...and a Groundhog in a Pear Tree
book & lyrics by Lindsay Price, music by Kristin Gauthier
The Twelve Days of Christmas go on strike. Will the holidays be the same? A one act romp with music.
About 45 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
20
3 M | 5 W | 12 Any Gender
Simple Set
60 pages
In addition to traditional live stage performance rights, ...and a Groundhog in a Pear Tree can also be performed under the following scenarios.
Virtual Performance
A Virtual Performance is a performance on an online web conferencing platform such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, or Google Meets where performers are geographically isolated from one another and not together on a stage.
No audience is physically present with the performers. The audience is logged in to the same web conferencing platform as the performers.
Each time the play is performed for a virtual audience of any size (whether or not admission is charged) constitutes one performance.
Livestream Performance
Productions of ...and a Groundhog in a Pear Tree may be Livestreamed.
All Livestream Performances must be conducted through our Authorized Streaming Partner, BookTix. Please contact BookTix at info@booktix.com for more information about Livestreaming.
A Livestream Performance is a traditional performance that is livestreamed to the Internet as the actors are performing. Instead of watching the show live in the theatre, the audience watches virtually from their home or other location.
All Livestream Performances must be conducted through our Authorized Streaming Partner, BookTix. Please contact BookTix at info@booktix.com for more information about Livestreaming.
A Livestream Performance may be pre-recorded. Recordings for pre-recorded Livestreams may be made if the recording is destroyed at the conclusion of the production. Should the producing organization want to retain the recording for archival purposes, they must purchase a separate Videorecording License from Theatrefolk.
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Each time the show is Livestreamed (whether performed live or pre-recorded) constitutes one performance.
One license, three ways to use it
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"On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Eight maids a burping, Seven socks a stinking, Six greasy ladles…"
There's trouble in Calendar Castle: The "Twelve Days of Christmas" are getting too big for their britches. They've all got agents, they're making demands, and worse, they're refusing to sing their signature song! Can Groundhog Day, the April Fool, and February 29th come to the rescue?
With a huge cast singing the funniest version of The Twelve Days of Christmas you've ever heard, this holiday romp is a sure-fire hit.
Characters
20
3 Men, 5 Women, 12 Any Gender
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FISH
[M]
137 lines
- April Fool’s Day
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TEE NINE
[M]
86 lines
- February 29th
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N.Y.D.
[M]
47 lines
- New Year’s Day
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CALIA
[W]
81 lines
- Valentine’s Day
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WHISTLE
[W]
112 lines
- Groundhog Day
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JUNE
[W]
48 lines
- Father’s Day
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THE JUNETTES
[W]
15 lines
- June’s hench-chicks
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AGENTS (12)
[A]
10, 7, 11, 9, 8, 4, 5, 8, 6, 7, 8, 6 lines
- One for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas
- Subgenres
- Christmas/Holiday Fairy tales
- Settings
- Present day
- Dress
- Fantasy costumes Contemporary costumes
- Audience
- All audiences Children Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Mime Audience participation Physical comedy Music
- Set
- Simple set
- Cross-Curricular Uses
- Music
- Other uses
- Competition Monologues Scene work Audition material Class work
Prop List
sash, coloured pieces of paper, can with fake snake, tambourine, whistles, cart, picnic basket
Multimedia
The Twelve Drecks of Christmas (p. 6)
| MP3 | Sheet Music |
Father's Day (p. 15)
| MP3 | Sheet Music |
Strike Song (p. 20)
| MP3 | Sheet Music |
Strike Song 2 (p. 24)
| MP3 | Sheet Music |
Poor Waif Song (p. 25)
| MP3 | Sheet Music |
The Christmas Song Song (p. 26)
| MP3 | Sheet Music |
New Twelve Days of Christmas (p. 35)
| MP3 | Sheet Music |
Strike Song 3 (p. 37)
| MP3 | Sheet Music |
The Twelve Drecks of Christmas - end (p. 43)
| MP3 | Sheet Music |
Related Titles
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Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.
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About 45 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
20
3 M | 5 W | 12 Any Gender
Simple Set
60 pages