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Inanimate

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?

Drama Issue-Based

Average Producer Rating:

About 25 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
18 Characters
2 F | 16 Any Gender
Simple set
18 pages
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Praise for Inanimate

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

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