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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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  2. Christmas, Virtually

    Christmas, Virtually

    By Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus.

    Product Code: CS7000

    • Comedy | Drama | Farce | Satire
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | Community
    • 3 to 10m., 3 to 15w., 1 to 11 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 65 min.
    This online theatrical event is designed to be rehearsed and performed on Zoom. These 12 delightful scenes range in tone from sweet and silly to heartfelt to poignant. Dealing with life during the holidays, everyone can relate to what these characters are going through. From a famous reindeer in therapy because of his nose, to a soldier sending a holiday message home, to Hanukkah struggling to find meaning in the Christmas blitz, this show can be reordered, trimmed, cut and adapted to YOUR audience. Just because we can’t be together doesn’t mean we can’t have Christmas, Virtually. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  3. A Dickens Carol DH3000

    A Dickens Carol

    By Ned Crowley.

    Product Code: DH3000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 5 to 6 m., 5 to 6w., 2 either gender.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    A Dickens Carol re-imagines the story of Scrooge from Dickens’ point of view. It’s 1842 Victorian London, and Dickens has become embittered toward life. In a way, he has become a bit of a Scrooge, a character he has yet to even create! But on a cold Christmas Eve, his fortunes take a turn when a train crash sends Dickens into the icy Kent river. There, he is visited by three spirits who lead him on a journey that transforms his life and inspires him to write his most celebrated work ever. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $90/perf

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  4. Scrooge and the Ghostly Spirits Cover S2X000

    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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

    By Philip Grecian. 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: IF1000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 7 to 17m., 4 to 8w., 2 to 4 boys, 2 to 4 girls.

      Now licensing for 2024 only

    • 115 min.
    In this adaptation of the classic film, George Bailey stands on a bridge contemplating suicide on Christmas Eve. A guardian angel intervenes and helps him realize how many lives he has touched, how many people he has helped—and that he has been a success, after all. Learn More
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  8. A Gift to Remember

    A Gift to Remember

    Adapted by Joseph Robinette. Based on the book Can This Be Christmas? by Debbie Macomber.

    Product Code: GD2000

    • Drama
    • High School | Community
    • 6m., 8 to 11w., extras if desired.

      No Livestream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    On Christmas Eve, during a snowstorm, a group of strangers are trying to reach their destinations in time for the holidays. When engine trouble on their train forces them to disembark and take shelter at a small depot, the former strangers begin to bond as they realize the memory of this night will be a gift to remember. Learn More
    $10.95 /script

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  9. A Good Old-Fashioned Big Family Christmas

    A Good Old-Fashioned Big Family Christmas

    By Pat Cook.

    Product Code: GD3000

    • Comedy
    • High School | College | Community
    • 5m., 9w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 90 min.
    As the huge Christmas party with the whole family nears, suddenly everyone is on their best behavior. The husbands, the wives, even the kids. Everybody is being good…too good. Is it possible to be TOO good? This party has more intrigue behind it than a whole host of spy novels and all the traditional Christmas standbys are utilized as the family tries to throw A Good Old-Fashioned Big Family Christmas. Learn More
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  10. A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

    By Philip Grecian. Based upon his play and the novel by Charles Dickens.

    Product Code: CQ4000

    • Drama
    • High School | College | Community | Professional
    • 6 to 18m., 5 to 11w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 60 min.
    The original Dickens story is all here in this familiar tale told as a radio drama onstage, complete with sound effects and music cues, minimal costuming and a simple set. The storyteller begins, transforming into the mean and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge as he speaks. Throughout, the storyteller remains in the Scrooge characterization as the other actors narrate in their natural voices while assuming new voices and dialects, becoming every character in the tale. Learn More
    $39.95 /script

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