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...and a Groundhog in a Pear Tree by Lindsay Price and Kristin Gauthier play script cover

...and a Groundhog in a Pear Tree

book & lyrics by Lindsay Price Canadian Author , music by Kristin Gauthier Canadian Author

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.

Comedy Holiday Young Audiences

Average Producer Rating: 4.0 out of 5

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 45 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
20 Characters
3 M 5 F 12 Any Gender
Set
Simple Set
Length
60 pages
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20 Characters

  • 3 Males
  • 5 Females
  • 12 Any Gender

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.

  • FISH Male 145 lines
    April Fool’s Day
  • TEE NINE Male 100 lines
    February 29th
  • N.Y.D. Male 47 lines
    New Year’s Day
  • CALIA Female 96 lines
    Valentine’s Day
  • WHISTLE Female 119 lines
    Groundhog Day
  • JUNE Female 63 lines
    Father’s Day
  • THE JUNETTES Female 44 lines
    June’s hench-chicks
  • AGENTS (12) Any gender 9, 6, 10, 9, 8, 4, 5, 9, 6, 7, 8, 6 lines
    One for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas

Praise for ...and a Groundhog in a Pear Tree

4 out of 5 stars
Georgina Olson
Mount de Sales Academy
This was a perfect Christmas play for middle school students. There are 20 roles and every one of them has at least a few lines and a moment to shine.

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