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From classic and best-selling family favorites to new and heartwarming seasonal comedies, our Christmas plays and musicals are brimming with holiday spirit.
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  1. It's a Wonderful Life Cover I51000

    It's a Wonderful Life

    Adapted for the stage by James W. Rodgers. Based on the film by Frank Capra. It’s a Wonderful Life is based on the story The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern.

    Product Code: I51000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 12m., 10w., 2 boys, 2 girls (doubling possible).

      Now licensing for 2024 only

    • 120 min.
    This is a faithful adaptation of the saga of George Bailey, whose dreams have been quashed by family obligation and civic duty, and whose guardian angel must descend on Christmas Eve to save him from despair and to remind him—by showing him what the world would have been like had he never been born—that his has been, after all, a wonderful life. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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    Scrooge and the Ghostly Spirits

    Book, music and lyrics by Douglas Post. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

    Product Code: S2X000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 10 to 25m., 8 to 25w.

      Limited Livestream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    It is Christmas Eve and everyone in London is finding merriment in the season except for the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. This musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale strips the story down to its essence while adding 17 songs that speak to the heart and to the holidays. It follows the transformation of a man of business into a person who truly understands that mankind is his one and only business. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  3. Silent Night Cover S4B000

    Silent Night

    By Peter Manos.

    Product Code: S4B000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 3m., 4w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    It is December of 1818 in the small Austrian village of Oberndorf bei Salzburg. Now in the midst of a blizzardy cold winter, an assistant priest and a poor schoolmaster strive to lift the spirits of the congregation. But the already ailing church organ is destroyed through a misunderstanding by the schoolmaster’s autistic son, who then runs away from home. In the midst of this turmoil, the schoolmaster and priest come together to produce the world’s most beloved Christmas song, “Silent Night.” Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  4. The Charitable Sisterhood Christmas Spectacular

    The Charitable Sisterhood Christmas Spectacular

    By Bo Wilson.

    Product Code: CR4000

    • Comedy
    • Community
    • 5w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    The Charitable Sisterhood is back, and they're getting ready for Second Trinity's annual Christmas show, but they're having trouble staying focused because someone has stolen the baby Jesus figure from his place in the nativity scene. Will the show go on, and what kind of show will it be? The fun doesn't let up until the hilarious revelation at the show's climax, which leaves the audience and the sisterhood filled with the very best spirit of the Christmas season. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  5. Junior Claus

    Junior Claus

    Book and lyrics by Christopher Dimond. Music by Michael Kooman.

    Product Code: J68000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
    • 3m., 3w., doubling possible, extras as desired.
    • 85 min.
    A teenage inventor, the only son of Santa Claus, is reluctant to take over the family business. Junior puts more faith in his technological inventions than in good old-fashioned Christmas magic, much to the chagrin of his father. But, when a sudden drop in Christmas spirit renders Santa incapable of making the great ride, Junior must take the reins and learn the true meaning of Christmas in time to save the day. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  6. A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

    Book by Barry Kornhauser. Music and lyrics by Ron Barnett.

    Product Code: CP1000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 8m., 9w., 14 children with doubling.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 135 min.
    There is no need to recount the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his redemptive discovery of the true Christmas spirit. It is as familiar to us as Santa Claus himself. This musical adaptation is intended as a means of chasing away the "humbugs" and saying, as only theatre can, "God bless us, everyone!" Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  7. The Christmas Bus

    The Christmas Bus

    Book, music and lyrics by Robert Inman.

    Product Code: CE3000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | Community | Professional
    • 4m., 5w., 8 children. (Children's cast can be expanded with nonspeaking parts.)

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    Mrs. Frump and the kids from her orphanage go on an adventuresome bus ride culminating in a Christmas even more special than Frump could have ever imagined. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  8. If It's Monday, This Must Be Christmas!

    If It's Monday, This Must Be Christmas!

    By Pat Cook.

    Product Code: I94000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 5m., 6w., 1 boy, 1 girl.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    In this comedic mystery, Harry Monday solves the mysteries of a department store's stolen payroll and the kidnapping of the store's Santa Claus, just in time for Christmas Eve. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  9. The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge

    The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge

    By Mark Brown.

    Product Code: TG8000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 6m., 2w., or 8m., 5w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 120 min.
    A year after his miraculous transformation, Ebenezer Scrooge is suing Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. He makes the spirits an offer: work every day, not just one day a year, and he'll drop the charges. He confesses that it took extraordinary measures to change him, so he had to go to extraordinary measures to change the Spirits of Christmas. The spirit of caring and giving should be every day, not just once a year. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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  10. A Christmas Carol Cover CA4000

    A Christmas Carol

    By John Jakes. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens.

    Product Code: CA4000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 11m., 6w., 4 boys, 2 girls (expandable).

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    This version goes beyond other adaptations with a unique dramatic concept: the audience is introduced to Charles Dickens himself. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $110/perf

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