ths phne 2.0: the next generation
by Lindsay Price
A vignette play that looks at 21st century communication. Blog your innermost thoughts. Break up by text. Express your deepest emotions through LOL's and smilies.
Average Producer Rating:
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
5
2 M | 3 W, Easily Expandable
Simple Set
27 pages
Reviews from Past Producers
In addition to traditional live stage performance rights, ths phne 2.0: the next generation can also be performed under the following scenarios.
Virtual Performance
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"Face to Face is so yesterday."
Communication has come a long way, baby. Are you 21st century savvy?
Blog your innermost thoughts. Break up by text. Express your deepest emotions through ringtones and smilies. AND YELL!
You can buy a phone that does dishes, cooks a mean steak and folds socks. Well, perhaps not yet. But you wait, the sock folding cell phone is just around the corner...
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This is a vignette play! What is a Vignette Play?
Awards and Accolades
- Oxford High School received a superior ranking and the Best in Show Title at their 2011 district level Trumbauer festival competition.
Characters
5
2 Men, 3 Women, Easily Expandable
Actor One. Male. 57 lines. One monologue.
Actor Two. Female. 65 lines. One monologue.
Actor Three. Female. 94 lines.
Actor Four. Male. 68 lines. One monologue.
Actor Five. Female. 64 lines. One monologue.
“Look What I Got…” #1
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Actor Three
[W]
1 line
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Actor Four
[M]
4 lines
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Actor Five
[W]
2 lines
“We’re texting our dialogue”
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Actor One
[M]
6 lines
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Actor Two
[W]
4 lines
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Actor Three
[W]
6 lines
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Actor Four
[M]
4 lines
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Actor Five
[W]
5 lines
“Yes Mother…”
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Actor Four
[M]
11 lines
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Actor Five
[W]
0 lines
“Oh Woe!”
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Actor One
[M]
0 lines
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Actor Two
[W]
5 lines
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Actor Three
[W]
6 lines
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Actor Four
[M]
7 lines
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Actor Five
[W]
10 lines
“You’ve reached Jeremy…”
- Actor One [M]
- One monologue.
“I got service!”
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Actor One
[M]
1 line
- Extensive miming
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Actor Two
[W]
1 line
- Extensive miming
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Actor Three
[W]
1 line
- Extensive miming
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Actor Four
[M]
1 line
- Extensive miming
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Actor Five
[W]
1 line
- Extensive miming
“Gather ‘round children…”
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Actor One
[M]
3 lines
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Actor Two
[W]
3 lines
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Actor Three
[W]
4 lines
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Actor Four
[M]
4 lines
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Actor Five
[W]
14 lines
“A cellphone starts to ring…”
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Actor One
[M]
4 lines
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Actor Two
[W]
2 lines
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Actor Three
[W]
4 lines
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Actor Four
[M]
1 line
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Actor Five
[W]
2 lines
“Hv goo dy…”
- Actor Five [W]
- One monologue.
“Look What I Got…” #2
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Actor Four
[M]
3 lines
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Actor Five
[W]
2 lines
“This is great..”
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Actor One
[M]
17 lines
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Actor Two
[W]
11 lines
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Actor Three
[W]
20 lines
“What? Hello?”
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Actor Two
[W]
8 lines
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Actor Three
[W]
8 lines
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Actor Five
[W]
9 lines
“Hey Steve…”
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Actor One
[M]
9 lines
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Actor Four
[M]
10 lines
- One monologue.
“Email Etiquette”
- Actor Two [W]
- One monologue.
“Date. Time. Subject. Current Mood?”
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Actor One
[M]
8 lines
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Actor Two
[W]
7 lines
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Actor Three
[W]
9 lines
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Actor Four
[M]
8 lines
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Actor Five
[W]
6 lines
“Look What I Got…” #3
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Actor Four
[M]
6 lines
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Actor Five
[W]
5 lines
“So You ARE Alive”
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Actor Two
[W]
11 lines
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Actor Three
[W]
10 lines
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Actor One
[M]
8 lines
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Actor Five
[W]
8 lines
“No I can’t talk now.”
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Actor Two
[W]
12 lines
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Actor Three
[W]
24 lines
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Actor Four
[M]
12 lines
“Look What I Got…” #4
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Actor One
[M]
2 lines
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Actor Two
[W]
2 lines
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Actor Three
[W]
2 lines
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Actor Four
[M]
4 lines
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Actor Five
[W]
4 lines
- Subgenres
- Farce
- Settings
- Present day
- Dress
- Contemporary costumes
- Audience
- Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Character study Movement-based Physical comedy Student directors Variable length
- Set
- Simple set
- Themes
- Adolescence Friendship Relationships Technology Self-image
- Cross-Curricular Uses
- Technology
- Other uses
- Competition Monologues Audition material Class work Scene work
- Awards & Accolades
- Plays with Awards & Accolades
Prop List
Cellphones, Purse, Date book, Laptop
Production Photos
Multimedia
Related Titles
Customer Comments
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About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
5
2 M | 3 W, Easily Expandable
Simple Set
27 pages