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Dead Men Don't Do Radio Plays by Allison Williams play script cover

Dead Men Don't Jaywalk

by Allison Williams

A dead body jaywalks in front of radio-star-turned-movie-star detective Steve Powell. When a lady friend gets the blame, Steve puts himself on the case.

Comedy

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 25 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
9 Characters
4 M 5 F
Doubling Possible
Set
Simple set
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Source
Part of Dead Men Don't Do Radio Plays, a collection of 2 plays
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9 Characters

  • 4 Males
  • 5 Females
  • Doubling Possible

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.

  • STEVE POWELL Male 105 lines
    The one-and-only radio star, trying to make it in the movies.
  • PENNY Female 79 lines
    The promotions girl got a promotion! Now she’s practically running the show.
  • HELEN WENTWORTH Female 37 lines
    Old friend of Steve. Might she be a murderer?
  • CHARLIE WALKER Male 3 lines
    A brute of a man. Not-too-picky.
  • SERGEANT ANDERSON Male 20 lines
    The gruff, yet loveable Sergeant on the case.
  • TRIXIE Female 35 lines
    A two-bit hussy. Doesn’t know her own strength.
  • DIRECTOR (BOB) Male 38 lines
    Suffers from Steve’s monologues. Wants to be shooting anything else.
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