話劇指以對話方式為主的戲劇形式，于19世紀末20世紀初來到中國。與傳統舞臺劇、戲曲相區別，話劇主要敘述手段為演員在臺上無伴奏的對白或獨白，但可以使用少量音樂、歌唱等。

　　Cast

　　Sandy (child):

　　Mr. Lin (Father):

　　Mrs. Lin (Mother):

　　Neighbor:

　　Social worker:

　　Wader:

　　Policeman:

　　May (Sandy’s friend):

　　Miss Lee (Teacher):

　　Scene I

　　(In Sandy’s home)

　　Father is reading newspaper in the living room.

　　Father：Sandy, I’m thirsty. Give me some drinks. Bring me bottle more!

　　Sandy：Dad, please don’t drink any more. It’s enough!

　　Father：If you don’t bring it to me, I will hit you!

　　Sandy：Yes, father!

　　(But when Sandy comes, she falls down. Break the bottle and spill on father. Father is very angry and began to hit Sandy.)

　　Sandy： Dad!Please don’t beat me …

　　Father： Hum!(Hold the bottle) Because you are so stupid and not a good child.

　　Mother：Honey… please stop. Our child is crying. She didn’t do anything wrong.

　　Sandy：Dad, please… stop hitting me.

　　Father：Shut up! Or I hit your mother, too.

　　(In the same time, the neighbor discovers this domestic violence.)

　　Neighbor：(Calls to 110) There is a father hitting his family now. Please help them

　　immediately… I’m afraid the child will be in danger. The address is…. Please, hurry up!

　　Policeman：Ok, I’ll be there soon.

　　Scene II

　　(In the police station)

　　Police：Why do you abuse your child? She was innocent. Don’t you regret to doing it?

　　Father：It’s none of your business.

　　Social worker：Mrs. Lin and Sandy, did Mr. Lin often abuse the child?

　　(First, Mrs. Lin doesn’t say anything, and then she is crying.)

　　Mother：Since he lost his job, he was drinking all the time. Sandy and I usually were

　　hit by him. And if I didn’t give him money, he sad he would kill us…

　　Father：Nonsense!I didn’t do that thing.

　　Social worker：Mrs. Lin, calm down. If he did it again, please call me. I’ll help you. And I’ll find sometime to talk to him.