diff --git a/action-play.py b/action-play.py
index d018788..1778340 100755
--- a/action-play.py
+++ b/action-play.py
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
     client.subscribe('hermes/intent/jocavdh:ask')
     client.subscribe('hermes/intent/jocavdh:answer_yes')
 
-def on_introduce(client,data,msg):
+def on_introduce(client,data,msg, line_number = 0):
     data = json.loads(msg.payload)
     sessionId = data['sessionId']
 
-    for character, line, direction in read_script('play_scripts/demo.txt'):
+    script_lines = read_script('play_scripts/demo.txt')
+
+    for character, line, direction in script_lines[line_number:]:
         input_text = line
         voice = characters.get(character)[0]
         speaker = characters.get(character)[1]
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ def on_introduce(client,data,msg):
         # Some way to do something with the stage directions will come here
         action = directions.get(direction[0])
         tts(voice, input_text, speaker) 
+        line_number +=1
         print('say this sentence')
 
         if action == 'listen_audience':
@@ -64,6 +67,8 @@ def on_introduce(client,data,msg):
             #     'siteId': 'default'
             # }))
 
+            return line_number
+
             break
      
 
@@ -89,10 +94,10 @@ def on_answer(client,data,msg):
 
 def onIntentNotRecognized(client, data, msg):
     data = json.loads(msg.payload)
-    
+    start_line = on_introduce()
     print('not recognized')
 
-    on_introduce(client,data,msg)
+    on_introduce(client,data,msg, start_line)
 
 
 client = mqtt.Client()