Sorry, Wrong Number -Reader's Theater Script -Suspense -Lucille Fletcher

Sergeant Martin

You know, telephones are funny things. Now, look, why don’t you look at it this way: Supposing you hadn’t broken in on that telephone call. Supposing you got your husband the way you always do. You wouldn’t be so upset, would you?

Agnes Stevenson

I...well I suppose not. But it sounded so inhuman, so cold blooded…

Sergeant Martin

Well, a lot of murders are plotted in this city everyday, ma’am. We manage to prevent almost all of them, but a clue of this kind is so vague, it isn’t much more use to us than no clue at all…

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Sorry, Wrong Number Reader's Theater Unit Includes:

28 pages of mystery and suspense.

10 characters + The Narrator.

12 Comprehension questions.

4 Multiple Choice questions.

9 Fill in the Blank questions.

4 True or False questions.

7 questions about the elements of the story (such as labeling the exposition, climax, rising action and resolution.)

1 page of answers.

A brief explanation describing the author's inspiration for the story.

Sorry, Wrong Number Synopsis:

Agnes Stevenson is sick and confined to her bed. One night while waiting for her husband to return home, she picks up the phone and accidentally overhears a conversation between two men planning a murder. She becomes increasingly desperate as she tries to work out who the victim is so the crime can be prevented. She gets involved in a slew of red tape and bureaucracy as she tries to call and convince someone to prevent the murder.

A suspenseful story with a shocking conclusion.

Thank you Gail F for the request :)

Future adaptations will be added.

I hope your class enjoys reading Sorry, Wrong Number.

Happy Halloween and Excelsior!

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