The Christmas Witch
Short Play, Comedy / 2m, 1f
Two dudes find their relationship challenged when an ex-girlfriend with a penchant for breaking hearts and feasting on human flesh shows up one holiday eve...
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Cast Size
2m, 1fDuration
10 minutesSubgenre
Fantasy, Christmas/Holiday, Fables/FolktalesAccolades
Not ApplicableTarget Audience
- Adult
- Senior
- Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Additional Info
Two dudes find their relationship challenged when an ex-girlfriend with a penchant for breaking hearts and feasting on human flesh shows up one holiday eve... Can even the bond that unites two male roomies withstand the coming of... THE CHRISTMAS WITCH?!
Published in Christmas Shorts, a collection of five holiday plays by the author that can be performed individually or together as a complete evening of theatre for a cast of 4-13 performers.
Reviews
"Amusing, poignant Christmas Shorts is a simple, gentle surprise... The script is loaded with low-key, sweet humor." - Las Vegas Review JournalConsiderations
Performing Groups
- College Theatre / Student
- Community Theatre
- Dinner Theatre
- Professional Theatre
- Reader's Theatre
- Shoestring Budget
- Large Stage
- Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Cautions
- Strong Language
- Mild Adult Themes
License details
- Minimum Fee: $45 per performance
Production
Details
- Time Period: Contemporary, Present Day
- Duration: 10 minutes
- Setting: The living room of an apartment owned (and rarely cleaned) by two slackers in the 30's, suggested by a couch and a coffee table.
- Additional Features: No intermission, Physical Comedy
- Features / Contains: Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
Music
- Musical Style: N/A (Not a musical)
Casting
2m, 1fKAREN - 30s, a demonic ex-girlfriend
Cast Attributes
- Ensemble cast
- Non-Traditional casting
- Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
- Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
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Authors
Matt Hoverman
An Emmy Award-winning TV writer and playwright, Matt Hoverman’s plays include Who You See Here and The Glint (both optioned for Broadway by Nelle Nugent); In Transit (FringeNYC Best Playwriting Award), The Student (winner, 34th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival), The Audience (co-book writer, Dr ...
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