Christmas Pudding II, A

• David Birney
• Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Christmas/Holiday, Not Applicable
• 3M, 3F
• ISBN: 9780573699443

David Birney's adaptation is an evening of song, poetry, comic and otherwise, and stories that celebrate the spiritual dimensions of the season...from a diverse array of classic and modern texts, punctuated with musical interludes...[The] tone ranges from lighthearted whimsy to solemn reflection...humorous, wry...lighthearted...This is definitely a Christmas show... one [whose] openhearted sentiments send a message that's reassuringly inclusive."

The Los Angeles Times

• Full Length Play
• Dramatic Comedy, Christmas/Holiday
• 120 minutes

• Time Period: Not Applicable
• Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Senior, Adult, Appropriate for all audiences
• Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
• Cautions: No Special Cautions

• Performance Group:
• Large Stage, Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student

• Casting: 3M, 3F
• Casting Attributes: Not Applicable
• Casting Notes: The Pudding ensemble includes four to six actors, two to three women, a range of ages, 20-35, 35-50, 50+. And two to three men same age ranges. Ideally all should be able to handle challenging texts. Most require a level of skill, and ability to do a character. Director's judgement.
  
• Chorus Size: Medium

Actors create characters that are appropriate for the selected pieces, playing a variety of ages and types; with actors reading every age, old and young, and every type. But, as in any good show, the characters must be done well! The single requirement is to make the piece work, whether it's by Dickens or George Washington. The poem or story or recipe - there's a wonderful recipe for Fruitcake which is never finished because the 'chef' finally passes out - must be well played.

Singers can number two to six or more. Whatever works for your situation. The music, should be chosen for your singers, their experience and training, from classical choral pieces to traditional carols, solos, duets, blues, spirituals; what is best for you and your 'Consort' or soloist.