Christmas show for children
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Topic: Christmas show for children
Posted By: peacfrog50
Subject: Christmas show for children
Date Posted: 8/12/10 at 3:05pm
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Our group is putting together its 2011 season, and i always direct the fall/winter show. I would love to put on a christmas show aimed at children. Not sure were to start script wise...any suggestions? we are a fairly small group, so no large cast shows..
Thanks!!
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Posted By: Theatermama
Date Posted: 8/15/10 at 11:04pm
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It is not exactly a Christmas Show per se but one of our theaters did Frog and Toad at Christmas and I thought it was wonderful and only has 5 characters but it is a musical.
We have a version of Christmas Carol that uses less than 10 people and is only 30-45 minutes long depending on which version you choose - it was adapted by one of our past board members.
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Posted By: peacfrog50
Date Posted: 8/16/10 at 9:45am
| great thanks for the suggestions!! do you know where i could check out those scripts? |
Posted By: JoeMc
Date Posted: 8/16/10 at 9:56pm
You could always do a pantomime check out  Stuart is a member here, along with David from member_profile.asp?PF=386 - P&M Sales & others.
Panto is flexable with numbers & you can generaly localise the scripts.
Also these days you can peruse the scripts online. ------------- [western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!} |
Posted By: mommathes
Date Posted: 8/17/10 at 10:37am
| I have a show that was a huge success for our group two years ago and was produced last year by another theater who had sold out performances too. The audience laughed and cried when they were supposed to so I think it worked well. The script uses both contemporary and period scenes based on the famous editorial response, Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. Let me if you would like to see an excerpt. |
Posted By: peacfrog50
Date Posted: 8/17/10 at 10:56am
| yes i would love to see an exerpt! can you PM me? |
Posted By: sonshine
Date Posted: 8/17/10 at 5:59pm
| Go to http://www.lillenas.com/nphweb/html/ldol/innerpage.jsp?c=LDOL&cs=SEASO&sc=CHRAD&ss=NA&nid=lcol - http://www.lillenas.com/nphweb/html/ldol/innerpage.jsp?c=LDOL&cs=SEASO&sc=CHRAD&ss=NA&nid=lcol |
Posted By: mommathes
Date Posted: 8/18/10 at 11:52pm
| I can email an excerpt to you or anyone else interested. I sent a PM with a little more info. |
Posted By: Lazy Bee
Date Posted: 8/19/10 at 10:55am
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How small is fairly small? (In the following, I have assumed a maximum of 20, but, for example, James Barry's version of Three Musketeers has a cast of 3.) http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/cgi-bin/Search_Results.asp?iXM=10&iXF=10&iAR=4&sSp1=Spoof - This link takes you to a collection of "family shows" (suitable for mixed audiences of adults and children) As Joe McC has said above, we offer http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/cgi-bin/Search_Results.asp?iXM=10&iXF=10&iAR=2&iC%281%29=1&iC%285%29=2 - British Pantomimes (these may seem odd at first sight, but the do go down well with US audiences). Again, these are aimed at family audiences. Then there are http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/cgi-bin/Search_Results.asp?iXM=10&iXF=10&iAR=2&iC%281%29=2&iC%285%29=2&iC%2823%29=1 - shows to be performed by adults to an audience of children (only one in this category, and not specifically Christmasssy.) ------------- Stuart Lazy Bee Scripts http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk - http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk read complete play scripts on-line |
Posted By: jonplaywright
Date Posted: 8/20/10 at 10:31pm
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I'd highly recommend a play we represent at YouthPLAYS, The Christmas Princess by Arthur M. Jolly. In a line: A spoiled princess must find three magical Christmas gifts for her parents if she is to escape an arranged marriage to the world's stupidest prince. It's had a number of successful productions, and you can go here to order a free electronic perusal: http://youthplays.com/plays/view/122 - http://youthplays.com/plays/view/122 Cheers, Jon Dorf http://www.youthplays.com - www.youthplays.com |
Posted By: meldelsole
Date Posted: 9/11/11 at 9:13am
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Hi -
I recently saw your post about a Christmas show you suggested last year....any chance you could send be an excerpt? We're looking for something for this Christmas that involves kids and adults - thanks ------------- Melanie |
Posted By: mommathes
Date Posted: 10/17/11 at 10:56pm
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Melanie,
I know you posted this several weeks ago but I just saw it now and I am wondering if you are still looking for a Christmas show. |
Posted By: peacfrog50
Date Posted: 11/01/11 at 3:45pm
| no not for this year but are always open to suggestions for next year |