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Inanimate

by Christian Kiley

Life is a little different for Ani. She talks to her coffee pot and alarm clock. She even talks to her toaster. Is she living in a happy, carefree kids’ show or is it something more serious?

What if you talk to inanimate objects and they talk back? What if they write hate texts to your friends? Try to control you? Make you stay inside with the blinds drawn and the lights turned down low?

What if Ani’s life is not happy at all?

Average Producer Rating: 5.0 out of 5

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 25 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
18 Characters
2 F 16 Any Gender
Set
Simple set
Length
18 pages
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18 Characters

2 F, 16 Any Gender

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.

Ani [F] 61 lines
A happy girl, surrounded by friends who want to help her.
Washer [A] 7 lines
Alarm [A] 11 lines
Cell Phone [A] 14 lines
Coffee [A] 19 lines
Wall [A] 7 lines
Toaster [A] 8 lines
Door [A] 13 lines
Refrigerator [A] 6 lines
Mongol #1/Dinosaur #1 [A] 30 lines
Laptop [A] 9 lines
Mongol #2/Dinosaur #2 [A] 31 lines
Inspirational Poster [A] 9 lines
Window [A] 7 lines
Closet [A] 9 lines
Fake Rock [A] 6 lines
Dryer [A] 7 lines
Sarah [F] 12 lines
Ani’s friend. Worried about her.

Praise for Inanimate

5 out of 5 stars
Jo Matheson
Newlands College
The students really enjoyed performing this piece. They won best ensemble award for their performance!

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