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Closed for the Holidays

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  20 any gender (youth)

By Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus

After a blizzard shuts down the roads on Christmas Eve eve, a motley crew of travelers find themselves stranded at the local community center. To have a happy holiday, they're going to need a miracle – or seven, to be exact. A spirited comedy with a healthy dash of Christmas magic.

Closed for the Holidays

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    20 any gender (youth)
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

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Summary

After a blizzard shuts down the roads on Christmas Eve eve, a motley crew of travelers find themselves stranded at the local community center. From the lovelorn drama teacher with a bus full of students, to the quarrelsome couple on the way to their wedding, to the overeager Sheriff ready for some real criminal action, everyone has their own troubles to untangle. But to have a happy holiday, they're going to need a miracle – or seven, to be exact. A spirited and heartwarming comedy with a healthy dash of Christmas magic.

History

Closed for the Holidays premiered at Lake Stockton Community Theater in Stockton Missouri on 29 August 2015. Directed by Trish Anderson, the production featured Nikki Simmons, Ginny Tranbarger, Tony Lavish and Nathan Bradshaw.

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The Adults

SHELBY – Female. Late 30s. Your basic, amazing drama teacher. Overworked, talented, with a big heart and bigger patience.
RIFKA – Female. Shelby’s mother. Brought along to help chaperone the kids. Snark queen.
COLBY – Male. The bus/van driver. Late 30s. He likes Shelby; his daughter is Drew.
NOLAN – Male. Mid-to-late 20s. Engaged to Suzy. A good guy in a bad situation.
SUZY – Female. Mid-to-late 20s. Totally stressed about their destination wedding, which they can’t get to ’cause the state has been closed.
SHERIFF GRIFFIN – Male. Takes his job very seriously. Loves the drama of it all.
FLO – Female. The building custodian who is a nervous wreck.
KIETH – Male. An old schoolmate of Shelby. Is your basic nightmare – rich, smart, handsome. All the things you don’t want to run into when you’ve been driving a bus.
DEPUTY DOT – Female. The sheriff’s overeager assistant.

The Kids

RJ – Drama student. Believes in the Christmas Curse. Every bad thing that’s happened to him has been on Christmas Eve and he’s fully expecting something else to go wrong.
BEAN – Drama student. Bailey’s loving brother.
BAILEY – Drama student. Idealistic. Hopeful. Has a fundamental need to believe in Santa.
LILLY – Drama student with a capital DRA and MA. She’s an “actress” and all that implies. Very “Method.” Eager to explore her craft.
CASSIE – Drama student. Really likes RJ but doesn’t get the whole curse thing.
BJORN – Late teens. A mysterious chap who is definitely a little odd.
DANA – Late teens. She’s dressed as an elf but she ain’t no elf.
PINK – Late teens. Dana’s younger sister.
TOBY – Drama student who hasn’t done any of her Christmas shopping.
NANCY – Drama student who refuses to speak. She’s very mime-y.
DREW – Late teens. Colby’s daughter, who worries so about her father.

Casting can be gender flexible.

Casting can be gender flexible.

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting

    A city multi-purpose room. Now.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 90 minutes

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Flip Kobler

Flip Kobler
Flip Kobler began his performing career as an actor before morphing into a writer. Since selling their first screenplay to Paramount Studios, Mr. Kobler and his wife/partner Cindy Marcus, have been penning away for the last fifteen years. Universal bought another original scr ...
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Cindy Marcus

Cindy Marcus

Cindy Marcus won an acting scholarship to the Teenage Drama Workshop in Los Angeles when she was but a teen. She’s made her living in show business ever since. With her husband and partner, Flip Kobler, she spent many years at Disney writing the sequels to Pocahontas, Lady An ...

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