A Time to Laugh a Time to Cry: Multicultural Drama

By Fritz Guichard

The following plays, skits, poems, and mimes are fictional works that I created to fill the void in current multicultural events for my students.

Many of these works were presented at my school district and received many favorable reviews. I felt the need to share the fruits of my labor so that other teachers, parents, and children could learn about their history and experience the sentiments of their people as well as new cultures in a new forum.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Nov 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663232649

Fritz Guichard

Fritz Guichard went to school in Haiti and the USA. He completed his primary, secondary and also his university studies in Haiti. He graduated as an Economist in 1963 from the Institute of Economic Affairs as a lawyer in 1964 from the Faculty of Law Port av Prince. While studying at both universities, he worked in the Finance Department as the manager for the transactions “Import-Export” of the country. In the USA, he received a BS Economy from York College and Master in Education from LIU. He wrote three books. Fritz is a retired teacher from the Board of Education in New York. After his retirement, he acquired Ph.D in Theology. Prior to his retirement and illness, he was a competent educator and continues to be involved in social and community projects.

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ISBN: 978-1-6632-3263-2 (sc)

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iUniverse rev. date:   04/11/2022

Dedicated to my wife Rose Marie and my

daughters Tamara and Betina.

Dr. Fritz Guichard has selected one of his best

descriptive and artistic productions of the

Sarajevo War in the Baltics for enjoyment.

Joy and Peace to his followers and the public large.

CONTENTS

PREFACE

HALLOWEEN FEVER

CHRISTMAS IN SOMALIA AND SARAJEVO

MIME: RUN AWAY TO FREEDOM

SKIT - THE GOOD AND THE BAD

HARRIET TUBMAN’S ESCAPE

POEM: MY UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY

MIME: MR. BUSY IS SHOPPING FOR CHRISTMAS

POEM: BEAUTIFUL JAMAICAN CHRISTMAS TREE

PRECIOUS SOULS WE CARE

SKIT - TROPICAL CHRISTMAS TREE

A TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST

MOURNING IN SOUTH AFRICA

MIME: DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

ORPHAN CHRISTMAS

IMANI KWANZAA

SKIT - CARIBBEAN CLIMATE I REMEMBER

BIOGRAPHY

PREFACE

The following plays, skits, poems, and mimes are fictional works that I