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  1. An Old-Fashioned Christmas

    An Old-Fashioned Christmas

    By Sally Bowman.

    Product Code: O91000

    • Comedy
    • Middle School | High School | College
    • 2 to 3m., 5w., extras.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 30 min.
    Retirees wish for an old fashioned Christmas, but are not so enthusiastic when their wish is granted. Learn More
    $7.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  2. Carol * A Christmas

    Carol * A Christmas

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: CK4000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 10 to 27 actors, either gender, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 25 min.
    A modern day adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" in which a high school student learns there is more to life than studying and grades. Learn More
    $9.95 /script

    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  3. Not Even A. Mouse

    Not Even A. Mouse

    By Jerome McDonough.

    Product Code: N79000

    • Comedy | Drama
    • Elementary School | Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 8 to 34 actors, either gender, flexible.

      Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available

    • 25 min.
    A mouse and his sister try to find the perfect gift for their mother for Christmas not knowing they had the gift all along. Learn More
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    Min. Royalty Rate: $40/perf

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  4. A Magic Christmas

    A Magic Christmas

    By Faye D. Julian.

    Product Code: ML2000

    • Drama
    • Middle School | High School | College | TYA
    • 2m., 4w.
    • 30 min.
    This one-act play for children shows a very special Christmas for Miss Annie Belle, who hasn't had a truly merry Christmas in many years. Now, running out of money, this may be her worst. She is so lonely that she talks to her plants and a dilapidated old doll whose head keeps falling off. A series of strange events, aided by the poinsettia, the holly plant and the doll, give Miss Annie her chance to prove the goodness of her heart. Learn More
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  5. 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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