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Cinderella's Crunchy Christmas Cake

Cinderella's Crunchy Christmas Cake

by Lindsay Price

It's Cinderella's first Christmas in the castle. She wants to make an extra-special secret surprise for the Prince: His favourite cake!

But calamity ensues. The cake is all crunchy, her Fairy Godmother is on vacation, and the Stepsisters have a dastardly plan of their own.

Will the cake be delicious? Or will it be a disaster?

Comedy Holiday Young Audiences

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Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

About 45 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
10 Characters
3 M | 7 F
Simple Set
35 pages

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10 Characters
3 M, 7 F

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.

Cinderella [F] 107 lines
She’s gone from rags to riches
Millicent [F] 49 lines
A cook who’s not used to having royalty in the kitchen
Beatrice [F] 45 lines
Fairy Godmother
Theodore [M] 22 lines
The Prince
Salamander [M] 17 lines
The Prince’s footman
Gladiola [F] 109 lies lines
Stepsister
Gardenia [F] 119 lines
Stepsister
Violet: [F] 19 lines
The stepsister’s snobby socialite cousin
Elmer [M] 35 lines
Cranky Grandfather Elf
Ishy [F] 59 lines
Elmer’s twin (a cranky grandmother elf)

Praise for Cinderella's Crunchy Christmas Cake

Vesna Petrovic
Third Belgrade Gymnasium
It was fun! We really enjoyed it. Thanks a lot!
Vivian Green
Rangely Jr/Sr High School
It was a fun play. I like how there is little direction for the set, allowing us to create it how we want.

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