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Closed for the Holidays

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  11w, 5m, 4 any gender (youth)

By Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus

After a blizzard shuts down the roads, a motley crew of travelers finds themselves stranded. To have a happy holiday, they’re going to need a miracle – or seven, to be exact.

Closed for the Holidays

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    11w, 5m, 4 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 August 29, 2015. Directed by Trish Anderson, the production featured Nikki Simmons, Ginny Tranbarger, Tony Lavish and Nathan Bradshaw.

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Performing Groups

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.

Casting can be gender flexible.

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting

    A city multi-purpose room. Now.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 90 minutes

Media

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    Tracy Jones – Production Feature

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    Art House Productions Brings Tracy Jones to Life – Jersey Arts TV

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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