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THE TWELVE DAZE OF CHRISTMAS
ISBN: 978-1-61588-347-9
Types: One Act, Holiday
Genres: Comedy, Classics
Themes: Christmas, Classic Adaptations
Duration: 60 minutes
Speaking Cast: 11 females, 10 males, 6 either (27 total cast)
Flexibility: 0-40 extras, doubling possible, gender flexible
SYNOPSIS: It's Christmas-time and all Alice wants to do is just sing one of her favorite holiday songs, "The Twelve Days of Christmas." But after just a few words, Alice realizes that when she sings, the characters in the popular holiday tune begin to come to life. Alice's boyfriend has decided to surprise her by sending her all of the twelve gifts mentioned in the traditional carol. With each verse, Alice unleashes a wacky stream of characters that are far from what most people envision when singing "The Twelve Days of Christmas." From Turtle & Dove, two attorneys that try to convince Alice to sue Santa Claus for invasion of privacy to milkmaids who have created a union and are on strike because of poor working conditions, the play turns the traditional holiday song into a fast-paced zany collection of characters. Designed to be performed by middle and high schools with large drama classes, this play keeps theatre-goers wondering who will show up every time Alice opens her mouth and sings the next verse.
Van Vleck High School Van Vleck, TX Bucyrus Little Theatre Bucyrus, OH Taft Middle School Cedar Rapids, IA Hendricks Civic Theatre DANVILLE, IN Tri-City Christian Academy Somersworth, NH Clio Cast and Crew Clio, MI Baker Prairie Middle School Canby, OR SSMS Monroe, UT DHS Drama Class Durand, MI Oak Park High School Oak Park, MI Newsome Theatre Boosters Lithia, FL Piedmont Hills HS San Jose, CA Heritage Christian Academy Birmingham, AL spanish fort middle school spanish fort, AL Amplus Academy Las Vegas, NV Bueker Middle School Marshall, MO Cathedral High School Saint Cloud, MN Phone as Banning High School Wilmington, CA Bonham Theatre Bonham, TX Warehouse Living Arts Center Corsicana, TX Warren Central High School Vicksburg, MS Yorkville Middle School Yorkville, IL Pleasant Ridge HS Easton, KS PALMYRA R-1 SCHOOL DISTRICT PALMYRA, MO The Permian Playhouse Odessa, TX Belle Fourche Community Theater Belle Fourche, SD Obion County Central Drama Class Troy, TN Sun Valley Middle School Indian Trail, NC Henderson County Performing Arts Center Athens, TX Knight Town Intermediate School New Palestine, IN St. Walters School Roselle, IL Carmichaels Area Drama Club Carmichaels, PA Little Theatre Off Broadway Grove City, OH Bellmar Middle School Belle Vernon, PA Toano Middle School Toano, VA Buckeye Union High School- WAREHOUSE Buckeye, AZ Castlewood High School Castlewood, VA Big Bad Drama Club Lovettsville, VA
As the director of a large middle school drama group, I noticed that very few plays were available for large casts. So, I decided to turn the popular holiday song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," into a comedy that would allow virtually all of my young actors to have lines. 'Twelve Daze' twists the song about gift-giving into a parade of wacky characters who will amuse your audience and reinforce some of the best themes of Christmas - goodwill, joy, and giving. I laugh out loud every time I read it. The characters are so unexpected that every verse catches the audience off-guard and just adds to the excitement of what could possibly come next!
spanish fort middle school, Mother Goose telling Alice she isn't getting 6 geese a-laying.
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