From classic and best-selling family favorites to new and heartwarming seasonal comedies, our Christmas plays and musicals are brimming with holiday spirit.
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
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
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
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
Book by Joseph Robinette. Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Based on the motion picture A Christmas Story distributed by Warner Bros., written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark, and upon In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash written by Jean Shepherd. Produced with permission of Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Dalfie Entertainment.
Product Code: CD2000
Comedy
Community | Professional
15m., 10w. May expand to 20+m., 15+w.
120 min.
Set in the 1940s, this musical based on the holiday movie classic follows 9-year-old Ralphie and his quest for the perfect Christmas gift—a Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Rebuffed at every turn with a similar echoing response, Ralphie plots numerous schemes to achieve his desperate desire for the coveted BB gun. Learn More
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
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
Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
3m., 3w., optional ensemble of up to 8 children.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
70 min.
On Christmas Eve 1898, in the heart of New York City, a ragged little girl, Lizzie, is huddled by the steps of an elegant brownstone. When her Gran brings her a gift of "waking dreams" that help her imagine what might be, Lizzie goes into the grand house and offers a unique gift to the family inside. Encouraged by her friends, Lizzie recognizes her own beauty and realizes that without our dreams for the future, we are without hope. Learn More
Middle School | High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
3m., 3w., 1m. or 1w., 3 girls, 1 girl or boy.
Limited Livestream Rights Available
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65 min.
In this comedic play-within-a-play set in 20th-century provincial Russia, a colorful troupe of actors present the Russian classic fairy tale of Snergorka, the daughter of St. Nicholas who saves Christmas. Learn More
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
