...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.
Average Producer Rating:
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
Reviews from Past Producers
"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
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.
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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 |
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...and a Groundhog in a Pear Tree
book & lyrics by Lindsay Price, music by Kristin Gauthier
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