CHRISTMAS GRUMPING 101
A one-act Christmas Comedy
by
Tara Meddaugh
Christmas Grumping professors, Sourpuss Fuddy Duddy and Killjoy Cactus Snarl, are pleased to find their classroom filled with eager elf-students desiring to learn the art of becoming a Christmas grump. However, the class of bright-eyed cheerful students are blatantly failing. Every. Single. Lesson. Are the elves really that dull? Are they actually trying? Or is there some other reason they’re all in this class…? And is there anything, like, anything at all, that maybe…just maybe… the Grumping professors can learn from the sugar-loving, compliment-spewing elves?
DETAILS:
Genre: Comedy/Christmas/children/teen/theater for a young audience. Family-friendly.
Running time: 30-40 minutes
Cast size: 16 speaking roles and unlimited ensemble roles (ensemble roles have unison lines). Note this is NOT a musical.
Cast Gender: Any gender. Roles can be male/female/any gender. Specific pronouns are sometimes used for characters in the script, but directors and actors have permission to change pronouns to fit casting.
Age: any age - child through adult (great for middle-schoolers, but also good for older teens in High School, younger children, and adults can have fun with this too!)
Setting: Classroom at the North Pole
Click here to read a free excerpt of the one-act play, CHRISTMAS GRUMPING 101.
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CHRISTMAS GRUMPING 101
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
(16+ any gender)
KILLJOY CACTUS SNARL - Male (any gender). A Christmas grump elf. New at teaching Christmas Grumping 101, a bit short tempered. Former pupil of Sourpuss.
SOURPUSS FUDDY DUDDY - Any gender, a Christmas grump elf. More experienced at teaching Christmas Grumping and has more patience. Mentor to Killjoy.
PING PONG SUGAR PLUM - Any gender. An elf, has a lot of toys in pockets, aspires to be a leader.
PERKY RIBBONS BUMBLE PIE - Any gender. An elf, really likes cookies.
GLITZY WAFFLES GIGGLE-BEAR Female (any gender). An elf, likes to look nice.
SILLY CINNAMON SOCKS - Any gender. An elf, skeptical of the Grinching 101 class
PEPPERMINT GLITTER MCBUTTONS - Female (any gender) An elf, bff with Happy Eggnog Twinkles
JOLLY GINGER ORANGE PINECONE - Male (any gender). An elf. Has a crush on Peppy Fruitcake Fuzzy Nose
HAPPY EGGNOG TWINKLES - Female (any gender). An elf, bff with Peppermint Glitter McButtons
MERRY BERRY CHEERY CHERRY - Female (any gender). An elf, top in her class.
CHIPPY SWEET NUTMEG GLITTER - Male (any gender). An elf, not super smart.
FROSTY SNOWBALL WONDER - Any gender. An elf, a strong minded Christmas Elf
COCOA PUFF HOLLY GIGGLES THE FOURTH - Any gender. An elf, perpetually upbeat and positive
PEPPY FRUITCAKE FUZZY NOSE - Female (any gender). An elf. Has a crush on Jolly Ginger Orange Pinecone
FLUFFY MCWAFFLES TART - Any gender. An elf. Doesn’t like the sound of jingle bells
TOOTSIE FROSTED COOKIE STOCKINGS - Any gender. An elf, loves videogames
ELVES - Unlimited number of ensemble elves.
Tell me you do NOT want to play a character with a name like Tootsie Frosted Cooking Stockings??? :)
Check out individual monologues of these characters here!
Tootsie Frosted Cookie Stockings’ monologue, Forbidden in the Elf Manual.
Fluffy McWaffles Tart’s monologue, Jingle Bell Hater.