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Town That Couldn't Have Christmas

Short Play, Drama  /  6w, 3m, 2girl(s), 2boy(s)

Helen M. Clark

Purses are fat with money, but a little old lady who begs for a bit of food is turned away from every door. The Christmas Way has been lighted but our little old lady warns they should not expect Him to walk where there is only selfishness. She is right, for the town is plunged into darkness.

Town That Couldn't Have Christmas

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 3m, 2girl(s), 2boy(s)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday, Chancel Drama / Pageant, Faith-based

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Summary
Purses are fat with money, but a little old lady who begs for a bit of food is turned away from every door. The Christmas Way has been lighted but our little old lady warns they should not expect Him to walk where there is only selfishness. She is right, for the town is plunged into darkness. Candles will not burn, trees wither, the tinsel grows black, the bells will not ring, and gifts give nothing but pain. When the town has atoned for its selfishness, Christmas comes back and the Christ Child reigns supreme.
HULDA - the inkeeper's wife
NIEL - her son, aged ten
LOTTIE - her daughter, aged eight
ELISA - the butcher's wife
ADELAIDE - the baker's wife
WOMAN
THE MISER
THE OLD GYPSY WOMAN
CONRAD - the duke
GUSTAVE - his aide
CHARLOTTE
LUDWIG - aged ten
BARBARA - aged eight
  • Setting A room in the Black Mountain Inn
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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