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Holiday 19

A Gift to Remember

HEARTWARMING TALE Drama | Cast: 6m., 8 to 11w., extras if desired. | One int. set
Run time: 90 min. | Code: GD2000
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. Adapted by Joseph Robinette.
Based on the book Can This Be Christmas? by Debbie Macomber.

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It’s a Wonderful Life AVAILABLE

Comedy/Drama | Cast: 12m., 10w., 2 boys, 2 girls (doubling possible). | Run time: 120 min.
Code: I51000
This is a faithful adaptation of the saga of George Bailey, whose dreams have been
squashed 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.
Adapted for the stage by James W. Rodgers. Based on the film by Frank Capra.

Miracle on 34th Street, the Play

Comedy/Drama | Cast: 3m., 2w., 1 girl, 14 either gender, many extras, including children.
Area staging | Run time: 100 min. | Code: M96000
In this heartwarming tale, an old man named Kris Kringle gets a job working as Santa for
Macy’s. After referring parents to other stores to find exactly the toy their child has asked for,
he ends up in a court competency hearing. In a dramatic decision, the court confirms Kris as
the true Santa, allowing a special little girl and countless other children to experience the joy
of childhood fantasy. Adapted by Mountain Community Theater from the novel by Valentine
Davies. Based upon the Twentieth Century Fox motion picture Miracle on 34th Street.

Sherlock Holmes and the
Case of the Christmas Goose
FUN HOLIDAY MYSTERY Comedy | Cast: 5 to 7m., 3 to 9w., up to 12 either gender. | Flexible staging
Run time: 60 min. Code: S2N000
In this family-friendly mystery, Sherlock Holmes must discover the identity of a man who
lost his hat and goose in a late-night scuffle, and then the countess of Morcar’s rare and
valuable blue carbuncle is found stuffed down the goose’s throat. The pursuit of the thief
leads Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to Covent Garden Market and all over the streets of
wintery London. Adapted by Michael Menendian and John Weagly. From The Adventure of
the Blue Carbuncle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Silent Night: The (Mostly) True Story of the World’s
Most Beloved Carol

Drama | Cast: 3m., 4w. | Minimal set | Run time: 60 min. | Code: S4B000
It is December of 1818 in the small Austrian village of Oberndorf bei Salzburg. Now in the
midst of a blizzardy cold winter, an assistant priest and a poor schoolmaster strive to lift
the spirits of the congregation. But the already ailing church organ is destroyed through a
misunderstanding by the schoolmaster’s autistic son, who then runs away from home. In
the midst of this turmoil, the schoolmaster and priest come together to produce the world’s
most beloved Christmas song, “Silent Night.” By Peter Manos.