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A CHRISTMAS CHAOS - FULL LENGTH
ISBN: 978-1-61588-223-6
Types: Full Length, Holiday
Genres: Comedy, Farce, Classics
Themes: Christmas, Classic Adaptations
Duration: 85 minutes
Speaking Cast: 6 females, 4 males, 6 either (16 total cast)
Flexibility: gender flexible
SYNOPSIS: Gadzooks! The Royal Shakespeare Company hasn't arrived as promised to perform their stirring rendition of "A Christmas Carol." So our intrepid band of hapless actors and technicians must put together their own production in only seven hours! What a pity that they are not quite up to the task, even though they give it their all. Have you ever experienced backstage mayhem? Well, you haven't seen anything yet! The play focuses on these poor but dedicated thespians doing their best while chaos is all around them: two kids fighting over who gets to play Tiny Tim, a confused actor who thinks she's in another show, a haughty lead actor, one actor playing both Bob and Mrs. Cratchit, an out-of-control director, thrown together props and costumes, ridiculous scenery, and tons of flubs and confusion. Most of the actors in the show play multiple roles in this extremely fast-paced and physical comedy. Even the light and sound board operators are characters in the show! The play is a hilarious backstage comedy that pokes fun at the classic novel and everything that can go wrong with a theatrical production.
Southwest Playhouse Clinton, OK WHS Theatre Willcox, AZ Southside Elementary School Lebanon, TN The Village Players Brandon, FL, FL Area Community Theatre Mitchell, SD Southmoore Theatre Moore, OK
King's Players Community Theatre Virginia Beach, VA Bueker Middle School Marshall, MO First Avenue Playhouse Atlantic Highlands, NJ Sierra Vista Community Theatre Sierra Vista, AZ Stained glass theatre Joplin, MO Natchez Little Theatre Natchez, MS Medway High School Arva, ON, Canada Triune Entertainment Bristow, VA Old Fort Players, inc Fort Madison, IA Acadia Community Theatre Mount Desert, ME Essex Community Players ESSEX JUNCTION, VT Shoestring Theatre Inc Lake Helen, FL Yukon High School Yukon, OK National Heritage Academies Grand Rapids, MI Lutheran HIgh School Northwest Rochester Hills, MI Top of the Torrens Theatre Group INC Mount Pleasant, Australia Smyrna High School Smyrna, DE Kennedale Community Theatre in the Park Arlington, TX On Stage Skane Marieholm, Sweden Summit High School Spring Hill, TN Castaways Repertory Theatre Woodbridge, VA Bastrop Opera House Bastrop, TX Triple Threat Productions Quincy, CA Truckee Community Theater Truckee, CA Theatre Glenvar High Salem, VA St Augustine's College Brookvale, Australia Elgin Theatre Company Elgin, IL Northstar High School Boswell, PA Cheboygan Area High School Cheboygan, MI County Line High School Branch, AR The Troupe Theatre Midlothian, TX Page High School Franklin, TN
A Christmas Chaos began as a short play titled, "8 Minute Christmas Carol." It was part of an original holiday show produced in Texas called: "Live From DeSoto: A TV Christmas Special" and featured an all-youth cast. A year later, the short play was greatly expanded to full-length in celebration of New Moon Productions' last season in Texas. Several of the events and characters featured in the play are lightly based on real backstage mayhem experienced during our ten years there. After moving to Portland, Oregon (and several re-writes later), the show saw two more productions - one with an adult cast and one with a youth cast. Based on cast and audience feedback, the play was once again rewritten to its current state.
by Michael Wehrli Ft. Carson Community Theatre by Michael Wehrli, Fort Carson Community Theatre (CO) Ft. Carson Community Theatre Ft. Carson Community Theatre Ft. Carson Community Theatre Ft. Carson Community Theatre Ft. Carson Community Theatre
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