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4 X'MAS

Collection / Anthology, Dramatic Comedy  /  4w, 2m, 2girl(s), 2boy(s)

George Cameron Grant

Four heart warming Holiday plays and one monologue. Included in this collection are: The Office Party, Sata's Clara, The First Noel, Balls, and Santa Comes to The King David.

4 X'MAS

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 2m, 2girl(s), 2boy(s)
  • 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)

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Summary

Four heart-warming Christmas plays and one monologue play for your Holiday audiences!

THE OFFICE PARTY (2m, 1f) - Bill and Joyce meet at a holiday office party, rekindling a love affair that leads to Joyce’s living room and the possible early arrival of Richard, the third side of an unresolved triangle.

SANTA’S CLARA (2m, 1f) - In the shadows of a Hell’s Kitchen bottle redemption center, a fired department store Santa meets a teenage runaway toting a shopping cart of empties and a cynical heart full of nightmare-shrouded sugar plum memories. But tonight, more than bottles may get redeemed.

THE FIRST NOEL (1f) - A homeless and hungry Noel returns to the site of her childhood, now a Chinese take-out, but will her journey get her the handout she wants, or the nurturing she needs?

BALLS (4f, 1m) - A box of very eccentric, multi-colored holiday ornaments discover just how fragile their existence really is.

SANTA COMES TO THE KING DAVID (3f, 1m) - A distraught woman saves what she thinks is a bridge leaper in a Santa suit, discovering instead a story of unfulfilled dreams, unconditional devotion, a Kris Kringle who makes annual visits to a Jewish nursing home, and the crazy possibility that two broken hearts can indeed make one whole.

History

•4 X'MAS first appeared in its entirety at the Jewel Box Stage of The Workshop Theatre, New York City, in December 2007.

Subsequent performances include:

•Stage Door Repertory Theatre • Orange County, CA • December 2011

•Phoenix Theatre • Indianapolis, IN • December 2012

•Red Mask Players • Danville, IL • December 2012

•MT Pockets Theatre • Morgantown, WV • December 2013

•The Women's Club • Beaumont, TX • December 2013

•The Hemlock Players • Hawley, PA • December 2013 (Santa Come to the King David)

•Oscar de la Hoya High School • Los Angeles, CA • December 2013

•Dingo Pines • Orono, MA • December 2013 (Balls)

•Suffield Players • Suffield, CT • December 2015

•Hutchinson Theatre Guild • Hutchinson, KS • December 2015

•Old Fort Players • Fort Madison, WI • December 2015 (Santa Comes to the King David)

•Lost & Found Productions • Denver, CO • December 2016

•Spotlight Theatre & Arts Group • Bulverde, TX • December 2016

Keywords
Performing Groups

Minimum cast of 6 can expand with roles for as many as 6 men and 10 women

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Fantasy Costumes
  • Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive, Physical Comedy
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes
    • No Special Cautions

Media

REVIEWS

“OVERWHELMINGLY LOVED BY OUR AUDIENCES! A perfect balance between powerful, thought provoking drama and light-hearted comedy!” -Nick Charles and Julie Incorvina, Owners, Stage Door Repertory Theatre, Anaheim, CA

"As an audience member, I LOVED IT. The creativity, the reality, the understandable, and the unfathomable all flow from the remarkable mind of Mr. Grant. As a retired literature teacher, I was delighted to witness so touching a production." - Bill Raabe, Fountain Valley, California

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $90 per performance
    $55 per short play individually

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Authors

George Cameron Grant

George Cameron Grant

Playwright and hope peddler George Cameron Grant is the grandson of Lanarkshire-born Olympian George Guthrie Cameron. He's the internationally produced author of 12 full-length plays, dozens of one-acts, and countless monologues. His latest, 3 Egg Creams – A Rhapsody in the R ...

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