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Deck the Stage!

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

Theatrefolk's Christmas collection is unlike any other. The show is comprised of six short plays, all of which are inspired by Christmas carols such as: Deck the Halls, The Twelve Days of Christmas, and We Three Kings.

The plays can be performed individually, or all together as a complete evening of entertainment.

An excellent project for your drama club with parts for everyone at all levels!

Average Producer Rating: 5.0 out of 5

This is a vignette play!

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 70 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Set
Simple Set
Length
47 pages
Free Excerpt

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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.

Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.

Cast List

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.

Deck the Halls with Poison Ivy

  • CAROL Female 25 lines
    Student: She shouldn’t be there! She’s up for scholarships this year!
  • CANDY Female 15 lines
    Student: Her dad will kill her if she gets suspended.
  • KRIS Male 25 lines
    Student: Founding member of “The Dude and the Flaming Sheds.” The dude himself.
  • MRS. TANENBAUM Female 38 lines
    Principal: Believes in creativity and discipline in equal measure.

Still as Stone

  • Ben Male 43 lines
    A loudmouth with a soft spot for a shy girl.
  • Shelley Female 37 lines
    A girl with good reason to hate the happiest time of the year.

The Choir Committee

  • TARIEL – Angel Any gender 77 . lines
    Member of the Choir Committee
  • MARIEL – Angel Any gender 83 lines
    Member of the Choir Committee
  • DARIEL – Angel Any gender 49 lines
    Head of the Choir Committee
  • SARIEL – Angel Any gender 19 lines
    Beautiful voice, not so beautiful attitude
  • ZARIEL - Misfit angel Any gender 30 lines
    Member of the Heavenly Choir

Leaping Kings

  • MELCHIOR – Gold Male 60 lines
    A King of Orient. Level-headed, smart-mouthed.
  • GASPAR – Frankincense Male 50 lines
    A King of Orient. A sunny dreamer.
  • BALTHASAR – Myrrh Male 42 lines
    A King of Orient. Kind of a downer.

Ms. Meyermyer's Shining Moment

  • MS. MEYERMYER Female 43 lines
    Artist. Teacher. Visionary. Possibly insane.
  • CAMERON Male 10 lines
    Was supposed to be at Cub Scouts tonight.
  • IRA Female 8 lines
    The Guatemalan Refugee.
  • WINSTON Male 7 lines
    Has the twelfth day in the song. Most important part, or least important?
  • PAMELA LEE Female 8 lines
    All Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
  • RENATA Female 13 lines
    Has the second day in the song. A big responsibility!
  • MARILO Female 9 lines
    A tomboy. Doesn’t want to be Toxic Waste.
  • EMILY Female 6 lines
    She’s number three!
  • THE REST OF MS. MEYERMYER’S SECOND GRADE CLASS. 11 lines

The Tree Monologues

  • Johan Male 33 lines
    Brother to Hans. Competitive.
  • Hans Male 48 lines
    Brother to Johan. Also competitive!
  • Esther Female monologue lines
    A sullen girl who loves trees and hates Christmas. Save the trees! One monologue.
  • Asia Female
    A bored, snobbish girl who is slightly repressed. One monologue.
  • Iris Female
    Loves her cat. Hates tinsel. Has a choice to make. One monologue.

Praise for Deck the Stage!

5 out of 5 stars
Robin Avant
Senatobia High School
Deck the Stage was the first play offered at my school in seven years - It was a great success! The smaller vignettes allowed for multiple students across all grade levels and social groups, and for short rehearsals by scene. The students loved it!
5 out of 5 stars
Corrine Reed
Prairie Heights High School
I have used many of the scenes from this show, most recently for a Christmas party entertainment, and they are always a hit!
5 out of 5 stars
Courtney Wehlage
GS Lakie
We loved this show so much! The scenes were manageable and accessible to our middle school students to put on the show in only a few months.

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