The Robbed Reindeer
by Lindsay Price
Christmas is doomed! Santa's reindeer are missing their antlers. Without them they can't fly straight. Joe Mufferaw must save the day! Great audience participation.
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
10
2 M | 2 W | 6 Any Gender
Simple Set
23 pages
"This is a catastrophe! A monstrosity! A travesty! A mockery! Two mockeries and a double-kerfuffle. In other words, a really big mess!"
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.
Characters
10
2 Men, 2 Women, 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.
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Joe Mufferaw
[M]
126 lines
- A lumberjack; Two Monologues
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Dr. H.Q. Crankspea
[A]
72 lines
- Two Monologues
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Elf/Newsboy
[A]
10 lines
- One Monologue
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Jane the Paper Girl
[W]
75 lines
- One Monologue
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Mr. Johnson
[M]
20 lines
- One Monologue
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Ms. Gladstone
[W]
11 lines
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Reporters (4)
[A]
1,1,1,1 lines
- Subgenres
- Farce Christmas/Holiday Fables/Folktales Theatre for young audiences
- Settings
- Present day
- Dress
- Contemporary costumes Elaborate costumes Fantasy costumes
- Audience
- All audiences Children Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Mime Puppetry Audience participation Physical comedy Music Variable gender breakdown
- Set
- Simple set
- Themes
- Relationships Kindness
Prop List
Ransom note, Latest issue of “North Pole News”, Pad and pencil, Phone on a long extension cord, Sheets and sheets of paper, Enormous fingerprint, Suitcase full of antlers, Hood and mask
Production Photos
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The Robbed Reindeer
by Lindsay Price
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
10
2 M | 2 W | 6 Any Gender
Simple Set
23 pages