Cast: 7m., 11w., 8 either gender. Cell phones, Facebook, cutting-edge shopping carts—all the latest gadgets that bewitch and bedevil us—are addressed in this comic collection of 10-minute plays. The Cell Phone Rings for Thee. Is death really a good enough reason to stop talking on your cell phone? Gary's Endurance Roast. Wounded, unemployed and on the verge of divorce, Gary reaches for the only lifeline he has left—a coffeehouse chain. The Talking Shopping Cart. The unveiling of a new labor-saving device creates conflict in the Puritan Foods grocery store. Un Restaurant. A cutting-edge restaurant is the setting for a challenging romantic dinner. Coulrophobia. Can Sparkles the clown be rehabilitated before it's too late? Close Shave. A loser is confronted by his new razor, which has a surly attitude. The Morris A. Crockmorton High-School Cafeteria Text Messaging Tragedy. An ill-advised text message sets off a chain of disastrous events. Simple sets. Approximate running time: 1 hour, 20 minutes. (These plays may also be performed individually or in any combination as an evening of short plays.)