Playwright Tropes - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. Epilogue telling what happens to characters in future.
2. Prostitutes or prostitution.
3. Chunky monologues.
4. Use of word "husband" or "wife" in spousal conversation.
5. Nudity.
6. Use of hand-held microphones.
7. Character quotes poem or literary phrase.
8. Barefoot characters.
9. Title of play in all lowercase letters.
10. Addiction.
11. Unnatural exit to allow character(s) to be alone.
12. Use of first and last name of person in conversation.
13. Phone conversation with unseen character.
14. Characters talking to themselves, but not in monologues.
15. Use of phrase "Hey, it's me."
16. Use of the word "connect" to indicate intimacy.
17. Completely blank stage except for chair(s).
18. Letter read aloud.
19. Appearance of gun or knife.
20. Characters dance at end of play.
21. Character turning out to be a ghost.
22. Narrator.
23. Kitchen/dining table scene with eating.
24. Senior with dementia.