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Dead Men Don't Do Radio Plays

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

Running Time
About 25 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
9 Characters
4 M5 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 M, 5 F, 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 [M] 105 lines
The one-and-only radio star, trying to make it in the movies.
PENNY [F] 79 lines
The promotions girl got a promotion! Now she’s practically running the show.
HELEN WENTWORTH [F] 37 lines
Old friend of Steve. Might she be a murderer?
CHARLIE WALKER [M] 3 lines
A brute of a man. Not-too-picky.
SERGEANT ANDERSON [M] 20 lines
The gruff, yet loveable Sergeant on the case.
TRIXIE [F] 35 lines
A two-bit hussy. Doesn’t know her own strength.
DIRECTOR (BOB) [M] 38 lines
Suffers from Steve’s monologues. Wants to be shooting anything else.
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