![]() Or rather, Ned tries to fill them out and Nelly slowly drives him insane. Two dudes find their relationship challenged when an ex-girlfriend with a penchant for breaking hearts and feasting on human flesh shows up on Christmas EveĮvery year, prosperous, conservative couple Ned and Nelly fill out their Christmas cards together. Newlyweds Greg and Cheryl have resolved to spend Christmas together alone in their tiny apartment for the first time This Collection of hilarious festive comedy offers a wonderful alternative to the traditional seasonal play. The five short (10-15 minutes) comedy plays humorously comment on holiday themes – family, the nativity, Xmas cards, and elves! Unit set – runs about an hourĬhristmas Shorts – Going Home & The Christmas Witch & Xmas Cards & Nativity & The Student by Matt Hoverman They also help him to understand that home is “where your family is, where you’re with the people who love you best of all”.įinally Alexander agrees to leave, but warns that - Do you hear him? He means it! He’s not not not not not not going to move again!Ĭommissioned and premiered by The John F. While Alexander barricades his bedroom door, his mom and dad and even his brothers find some special ways to make it easier for Alexander to leave. ![]() Then he decides he’ll hide so that his parents’ll never find him, but that doesn’t work out either. Then he tries to build a tent so he can live by himself. And he’ll never again have his soccer team or his car pool or kids who know him or…Īnyway, he can’t bear to leave the people and places he loves, so he decides that he won’t move. First he tries to live with three different neighbors. And he’ll never have a great sitter like Rachel again. Use your imagination.ĬOSTUMES: Like the set, they can be simple or more elaborate.Alexander – Who’s Not Not Not Not Not Not Going to Moveīy Judith Viorst & Shelly Markham from Judith ViorstĪlexander has just received some really bad news from his parents … His dad has taken a job in a city a thousand miles away, which means that he and his mom and his dad and his bossy older brothers, Nick and Anthony, are going to have to move to a whole new city.Īnd even though his mom says, “Wait, you’ll like it,” Alexander already knows that he’ll hate it. He’ll hate it because he’ll never have a best friend like Paul again. For instance, chairs can be used as tree stumps a pond can be represented by a blue piece of cloth forest trees can be represented by ficus trees or painted cardboard cutouts attached to the backs of chairs. But, if desired, a set can still be created from things around the house or classroom. The scripts in this book were written to be easily performed in a home or class with very little in the way of a set. Set pieces also create an environment for the play-trees for a forest cactus for a desert, etc. SET: The set is composed of items on the stage that are not usually carried around by the performers, such as stools, couches, tables, etc. Within the script, change the pronouns he, she, his, and her to fit. If King is played by a girl, it’s okay to change it to Queen. For instance, if Old Woman is played by a boy, it’s okay to change the character’s name to Old Man. Change the name of the character, if needed. ~CROSS is to move from one area of the stage to another area.ĬHARACTERS: Many of the characters can be played by either a girl or a boy. ~CURTAIN CALL is what happens at the end of the play: the actors come to center and bow to the audience. ![]() ~END and sometimes CURTAIN means the show is over ~Information in parenthesis ( ) are directions for the actor. ~AT RISE means at the rise of the curtain, or at the start of the show. ~SETTING is where the play takes place and how the stage might be set up. There is also off left and off right, meaning an actor is no longer on stage. ~From those main areas come the nine stage areas: down right, down center, down left center right, center, center left up right, up center, up left. ~RIGHT and LEFT are from the actor’s viewpoint, as he or she is facing the audience. ~DOWN is that part of the stage closest to the audience. Although the scripts may have stage directions, you can always choose to do it differently. STAGE AREAS: The stage is divided into areas to help performers know where to be on certain lines. ![]() The Crows and the Snake Eggs, a Texas Fable (5) (Numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of characters needed for the play.) Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to and purchase your own copy. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. ![]() This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. ![]()
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