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A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas: The Musical

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  4w, 6m

What if the three wise men weren't really all that wise? What if they were just three ordinary guys, avoiding conflicts at home, who happened upon the greatest story ever told? Now add music, set the entire story in modern-day America, sprinkle in a little redneck humor, and you have the smash A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas: The Musical!

A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas: The Musical

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 6m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Adult, Senior, Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Details

Summary

What if the three wise men weren’t really all that wise? What if they were just three ordinary guys, avoiding conflicts at home, who happened upon the greatest story ever told? Now add music, set the entire story in modern-day America, sprinkle in a little redneck humor, and you have the smash A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas: The Musical!

Bill, Dave, and Jimmy have had it with their women! Even though it’s Christmas Eve, and tradition dictates they should be home, drinking hot cocoa and singing carols, the boys decide to high-tail it into the mountains for a little hunting and a lot of beer.

This protest does nothing to improve the mood of the women back in town. Lou runs Lou’s Diner. She and Bill and have been trying (unsuccessfully) to have a baby. Barbie Jo, Lou’s head waitress, is married to Dave, and they have kids, but Dave’s not interested in family this year. Darlene, the most beautiful girl in three counties, is dating Jimmy... but while she’s ready to settle down, Jimmy can’t stand the idea of “commitment.”

It’s gonna take a Christmas miracle to get these redneck families back together. Thank God one just came to town!

LOU (LOUISE) WEXLER – A bubbling bundle of energy; married to Bill, owns a diner; mid-30s, attractive, intelligent and well-respected; energetic hospitality personified; speaks with a slight Southern drawl which is warm and welcoming, never hillbilly harsh
BILL WEXLER – Retired marine, served in the First Gulf War; married to Lou, owns a trail guiding business; mid-to-late-30s, taller than the other men and wears his hair in a typical military style; has an air of authority that is impossible to miss; doesn’t take orders from the boys, but his philosophy concerning women is generally to do as Lou says
DAVE FOX – A typical married father of two, husband of Barbie Jo; in his 30s, a butcher; speaks with a southern drawl; painfully average in looks and intelligence, but has cultivated a great sense of humor to compensate; loves his wife and children, but finds his mother-in-law occasionally just too much to deal with
BARBIE JO FOX – The beleaguered wife of Dave and daughter of Verna Belle, mother of two children; attractive but frazzled; works full-time at the diner; tries to make everybody happy and speaks with a warm, Southern accent
JIMMY WEAVER – Considers himself the “lady’s man” in town; mid-20s, cute and charming; not terribly smart, a real down-home farm boy; dating Darlene but wary of commitment; speaks with a distinct Southern drawl
DARLENE FULMER – Early 20s, blonde and “built;” wears short skirts and tight sweaters, a typical rodeo queen; accepts everything at face value and makes up in heart what she lacks in smarts; loves everything to do with Christmas and just wants to make the world a better place; speaks with a typical Southern drawl
BOB/NARRATOR – A truck driver in his 50s or 60s, as well as a “road warrior/philosopher;” formerly a high school English teacher; a husband and father; sees every obstacle as a new challenge and an opportunity to observe people; may speak with or without drawl
MARY SUE ARCHER – Late teens to early 20s; arrives in town on the evening bus with only a satchel at her side; pregnant, with long dark hair and a southern drawl; alone in the world and used to being ignored; believes in the inherent goodness in people
MARK RILEY – 20; first-year medical student and only son of the town doctor; young, thin and not quite handsome; has never dated but has a secret crush on Darlene; speaks with subtle Southern drawl
CHARLIE REYNOLDS – 30s to 60s; the town banker; a quick walk-on role to get things going; an old friend of Lou; possibly doubled with Jimmy or Dave

One of the male characters can easily be doubled or use a community “celebrity” for a brief walk-on.

One of the male characters can easily be doubled or use a community “celebrity” for a brief walk-on.

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A diner and a hunting cabin in the rural USA.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Local Celebrity Cameo, Physical Comedy, Play w/ Music
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

Media

“The first show to sell out this theatre ever.” – Westfield Playhouse

“At Connecticut Cabaret Theatre, Bauske’s glimpse of redneck life is given the full-tilt treatment facilitated by an awful lot of laughs, gags, double takes, spins and stretches that keep the two-act comedy afloat from start to finish.

Outrageous.
Atmospheric.
Bang-Out Silly.
Irrepressible.
Bonkers.
Mind-Blowing.

A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas plies its audience with such infinitely fluid merriment, it's impossible not to succumb to its welcoming comic flourish and accompaniment, its wild sense of communal spirit and its mad-dash unraveling chaos. If you’re looking for a night out, look no further than the comfy and cozy environs of Connecticut Cabaret Theatre. This is one comedy you won’t want to miss." – Take 2, Jim R. at Connecticut BlogSpot

“You will laugh and be touched.” – Indianapolis Star

“Highly recommend getting tickets for the entire family!” – RedPub Magazine, Houston

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Music

Song Samples

Christmas in the Country
The Kiwi Song
Got Me a Beehive
Cattin' Around
Mary, Mary
We Are Men
Snowy Christmas Day
Redneck Country Christmas
  • Musical Style Pop/Rock, Country/Western
  • Vocal DemandsEasy
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Kris Vosler

Award-winning playwright and screenwriter Kris Vosler is a Michigan native and a graduate of the University of Michigan. A tomboy with a deep love of books and plays, her first play, A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas, written in 2008, garnered national attention, ...

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