🎭 Play 1: The Proposal (Hinglish
Adaptation)
Characters:
Narrator (comic commentator, keeps
audience hooked)
Lomov (nervous, hypochondriac young
man)
Chubukov (Natalya’s father, overdramatic)
Natalya (the daughter, fiery-tempered)
(Optional side characters: Servant for comic
relief, can be added if stage has more
actors.)
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ACT 1 – Nervous Proposal
[Narrator enters, center stage.]
Narrator:
“Ladies and gentlemen… ab jo kahani aap
dekhne jaa rahe hain woh ek aisi shaadi ka
proposal hai jismein pyaar kam… aur
property zyada hai! Dekhiye kaise ek
proposal ban jaata hai ek wrestling match.
Taliyon se swagat kijiye humare hero – Mr.
Lomov ka!”
[Lomov enters, overdressed in coat, topi,
aur bahut hi zyada nervous.]
Lomov:
“(Self-talk) Calm down Lomov… tu kar
lega… bas simple hai… proposal dena
hai… but kya hoga agar mujhe phir se
heartbeat fast ho gayi toh? Uff ye chest
pain, ye anxiety… shaadi karni zaroori hai,
warna akela mar jaaunga!”
[He walks in circles, almost faints. Enter
Chubukov.]
Chubukov:
“Arre Lomov beta! Kya hua? Aise kyun chal
rahe ho jaise exam dene aaye ho? Pani lao
koi!”
[Servant laata hai pani, Lomov girne hi wale
hote hain.]
Lomov: (drinks water)
“Uncle ji… main ek zaroori baat karne aaya
hoon…”
Chubukov:
“Arre seedha bol na! Tum toh lag rahe ho
jaise court mein gawahi dene aaye ho!”
Lomov: (blurts out)
“Mujhe aapki beti Natalya se shaadi karni
hai!”
[Chubukov shocked for 2 sec, then
suddenly overjoyed.]
Chubukov:
“Wah! Wah! Main toh aaj ka din yaadgaar
bana loonga. Ruko, main usse bulata
hoon.”
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ACT 2 – The Land Fight
[Enter Natalya, excited but pretending to be
cool.]
Natalya:
“Papa, kya hua? Itni awaaz kyun laga rahe
the?”
Chubukov:
“Beta, tumhare liye ek surprise hai. Yeh
Lomov tumse kuch kehna chahte hain.”
[Chubukov goes aside, peeping
mischievously.]
Lomov: (nervously)
“Natalya ji… main… aapse… ek bahut
zaroori baat karna chah raha tha. Aapko
pata hai na… hamare Oxen Meadows ke
khet…”
Natalya: (interrupts, shocked)
“Kya? Woh toh humare hain!”
Lomov: “Nahi, nahi… woh meri family ke
hain. Sabko pata hai!”
Natalya: “Excuse me?! Aapko toh
geography ki ABCD bhi nahi aati! Oxen
Meadows toh meri dadi ki property thi!”
[They start shouting, forgetting the
proposal. Chubukov rushes in.]
Chubukov:
“Arre arre! Tum logon ko sharam nahi aati?
Proposal ke time pe lad rahe ho jaise
property ke case mein lawyer ho!”
Natalya: (angry)
“Papa! Inko bolo yeh jhooth bolna band
karein!”
Lomov: “Main jhooth bolta hoon? Aap toh
calculator ke bina 2+2 bhi nahi kar sakti!”
Natalya: “Aur aap bina GPS ke ghar bhi
nahi pahunchte!”
[Servant enters with snacks to calm them,
par ulta scene comedy ban jaata hai.
Natalya aur Lomov dono ek doosre pe
snacks gira dete hain.]
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ACT 3 – Proposal or Wrestling Match?
[Lomov suddenly clutches chest.]
Lomov:
“Ahh! Mujhe heart attack aa gaya!”
Natalya:
“Papa! Dekho, ye gir gaye!”
Chubukov: (panicking)
“Arre koi paani lao, koi fan karo, koi doctor
bulao! Yeh toh engagement se pehle hi mar
gaye!”
[Natalya tries reviving Lomov, comic chaos.
Lomov “revives.”]
Natalya: (softly)
“Mr. Lomov… mujhe maaf kijiye… main
aapse ladh rahi thi… par sach yeh hai ki…
main aapse shaadi karna chahti hoon.”
[Chubukov claps loudly.]
Chubukov:
“Shaadi fixed! Aaj se tum dono
husband-wife ke naam se famous ho
jaoge!”
[All celebrate, but suddenly…]
Natalya:
“Waise, Lomov ji… ek baat clear kar dein…
hamara kutta Guess sabse best hai!”
Lomov: “Nahi ji! Mera Squeezer duniya ka
best dog hai!”
[Aur fight phir se shuru ho jaati hai. Narrator
enters.]
Narrator:
“Dosto… aur isi tarah ek shaadi ka proposal
ban gaya ek property aur kutte ka match!
Lekin kya farq padta hai… shaadi ke baad
toh ladai chhoti baaton pe hi hoti hai, hai
na?”
[All characters freeze in funny pose. Curtain
falls.]
