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Ten Actors In Search of a Cell Phone
Just as the stage manager is getting ready to call "Places" for the start of the school's play, everything comes to a screeching halt. Brandy has discovered that her cell phone is missing and refuses to go on until she finds it. The other actors try to help her re-create her every move to find the exact moment the phone was misplaced, and what follows is not only the quest for a cell phone but a trip through a tangle of who said what to whom. From secret boyfriends, pet nicknames, and the confusion between Tony the boy to Toni the girl, we get a very funny look at how gossip gets started and where it goes. Does everyone learn a lesson? Heard any good gossip lately?
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Productions
KIPP AMP
1 Performance(s)
NEW YORK, NY
11/21/2024
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF TOMAHAWK
6 Performance(s)
TOMAHAWK, WI
10/19/2024
NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
KILEEN, TX
10/9/2024
IBVA HOLLAND
1 Performance(s)
HOLLAND, PA
6/28/2024
FAYETTEVILLE PREK-8
1 Performance(s)
FAYETTEVILLE, WV
4/11/2024
PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
PAW PAW, MI
3/28/2024
THE PIT THEATRICAL
3 Performance(s)
PORT WASHINGTON, NY
5/26/2023
AMARILLO ISD FINE ARTS
4 Performance(s)
AMARILLO, TX
5/15/2023
SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
RUSKIN, FL
12/2/2022
ST DUNSTAN’S COLLEGE
1 Performance(s)
BENONI, SOUTH AFRICA
9/27/2022
POTEAU HIGH SCHOOL THESPIAN TROUPE
2 Performance(s)
POTEAU, OK
12/9/2021
DOMINION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
MARIETTA, GA
11/18/2021
SHAWNEE MISSION WEST HIGH SCHOOL
3 Performance(s)
OVERLAND PARK, KS
1/28/2021
ROBERT C. BYRD HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
CLARKSBURG, WV
1/20/2020
DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS
1 Performance(s)
SILVER SPRING, MD
12/13/2019
ALLEGANY HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
CUMBERLAND, MD
11/25/2019
CRISP COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
CORDELE, GA
10/1/2019
FLUSHING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS WAREHOUSE
1 Performance(s)
FLUSHING, MI
5/11/2019
SEMINOLE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
LOXAHATCHEE, FL
11/30/2018
QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
QUINCY, WA
5/30/2018
KINARD CORE KNOWLEDGE MIDDLE S
1 Performance(s)
FORT COLLINS, CO
4/30/2018
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
LAMAR, MO
11/29/2016
FRIEDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
ROCHESTER, MN
5/12/2016
LENOIR CITY HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
KNOXVILLE, TN
5/1/2016
ALLAMAKEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
WAUKON, IA
3/15/2016
HOPE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
GREENVILLE, NC
3/15/2016
WETUMPKA DEPOT PLAYERS
1 Performance(s)
WETUMPKA, AL
6/5/2015
SWAINSBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
SWAINSBORO, GA
5/15/2015
FRONTIER TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL
3 Performance(s)
OLATHE, KS
4/27/2015
KINARD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
FORT COLLINS, CO
4/14/2015
WESCLIN HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
AVISTON, IL
11/14/2014
SUTTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
ATLANTA, GA
10/23/2014
RANDOLPH CLAY HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
CUTHBERT, GA
10/18/2014
THEATRE GROUP
3 Performance(s)
HOLLAND, NL
8/20/2014
WILTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT
2 Performance(s)
WILTON, IA
4/29/2014
NEW PROVIDENCE DRAMA CLUB
1 Performance(s)
CLARKSVILLE, TN
4/16/2014
FHS THEATRE- DRAMA DEPT
1 Performance(s)
FRANKLIN, NC
3/31/2014
HEBRON MIDLLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
WHEATFIELD, IN
3/14/2014
RJ MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
SAINT AUGUSTINE , FL
2/21/2014
THEATRE GROUP
1 Performance(s)
HOLLAND, NL
1/1/2014
SCOTTS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
SYLVA, NC
12/15/2013
HIXSON HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
HIXSON, TN
11/28/2013
ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
MILWAUKEE, WI
11/21/2013
THEATRE GROUP
1 Performance(s)
THE NETHERLANDS,
7/15/2013
THEATRE GROUP
2 Performance(s)
CROSWELL, MI
5/17/2013
TORRANCE HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
TORRANCE, CA
4/30/2013
LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
LEXINGTON, AL
3/15/2013
LAKE DALLAS MIDDLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
LAKE DALLAS, TX
2/18/2013
THEATRE GROUP
1 Performance(s)
HOLLAND, NL
1/31/2013
COTTER HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
WINONA, MN
1/18/2013
GREEN RUN HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
CHESAPEAKE, VA
1/11/2013
TURNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
BERTHOUD, CO
12/10/2012
EAST PENNSBORO HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
ENOLA, PA
11/16/2012
SCECINA MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
11/2/2012
CRISP COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA
1 Performance(s)
CORDELE, GA
10/15/2012
NEWFOUND MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOO
1 Performance(s)
BRISTOL, NH
6/7/2012
NEWFOUND MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOO
1 Performance(s)
BRISTOL, NH
6/7/2012
NEW LONDON HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
NEW LONDON, OH
5/15/2012
FLUSHING MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
FLUSHING, MI
5/12/2012
LANCASTER SCHOOL DISTRICT #356
2 Performance(s)
LANCASTER, MN
5/10/2012
W. F. GEORGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
IOWA PARK, TX
5/1/2012
DAVIDSON SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
DAVIDSON, SK
4/20/2012
BOYD ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL
4/15/2012
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
GREERS FERRY, AR
4/15/2012
BOYD ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL
4/15/2012
USD 290
2 Performance(s)
OTTAWA, KS
4/13/2012
BONNER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
BONNER SPRINGS, KS
4/12/2012
LAWRENCE NELSON HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
NELSON, NE
3/24/2012
CLINTON-GRACEVILLE-BEARDSLEY H
1 Performance(s)
GRACEVILLE, MN
3/15/2012
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
3 Performance(s)
STOCKTON, CA
3/15/2012
PEORIA HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
PEORIA HEIGHTS, IL
3/3/2012
COVENANT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
2 Performance(s)
LOGANVILLE, GA
2/24/2012
FORT CAMPBELL YOUTH SERVICES
3 Performance(s)
FORT CAMPBELL, KY
2/24/2012
FAULKTON SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
FAULKTON, SD
1/15/2012
THEATRE GROUP
1 Performance(s)
HOLLAND, NL
12/23/2011
MARTINSVILLE JR SR HIGH SCHOOL
3 Performance(s)
MARTINSVILLE, IL
12/15/2011
WHITE KNOLL MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
W. COLUMBIA, SC
12/6/2011
VISTA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
12/2/2011
WASHBURN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
WASHBURN, ME
11/18/2011
SHIRLEYARTS!
2 Performance(s)
SHIRLEY, MA
11/15/2011
THE ACTORS EDGE
1 Performance(s)
NORCROSS, GA
11/5/2011
REDAN HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
10/25/2011
WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
WARRENTON, GA
10/25/2011
DGF COMMUNITY EDUCATION
1 Performance(s)
DILWORTH, MN
8/5/2011
NA
1 Performance(s)
TAIPEI, NA
6/2/2011
GUINYARD BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
BARNWELL, SC
5/15/2011
LYLES MIDDLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
GARLAND, TX
5/15/2011
BOLIVAR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
BOLIVAR, TN
5/9/2011
OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR
5/6/2011
GRASS LAKE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
ANTIOCH, IL
4/29/2011
PANGUITCH HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
PANGUITCH, UT
4/15/2011
OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA
1 Performance(s)
CLOVER, SC
4/15/2011
DEKALB CO SCHOOLS
1 Performance(s)
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
4/13/2011
RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
3 Performance(s)
RIVERVIEW, FL
4/7/2011
PANGUITCH HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
PANGUITCH, UT
3/22/2011
INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
3/15/2011
RANCHO VERDE HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
MORENO VALLEY, CA
1/28/2011
MEDIAPOLIS HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
MEDIAPOLIS, IA
1/22/2011
MORENCI HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
MORENCI, AZ
12/15/2010
TRINITY COLLEGIATE
1 Performance(s)
DARLINGTON, SC
11/22/2010
FOREST MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
FOREST, VA
11/19/2010
HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
HARRISON, AR
11/12/2010
MADISON HIGH DRAMA
1 Performance(s)
REXBURG, ID
11/12/2010
NAHS THEATRE TROUPE
3 Performance(s)
NAZARETH, PA
10/30/2010
NEWTON HS DRAMA CLUB
3 Performance(s)
COVINGTON, GA
10/28/2010
NEWTON HS DRAMA CLUB
3 Performance(s)
COVINGTON, GA
10/28/2010
ZEPHYRHILLS HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA
2 Performance(s)
ZEPHYRHILLS, FL
9/22/2010
SCHRADE MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
ROWLETT, TX
5/28/2010
IOLANI SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
HONOLULU, HI
5/22/2010
BEAU CHENE HIGH SCH
1 Performance(s)
ARNAUDVILLE, LA
4/15/2010
ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
FRESNO, CA
4/14/2010
ASHLEY SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
ASHLEY, ND
4/10/2010
PARKERSBURG SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
PARKERSBURG, WV
2/27/2010
WALKERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
WALKERSVILLE, MD
2/27/2010
INDIAN TRAILS JR HI
2 Performance(s)
OLATHE, KS
2/23/2010
AIKEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
AIKEN, SC
2/14/2010
AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
AUGUSTA, WI
1/18/2010
FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
12/12/2009
GALLATIN HIGH SCHOOL
3 Performance(s)
GALLATIN, TN
11/18/2009
NIABRARA PUBLIC SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
NIABRARA, NE
11/16/2009
CITY OF TUKWILA - P R
2 Performance(s)
TUKWILA , WA
7/17/2009
GARFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
4 Performance(s)
LAKEWOOD, OH
4/3/2009
HIGHTOWER TRAIL MIDDLE SCH
1 Performance(s)
MARIETTA, GA
4/1/2009
POMEROY HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
POMEROY, WA
1/15/2009
CORSICA SCHOOLS
1 Performance(s)
CORSICA, SD
1/15/2009
COLMAN-EGAN SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
COLMAN, SD
1/15/2009
PERRY HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
MASSILLON, OH
12/3/2008
AIKEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
AIKEN, SC
12/1/2008
ORAN HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
ORAN, MO
11/22/2008
PRAIRIE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
FAIRBURY, IL
11/15/2008
FALCON MIDDLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
PEYTON, CO
11/15/2008
SOUTH LENOIR HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
DEEP RUN, NC
11/7/2008
ANNA HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
ANNA, OH
10/31/2008
HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
HINCKLEY, IL
10/24/2008
ALBRITTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
3 Performance(s)
FT. BRAGG, NC
7/15/2008
ELDON HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
ELDON, MO
6/26/2008
ALBRITTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
FT. BRAGG, NC
6/6/2008
MONTGOMERY AREA SENIOR HIGH SC
1 Performance(s)
MONTGOMERY, PA
5/15/2008
HOWE HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
HOWE, OK
5/11/2008
FERN CREEK TRAD HIGH SCHOOL
4 Performance(s)
LOUISVILLE, KY
5/8/2008
POYNETTE HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
POYNETTE, WI
5/2/2008
WELLSTON HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA
1 Performance(s)
WELLSTON, OK
5/1/2008
LINDLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA
3 Performance(s)
MABLETON, GA
4/23/2008
ST. ANDREWS MIDDLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
CHARLESTON, SC
4/14/2008
W. F. GEORGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
IOWA PARK, TX
4/6/2008
MCKINLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
CANTON, OH
2/29/2008
SPRINGFIELD SOUTH HIGH DRAMA
1 Performance(s)
SPRINGFIELD, OH
2/8/2008
CASCADE MIDDLE SCHOOL
5 Performance(s)
SEDRO WOOLLEY, WA
1/25/2008
NEW HOLSTEIN HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
NEW HOLSTEIN, WI
1/21/2008
WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
ORLANDO, FL
12/18/2007
PIKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
3 Performance(s)
PRINCETON, WV
12/15/2007
KEYSER HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
KEYSER, WV
12/10/2007
ELKVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
ELKVIEW, WV
12/1/2007
PLATT-GEDDES COMM SCH
2 Performance(s)
PLATTE, SD
11/30/2007
ELCHO SCHOOLS
3 Performance(s)
ELCHO, WI
11/8/2007
MINNEWAUKAN HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
MINNEWAUKAN, ND
11/4/2007
FLUSHING MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
FRANKENMUTH, MI
5/13/2007
WOODLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
2 Performance(s)
WOODROW, CO
5/10/2007
HAWTHORNE HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
GAINESVILLE, FL
5/1/2007
ST. MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS
4/30/2007
MARION HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
MARION, AR
4/20/2007
WICOMICO MIDDLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
SALISBURY, MD
4/19/2007
BINGER-ONEY HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
BINGER, OK
4/6/2007
BHS DRAMA DIRECTOR
1 Performance(s)
LAWNDALE, NC
4/4/2007
MIDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
GRAFTON, OH
4/1/2007
MILENNIUM MIDDLE SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
SOUTH LYON, MI
3/30/2007
WAYNE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
WAYNESBORO, TN
3/30/2007
WAYNE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
WAYNESBORO, TN
3/30/2007
MILENNIUM MIDDLE SCHOOL
2 Performance(s)
SOUTH LYON, MI
3/30/2007
BOGOTA THEATER DEPT.
1 Performance(s)
BOGOTA, NJ
3/10/2007
MIDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
1 Performance(s)
GRAFTON, OH
2/15/2007
Behind The Scenes
Playwright James Rayfield Talks About
"Ten Actors in Search of a Cell Phone"
Q: What inspired you to write this play?
A: One of my students came into my room after school desperately looking for her cell phone. I don't think she ever found the phone she was looking for, but I ended up writing a play inspired by it.
Q. What's your favorite part or line in the play? Why?
A: One of my favorites is when the Stage Manager admits she has been involved in the whole gossip thing and the cast realize they don't even know her name. ("That would be me.")
My other favorite is when Kevin says, "All right, you've smashed my baby chicken - splat!" I have no idea where the "baby chicken" thing came from. It arrived as I was writing and I thought it was funny.
Q:Where did the characters come from? Are they based on people you know?
A: To some extent the characters are based on students I have worked with in school. Brandy is named after Brandy Saffell, a student who is really not like her namesake at all. The original cast had some fun trying to decide who was the basis for Kevin. I am not saying.
Q: What did you try to achieve with this play?
A: I wanted to use a farce structure, with mistaken identities and constant coming and goings, to take a look at the whole gossip thing which had been pretty rampant at our school the previous year.
Q: Do you have anything else you'd like to add?
A: When we took the play around to some other schools in our area, I was amazed that some of the audience members really thought that someone had lost their cell phone.