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ths phne 2.0: the next generation

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

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...

Comedy Student Directors Vignettes

Average Producer Rating: 3.5 out of 5

This is a vignette play!

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 30 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
5 Characters
2 M 3 F
Easily Expandable
Set
Simple Set
Length
27 pages
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5 Characters

  • 2 Males
  • 3 Females
  • Easily Expandable

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.

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

  • Actor Three Female 1 line
  • Actor Four Male 4 lines
  • Actor Five Female 2 lines

“We’re texting our dialogue”

  • Actor One Male 6 lines
  • Actor Two Female 4 lines
  • Actor Three Female 6 lines
  • Actor Four Male 4 lines
  • Actor Five Female 5 lines

“Yes Mother…”

  • Actor Four Male 11 lines
  • Actor Five Female 0 lines

“Oh Woe!”

  • Actor One Male 0 lines
  • Actor Two Female 5 lines
  • Actor Three Female 6 lines
  • Actor Four Male 7 lines
  • Actor Five Female 10 lines

“You’ve reached Jeremy…”

  • Actor One Male
    One monologue.

“I got service!”

  • Actor One Male 1 line
    Extensive miming
  • Actor Two Female 1 line
    Extensive miming
  • Actor Three Female 1 line
    Extensive miming
  • Actor Four Male 1 line
    Extensive miming
  • Actor Five Female 1 line
    Extensive miming

“Gather ‘round children…”

  • Actor One Male 3 lines
  • Actor Two Female 3 lines
  • Actor Three Female 4 lines
  • Actor Four Male 4 lines
  • Actor Five Female 14 lines

“A cellphone starts to ring…”

  • Actor One Male 4 lines
  • Actor Two Female 2 lines
  • Actor Three Female 4 lines
  • Actor Four Male 1 line
  • Actor Five Female 2 lines

“Hv goo dy…”

  • Actor Five Female
    One monologue.

“Look What I Got…” #2

  • Actor Four Male 3 lines
  • Actor Five Female 2 lines

“This is great..”

  • Actor One Male 17 lines
  • Actor Two Female 11 lines
  • Actor Three Female 20 lines

“What? Hello?”

  • Actor Two Female 8 lines
  • Actor Three Female 8 lines
  • Actor Five Female 9 lines

“Hey Steve…”

  • Actor One Male 9 lines
  • Actor Four Male 10 lines
    One monologue.

“Email Etiquette”

  • Actor Two Female
    One monologue.

“Date. Time. Subject. Current Mood?”

  • Actor One Male 8 lines
  • Actor Two Female 7 lines
  • Actor Three Female 9 lines
  • Actor Four Male 8 lines
  • Actor Five Female 6 lines

“Look What I Got…” #3

  • Actor Four Male 6 lines
  • Actor Five Female 5 lines

“So You ARE Alive”

  • Actor Two Female 11 lines
  • Actor Three Female 10 lines
  • Actor One Male 8 lines
  • Actor Five Female 8 lines

“No I can’t talk now.”

  • Actor Two Female 12 lines
  • Actor Three Female 24 lines
  • Actor Four Male 12 lines

“Look What I Got…” #4

  • Actor One Male 2 lines
  • Actor Two Female 2 lines
  • Actor Three Female 2 lines
  • Actor Four Male 4 lines
  • Actor Five Female 4 lines

Praise for ths phne 2.0: the next generation

5 out of 5 stars
Lou Garza
STAGE
The kids had a great time presenting it. Easy to stage.
4 out of 5 stars
Claire Broome
Centauri Summer Arts Camp
It was a very cool experience.
1 out of 5 stars
Barbara Banauch
GRG Laaer-Berg-Straße
The stage directions worked well, and it was fun for the audience to watch.

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