Short Christmas Plays
A Christmas Play has a finite shelf life - once December 26th arrives, the world has moved on. But conflict, pain, joy and memory don’t just get packed up with the tinsel and lights. They endure.
These plays embody different aspects of the Christmas experience, and provide a commentary on how we view the holidays.
SECRET SANTA
A father deals with his relationship with his daughter, while apparently shifting his affections to the kids he visits every year as a local Santa Claus. The main character of "Grocery List" deals with further repercussions of his life in this short sequel play.
(1M, 1F)
LATE DECEMBER REDS AND BLUES
It's the annual post-Christmas meeting of the Local Chapter of Santa Claus Support, International, a support group for people playing Santa Claus during the Christmas season. But for Charles of the "Grocery List" short play, their newest member seems a little too familiar... (4M, 1F)
THE NECESSARY NATIVITY
As the Nativity Set is unpacked for a church’s annual Christmas celebration, a janitor speculates on how important those behind the scenes were to the Christmas story...
(2M, 2F, 1 ANY + Manger characters)
“BARRY WALLACE’s short play, “The Necessary Nativity”, is a must for any Christmas Holiday Festival. The story of the birth of our Savior is told in a wonderful way. It takes some liberties of storytelling but is so heartwarming and wonderful. I highly recommend it be read and produced.”
YET TO COME
A strangely unfamiliar Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by a darkly cloaked spirit on the night of his death - in a time Yet To Come. (2M, 1A)