SANTA’S LOUSY JOB
from the one-act comedy, Christmas Superpowers and Believing in Blitzen
Genre: COMEDY/CHILDREN'S
Cast: FEMALE
Setting: A STORE
Age range: 5-12 years old
Description: LAUREN sits on Santa’s lap. She speaks to him.
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LAUREN
You did a really bad job last year. I know I’m just a kid, and I know they say what you do is hard, but I mean, I could have done a way better job. And I’m not even 10. Like, here’s a tip. Girls like to build things too. Okay? If you knew me at all, you’d know that. You give my brother, like, 4 Lego packages and you give me, what? A stuffed dog, a stuffed rabbit with a baby rabbit, a stuffed kangaroo with a baby kangaroo and a…what was the other one? A stuffed alligator. With an egg. I mean, do you think—END OF EXCERPT
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To four young children, Christmas is no simple sleigh ride. Annie’s new best friend is a talking reindeer, and she’s not sure if that’s really okay... Sam is experiencing the pressure of being the Lead Shepherd in the church pageant. Dylan has a very secretive wish he hopes Santa can deliver. And Lauren needs to make sure someone is giving her little brother a very special Christmas. Experience the joys and challenges of Christmas through the eyes of these children in this monologue-driven one-act comedy.
-This is a one-act Christmas-themed comedic play filled with great monologues. Running time is approximately 25 minutes.
-Cast: With doubling there is a cast off 5 actors: 3 male, 2 female - even with this breakdown, all roles are fairly gender flexible. Without doubling, the 1 adult character role may be split into 3 roles, so cast would be 7 actors: 3 male, 2 female, 2 male/female/neutral/flexible
Minimal set.
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