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  1. Sharing

    Sharing

    By O.B. Rozell.

    Product Code: SY2000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 4m., 7w.

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    • 25 min.
    A family copes with the loss of their wife and mother at holiday time. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  2. Requiem for the Innkeeper

    Requiem for the Innkeeper

    By Betty Andrews.

    Product Code: R28000

    • Drama
    • High School | College
    • 5m., 4w. (extras.)
    • 40 min.
    An elderly innkeeper reminisces about the first Christmas Eve, when he had to tell Mary and Joseph there was no room in the inn. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  3. It's Sad, So Sad When an Elf Goes Bad

    It's Sad, So Sad When an Elf Goes Bad

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: ID3000

    • Comedy
    • Elementary School | Middle School
    • 12+ actors, either gender, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 35 min.
    A misfit elf and retired reindeer plot revenge on Santa, but discover others can be hurt by their actions. Learn More
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  4. The Sheep Thief

    The Sheep Thief

    Adapted by Ford Ainsworth from The Second Shepherd's Play.

    Product Code: SY4000

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

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    • 35 min.
    Three shepherds must thwart the efforts of a thieving scoundrel named Mak who is trying to steal their sheep. In spite of their vigilance, Mak manages to steal a lamb. The scene in which Mak and his wife, Gil, try to pass the lamb off as their newborn baby is some of the best comedy ever written. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  5. O, Little Town

    O, Little Town

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: O89000

    • Drama
    • High School
    • 10+ actors, flexible

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    • 35 min.
    God and an angel are disappointed in people's behavior around the Christmas holiday until a young couple giving birth restore some hope for humanity. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  6. Christmas All Over the Place

    Christmas All Over the Place

    Book by Judith Martin. Music by Donald Ashwander.

    Product Code: CH3000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School
    • 4m., 5w.
    • 20 min.
    The four Huffenpuffs and the four Wigglebees, former neighbors now living a winter apart in the North and the South, have accidentally invited each family to spend Christmas with the other. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  7. The Christmas Dream

    The Christmas Dream

    Adapted by I. E. Clark. Based on a poem by Edwin Markham.

    Product Code: CL3000

    • Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School
    • 3m., 3w.

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    • 20 min.
    A humble cobbler awaits a visit from the Lord as told to him in a dream, while several unexpected guests stop by his home. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  8. The Little Match Girl

    The Little Match Girl

    Adapted by Herman Ammann. Based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale.

    Product Code: LJ2000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 8m., 10w., extras.
    • 30 min.
    Ragged, hungry little Maggie tries to sell matches on the icy streets of a cold city, but no one will buy them because they are so involved in their own interests that they fail to understand the needs of others. Learn More
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  9. The Littlest Angel

    The Littlest Angel

    Adapted by Patricia Gray. Based on the story by Charles Tazewell.

    Product Code: L26000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 9 characters, plus extras.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 20 min.
    Known throughout Heaven as "The Littlest Angel", an unruly boy who sings off-key is ordered to present himself before the Angel of Peace. What happens then makes this a beautiful and heartwarming play for young people. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $50/perf

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  10. The Gift of the Magi

    The Gift of the Magi

    Based on the story by O. Henry. Adapted by Anne Coulter Martens.

    Product Code: G21000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 2m., 5w.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 30 min.
    This is a touching story of a young couple unable to afford presents for each other on their first Christmas together. Each sacrifices a treasure to provide a gift for the other but, in so doing, they work at almost tragically funny cross-purposes. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $55/perf

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