Please Hold 2: The Trainees

One-Acts 20

By: Clint Snyder
Cast: 4 M, 8 F, 10 flexible
Performance Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 24 pgs.

FARCE. In this uproarious sequel to Please Hold, we’re back at the Blueberry Tree Cable Company call center with new customer service agents, their trainees, and a mob of angry customers. Since training costs money, the trainees are forced to “learn by doing” as they answer calls from a foreign customer who wants to know where the “blink box” is, an elderly woman who is trying to reach a guy named Mort, a hungry customer who is desperate for some biscuits and gravy, and a satellite customer who is angry that there is a pole through his house. There also have been a few major changes at the company. The head of human resources is now a potato, and the company’s president would like to replace all employees with monkeys if federal regulations will allow it. Easy to stage and a whole lot of fun!

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Clint Snyder has worked as a playwright, actor, director, and clown on and off the stage. He is a graduate with high honors from the University of Maine with degrees in Mass Communication and Theatre. A Chicago native, Mr. Snyder lives in Maine.