
Quickly grabs the phone charger looking around. Throws it in her bag. Looks at the
frame. Oh I already love it Put it in her bag. Ill keep this too . It seems useful.
-Oh someone look at that! This is adding to my sitting room dcor.
(Boss enters) (looks astonished)..

ACT TWO
Abdullah had an established business and was a successful businessman. But
now because of recession he has lost all of his business and as result he has
started doing drugs. A man finds him unconscious lying on the roadside and
takes him to the hospital where a doctor is trying to take Abdullah back to
consciousness. Everything that has happened in the play was just the illusion of
Abdullah while he is unconscious and all the characters in the play were the
family members and friends of him.
There are no dialogues in this act, the climax is portrayed with just music and
light with narration