Deck the Stage!
by Lindsay Price
A Christmas collection like no other. Six short plays, all inspired by Christmas carols and can be performed as a full-length or individually.
Average Producer Rating:
About 70 minutes
Act 1: 40 minutes, Act 2: 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
Simple Set
47 pages
Reviews from Past Producers
In addition to traditional live stage performance rights, Deck the Stage! 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 Deck the Stage! 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.
Theatrefolk charges no additional fees for permission to Livestream. However, BookTix will charge nominal fees to the producing organization. Theatrefolk does not have any financial interest in BookTix and does not receive any commission or fees from BookTix.
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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
Each royalty you purchase can be used as a Traditional Live Stage Performance, Virtual Performance, or Livestream Performance. How you choose to use your performance license is up to you! Performances need not all be of the same type so long as the total number of performances given does not exceed the total number of performances ordered.
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"Deck the halls with cows and collies, That's the way we get our jollies…"
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!
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This is a vignette play! What is a Vignette Play?
Deck the Halls with Poison Ivy
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CAROL
[W]
25 lines
- Student: She shouldn’t be there! She’s up for scholarships this year!
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CANDY
[W]
15 lines
- Student: Her dad will kill her if she gets suspended.
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KRIS
[M]
25 lines
- Student: Founding member of “The Dude and the Flaming Sheds.” The dude himself.
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MRS. TANENBAUM
[W]
38 lines
- Principal: Believes in creativity and discipline in equal measure.
Still as Stone
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Ben
[M]
43 lines
- A loudmouth with a soft spot for a shy girl.
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Shelley
[W]
37 lines
- A girl with good reason to hate the happiest time of the year.
The Choir Committee
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TARIEL – Angel
[A]
77 . lines
- Member of the Choir Committee
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MARIEL – Angel
[A]
83 lines
- Member of the Choir Committee
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DARIEL – Angel
[A]
49 lines
- Head of the Choir Committee
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SARIEL – Angel
[A]
19 lines
- Beautiful voice, not so beautiful attitude
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ZARIEL - Misfit angel
[A]
30 lines
- Member of the Heavenly Choir
Leaping Kings
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MELCHIOR – Gold
[M]
60 lines
- A King of Orient. Level-headed, smart-mouthed.
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GASPAR – Frankincense
[M]
50 lines
- A King of Orient. A sunny dreamer.
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BALTHASAR – Myrrh
[M]
42 lines
- A King of Orient. Kind of a downer.
Ms. Meyermyer's Shining Moment
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MS. MEYERMYER
[W]
43 lines
- Artist. Teacher. Visionary. Possibly insane.
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CAMERON
[M]
10 lines
- Was supposed to be at Cub Scouts tonight.
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IRA
[W]
8 lines
- The Guatemalan Refugee.
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WINSTON
[M]
7 lines
- Has the twelfth day in the song. Most important part, or least important?
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PAMELA LEE
[W]
8 lines
- All Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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RENATA
[W]
13 lines
- Has the second day in the song. A big responsibility!
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MARILO
[W]
9 lines
- A tomboy. Doesn’t want to be Toxic Waste.
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EMILY
[W]
6 lines
- She’s number three!
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THE REST OF MS. MEYERMYER’S SECOND GRADE CLASS.
11 lines
The Tree Monologues
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Johan
[M]
33 lines
- Brother to Hans. Competitive.
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Hans
[M]
48 lines
- Brother to Johan. Also competitive!
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Esther
[W]
monologue lines
- A sullen girl who loves trees and hates Christmas. Save the trees! One monologue.
- Asia [W]
- A bored, snobbish girl who is slightly repressed. One monologue.
- Iris [W]
- Loves her cat. Hates tinsel. Has a choice to make. One monologue.
- Subgenres
- Christmas/Holiday Fantasy
- Settings
- Present day
- Dress
- Contemporary costumes
- Audience
- All audiences Children Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Gender neutral cast Character study Choral work Music Duets Variable gender breakdown
Prop List
Still as Stone
Two glasses, pitcher of orange juice, knapsack, Christmas present with small bow, bag of bows, second, more suitable bow
The Choir Committee
Envelopes, notepad, sash
Leaping Kings
three gifts
Ms. Meyermyer's Shining Moment
props or costumes to represent the twelve shames of Christmas
The Tree Monologues
a piece of paper
Production Photos
Multimedia
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Customer Comments
We love Theatrefolk and Lindsay Price. Last year we did Deck the Stage... it was fabulous! Deck the Stage is perfect for a high school production. Ms. Price's dialogue is witty and charming, with just the right measure of silliness that can really be hammed up.
I know this year's production of The Merrie Christmas Show will be just as successful as Deck the Stage.
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About 70 minutes
Act 1: 40 minutes, Act 2: 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
Simple Set
47 pages