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The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  7w, 7m, 2 any gender (youth) plus ensemble

Christmas: a time for magic. A time for the traditions we cherish. A time to watch as many original TV movies as a human being can possibly endure. But now with The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon, you can enjoy the sugar rush of six Christmas movies all at once! Grab a hot chocolate and your favorite wise single friend to find out in this wildly entertaining parody of holiday rom-coms.

The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7w, 7m, 2 any gender (youth) plus ensemble
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday, Parody/Spoof
  • Suggested Use
    • Competition or Audition Material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)
The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon

Details

Summary

Christmas: a time for magic. A time for the traditions we cherish. A time to watch as many original TV movies as a human being can possibly endure. But now with The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon, you can enjoy the sugar rush of six Christmas movies all at once! Welcome to Hopewood Falls, Vermont, where singles in adorable sweaters converge to look for love. Can disguises help royalty and/or movie stars find the down-to-earth connections they crave? Will evil city slickers destroy charming inns and/or Christmas tree farms?  Isn’t it a little creepy for a meet-cute to depend on one person being in a coma? Grab a hot chocolate and your favorite wise single friend to find out in this wildly entertaining parody of holiday rom-coms.  

History

The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon had its world premiere on December 7, 2018 at Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta, GA. 

Keywords

NARRATOR 1
NARRATOR 2
HOLLY – Owner of the Evergreen Inn in Hopewood Falls, Vermont. A heart of gold.
BRETT – Stranded by a snowstorm, but secretly a prince from Artemisia, a tiny aristocratic country in Europe that no one has ever heard of. Luckily, he’s rich, y’all.
JOY – A romance novelist, visiting the inn to try to break her writer’s block.
PAUL – A rival romance novelist, running his own writer’s retreat – kind of a self-important jerk, but with the love of the right woman, he’s probably a pretty nice guy.
CAROL – A war reporter, home for the holidays, tired of big city life.
JACKSON – 35, a veterinarian, who owns two golden retrievers.
MERRY – In town to search out the perfect Christmas tree for the big Christmas celebration in the big city. A real estate lawyer businessperson with no time for love.
BLAKE – Rugged, owner of a tree farm. He’s heartbroken but oh-so-handsome.
KRIS – The son of the former of Santa Claus in the town parade, but he has troubles, y’all. Troubles. Currently working as a real estate lawyer businessperson.
NOELLE – Owner of the oldest Christmas ornament boutique in town, charged with helping Kris quit his job and become a full time Santa. Filled with the Christmas spirit.
SVEN – The secret prince of Broxtenburg, which is another tiny aristocratic country in Europe that no one has ever heard of. Shocker, he’s also rich as heck.
RITA – Movie Star filming a movie in Hopewood Falls, but pretending to be an ordinary girl.

Other Characters:
LAERTES – The real Estate Developer Guy. We do not like him.
BRIDGETTE – The red-headed best friend of all the women. Why not.
JIMMY(can be played by the same actor playing LAERTES) – The ex-boyfriend of Holly, and also plays the ex-boyfriends of every other woman, ’cause why not.

Characters played by the Narrators:
PRANCER – A golden retriever
VIXEN – A golden retriever
GIRL 1
GIRL 2
TSA AGENT
MARLENA

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting

    A picturesque town in the midst of holiday fever. 

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 90 minutes

Licensing & Materials

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

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Lighting: As soft and as pretty as possible. Everything is as soft and pretty as possible.
Acting: When portraying the characters in the movies, everything is as cute, wholesome, and adorable as possible. Sickeningly so.
Underscoring: If at all possible, nearly every moment of the play is underscored with light, happy, sweeping vaguely Christmassy-sounding music. Flutes and oboes. 

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Authors

Don Zolidis

Don Zolidis, one of the most-produced playwrights in the world, is a former middle school and high school theater teacher. His 140+ published plays have been produced over 25,000 times, appearing in all 50 states, every Canadian province, and more than 80 countries around the ...

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