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Pay Phone

by Bradley Hayward

When a teenager loses his cell phone, he has no choice but to use a pay phone. Things quickly take a turn for the worse when a mysterious operator starts telling him what to do.

Comedy

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 10 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
4 Characters
2 M1 F1 Any Gender
Set
Simple Set
Source
Part of Sixteen in 10 Minutes or Less, a collection of 10 plays
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4 Characters

2 M, 1 F, 1 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.

James [M] 83 lines
Hyper & jumpy
Operator [A] 59 lines
Voice only
Mom [F] 24 lines
Voice only
Dad [M] 13 lines
Voice only
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