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Humbug

  • John Wooten
  • Full Length Play, Drama, Christmas/Holiday, Present Day
  • 6M, 6F
  • ISBN: 9780573662799

Wooten has indeed concocted a comedy that puts a great of deal of delicious nonsense into Charles Dickens' most famous story...a multitude of laughs

The Newark Star-Ledger<br />

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama, Christmas/Holiday

  • Time Period: Present Day
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
  • Cautions: No Special Cautions

  • Performance Group:
  • Large Stage, Dinner Theatre, Elementary School / Primary, Community Theatre, Jr High/Primary, High School/Secondary, Church / Religious Groups, Senior Theatre
As A Christmas Carol with a modern day twist, Humbug follows the story of Eleanor Scrooge, a ruthlessly ambitious Wall Street executive who has an aversion to Christmas and an insatiable appetite for power. Locked in her office on a snowy Christmas Eve, Eleanor is determined to finish a corporate-takeover proposal until three "advisors" provide her with an eye-opening new appreciation for the holidays and the spirit of Christmas. 

An upbeat and moving adaptation of Dickens' holiday classic, Humbug is one for the ages. With a contemporary flair, it is a tale the whole family will enjoy!
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Wooten has indeed concocted a comedy that puts a great of deal of delicious nonsense into Charles Dickens' most famous story... a multitude of laughs

The Newark Star-Ledger

Characters

  • Casting: 6M, 6F
  • Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Flexible casting
  • Casting Notes: Allowed changes to script: The lines refering to Past’s ethniticy can be altered should an Asian actor not be cast in the role. The height of Past can also be changed to represent the actual height of the actor playing the role.

  • ELEANOR SCROOGE - 40s; female; attractive, coporate, sharp, sarcastic, intimidating
    BOBBIE CRATCHIT - 30s; female; a good soul, loyal, mother, Scrooge's assistant
    CAROLER #1 / PRESENT - 30s; female; exceptionally adept character actress, small, requires Cockney accent, sings well
    CAROLER #2 / ELLIE / LISA - 20s; female; attractive, plays young Scrooge, versatile actress, sings well
    CAROLER #3 / TUG / BILL / BENSON - 30s; male; versatile actor required, sings well
    CAROLER #4 / PAST / JUAN - 20s; male; handsome, strong comic and versatile actor required, sings well
    BEN / JACOB MARLEY / GRAVEDIGGER - 40s-50s; male; strong comic and versatile actor
    PHIL - 20s; good-natured and likeable
    JOHN / ROBERT / FUTURE - 30s; male; tall, handsome, charming, strong comic and versatile actor required
    SARAH / NURSE / NELLIE - 20s; female; strong comic and versatile actress required
    TESS / CARLA - late 20s; female; plays Eleanor's sister, versatile actress required
    YOUNG PHIL / TIMMY - 9; male; plays Eleanor's nephew and Bobbie's son; stage experience required

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    As A Christmas Carol with a modern day twist, Humbug follows the story of Eleanor Scrooge, a ruthlessly ambitious Wall Street executive who has an aversion to Christmas and an insatiable appetite for power. Locked in her office on a snowy Christmas Eve, Eleanor is determined to finish a corporate-takeover proposal until three 'advisors' provide her with an eye-opening new appreciation for the holidays and the spirit of Christmas. An upbeat and moving adaptation of Dickens' holiday classic, Humbug is one for the ages. With a contemporary flair, it is a tale the whole family will enjoy!

    		$24.95

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