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Short Play, Comedy  /  9any gender (adult)

Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen

Two announcers want you to make a pledge for their telethon today. The bonkers TV telethon goes in and out of the dark and asks existential questions of everyone no matter what side of the phone they’re on.

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    9any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Experimental
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary

Two announcers want you to make a pledge for their telethon today. The bonkers TV telethon goes in and out of the dark and asks existential questions of everyone no matter what side of the phone they’re on. Part of Keen Teens: Volume 4.

History

Landlines premiered at the Keen Teens Festival in New York City in May 2016 under the direction of Liz Carlson.

Keywords
Performing Groups
ANNOUNCER 1 – Co-host of a TV telethon
ANNOUNCER 2 – Co-host of a TV telethon
DIRECTOR – Director of the TV telethon
VOLUNTEER A – Telethon Volunteer
VOLUNTEER B – Telethon Volunteer
VOLUNTEER C – Telethon Volunteer
VOLUNTEER D – Telethon Volunteer
BEEP – You remember Beep! The furry creature from that famous kids show!
BOP – You remember Bop! The other furry creature from that famous kids show! 
POLICEWOMAN
MAKE-UP PERSON
IRISH PERSON
OLD WOMAN
OLD MAN
CHILD – 6-ish years old
TEENAGE BOY
TEENAGE GIRL
CAT

Characters can be double, triple, or even quadruple cast or played by individual actors. Basically everyone other than the Announcers and Beep and Bop can play multiple characters. We think it would be cool if Teenage Girl and Old Woman were played by the same person doing different voices. Any gender can play any character! Don’t worry about stage directions specifying “him” and “her.”

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A TV studio during a fundraising  telethon for a public television style TV network.  
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 30 minutes

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Authors

Hannah Bos

Hannah Bos

Hannah Bos (writer/actor) is a founder and co-Artistic Director of The Debate Society, an Obie Award-winning theater company. She has co-written and starred in all of the company’s plays: Jacuzzi (Ars Nova), Blood Play (Bushwick Starr/The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Fest ...

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Paul Thureen

Paul Thureen

Paul Thureen is a founding member and co-Artistic Director of The Debate Society, co-writing and starring in A Thought About Raya, The Snow Hen, You’re Welcome, The Eaten Heart, Cape Disappointment, Detroit and Buddy Cop 2. Recent New York and international performances inclu ...

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