The Trouble with the Christmas Presents
by Mary P. Hamlin
Short Play, Comedy / 3m, 3f, 4m or f
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The Trouble with the Christmas Presents
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Cast Size
3m, 3f, 4m or fDuration
30 minutesSubgenre
Christmas/HolidayTarget Audience
- Appropriate for all audiences
Additional Info
The night before Christmas a young married couple frets about the presents they've selected for their friends and family. After they've gone to sleep, the presents come to life to talk about the ups and downs of being a present - the anxiety of being wanted or not, being the dreaded present passed around year after year. A nostaligic short play from 1931. Sweet, endearing, and perfect for all audiences.
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Considerations
Performing Groups
- Jr High/Primary
- High School/Secondary
- College Theatre / Student
- Community Theatre
- Shoestring Budget
- Church / Religious Groups
Cautions
- No Special Cautions
License details
- Minimum Fee: $45 per performance
Production
Details
- Time Period: Contemporary, 1930s
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Setting: The night before Christmas. The living-room in the home of a young married couple of moderate income and good taste.
- Features / Contains: Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Period Costumes
Music
- Musical Style: N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal Demands: N/A (Not a musical)
- Chorus Size: No Chorus
Casting
3m, 3f, 4m or f
FRED CARTER - a young business man.
JULIA CARTER - his young and pretty wife.
CALENDAR
NECKTIE
DOLL
CLOCK
GIRL BOOK-END
BOY BOOK-END
PINCUSHION
SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
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JULIA CARTER - his young and pretty wife.
CALENDAR
NECKTIE
DOLL
CLOCK
GIRL BOOK-END
BOY BOOK-END
PINCUSHION
SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
Cast Attributes
- Ensemble cast
- Non-Traditional casting
- Cross gender casting
- Flexible casting
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