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The Lovesick Computer

We all know that computers can talk, but who would expect one to fall in love?

  • One Act
  • Comedy
  • 30 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day
  • Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)
  • Set Requirements: Area Staging

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, High School/Secondary
We all know that computers can talk, but who would expect one to fall in love?

David Houston is a brilliant high school student whose science fair project is to build a computer voice link that sounds realistic. What he ends up with is Susan, a lovesick computer with a sultry voice.

Susan interrupts morning announcements by reading love poems to him. David's girlfriend, Darlene, thinks he's two-timing her. When she finally confronts Susan, all Susan can say is, "Does not compute. Please rephrase and try again." In despair, David finds a terrific solution. He creates another computer voice link... but this time it's a macho male!

This unusual computer comedy is programmed with lots of laughs. 

  • Casting: 4M, 5F

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We all know that computers can talk'but who would expect one to fall in love David Houston is a brilliant high school student whose science fair project is to build a computer voice link that sounds realistic. What he ends up with is Susan, a lovesick computer with a sultry voice. Susan interrupts morning announcements by reading love poems to him. David's girlfriend, Darlene, thinks he's two-timing her. When she finally confronts Susan, all Susan can say is, Does not compute. Please rephrase and try again. In despair, David finds a terrific solution. He creates another computer voice link'but this time it's a macho male! This unusual computer comedy is programmed with lots of laughs. Area staging.

$19.95