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Santa Comes to The King David

  • George Cameron Grant
  • Short Play, Christmas/Holiday, Dramatic Comedy, 1970s, Contemporary
  • 1M, 3F
  • ISBN: 9780874401950

"Overwhelmingly loved by our audiences! 4 X'MAS is a perfect balance between powerful, thought provoking drama and light-hearted comedy!"

Nick Charles and Julie Incorvina, Owners, Stage Door Repertory Theatre, Anaheim, CA.

  • Short Play
  • Christmas/Holiday, Dramatic Comedy
  • 30 minutes

  • Time Period: 1970s, Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult, Senior
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set, Exterior Set, Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: No Special Cautions

  • Performance Group:
  • Large Stage, Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student, Church / Religious Groups, Senior Theatre
A distraught woman saves what she thinks is a bridge leaper in a Santa suit, discovering instead a story of unfulfilled dreams, unconditional devotion, a Kris Kringle who makes annual visits to a Jewish nursing home, and the crazy possibility that two broken hearts can indeed make one whole.

Published in 4 X'MAS, a collection of Holiday one-acts.

REVIEWS:

"OVERWHELMINGLY LOVED BY OUR AUDIENCES! 4 X'MAS is a perfect balance between powerful, thought provoking drama and light-hearted comedy!"

 Nick Charles and Julie Incorvina, Owners, Stage Door Repertory Theatre, Anaheim, CA

Premiere Production: SANTA COMES TO THE KING DAVID, as part of the 4 X'MAS collection of Holiday one-acts, first appeared in its entirety at the Jewel Box Stage of The Workshop Theatre, New York City, in December 2007.
  • Casting: 1M, 3F
  • Casting Attributes: Parts for Senior Actors, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)

TIM - middle aged man dressed in a novelty store Santa suit.
MARSHA - middle aged woman in a trench coat and fuzzy slippers.
STELLA - 60s-70s; dressed in a very plain night gown.
NURSE - 20s-50s; in uniform.

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A distraught woman saves what she thinks is a bridge leaper in a Santa suit, discovering instead a story of unfulfilled dreams, unconditional devotion, a Kris Kringle who makes annual visits to a Jewish nursing home, and the crazy possibility that two broken hearts can indeed make one whole.Published in 4 X'MAS, a collection of Holiday one-acts.

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