The Loyalty Team
Satire, cancel, really?
- Satire
- Two-hander
- 3 min
- Male role
- Adult
- Beginner
Casting
11 lines- LÉO Male role, Young adult
- LE CLIENT Male role, Adult your role
Excerpt
(On the phone. Hold music has just stopped.)
LÉO
Hello, this is Léo from the loyalty team! How can I make you happy today?
LE CLIENT
Hello. I’d like to cancel my subscription.
LÉO
Cancel! I hear “cancel”. But first, know that you’ve been a Platinum member for eight years.
LE CLIENT
Yes. That’s exactly eight years too many.
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