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The Robbed Reindeer

The Robbed Reindeer

by Lindsay Price

The evil Dr. H.Q. Crankspea has really done it this time. The dastardly villain has stolen the antlers from Santa's reindeer. Everybody knows that reindeer need their antlers to fly straight. Christmas is doomed!

Joe Mufferaw (our hero) needs help from the most unlikely of sources - the audience! Can the stolen antlers be recovered? Can Christmas be saved? Or will Joe be too late?

Excellent for grade school and family audiences.

Comedy Holiday Young Audiences

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

Running Time
About 30 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
10 Characters
2 M2 F6 Any Gender
Set
Simple Set
Length
23 pages
Free Excerpt

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10 Characters
2 M, 2 F, 6 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.

Joe Mufferaw [M] 126 lines
A lumberjack; Two Monologues
Dr. H.Q. Crankspea [A] 72 lines
Two Monologues
Elf/Newsboy [A] 10 lines
One Monologue
Jane the Paper Girl [F] 75 lines
One Monologue
Mr. Johnson [M] 20 lines
One Monologue
Ms. Gladstone [F] 11 lines
Reporters (4) [A] 1,1,1,1 lines

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