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Decked!

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  4w

Ginna Hoben

It’s Christmas Eve, and Celia is unemployed, broke and increasingly reliant on alcohol and pills. Can she find her road to recovery? Decked! is an all-female dramedy about letting go and moving on.

Decked!

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Decked!

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Summary

It’s Christmas Eve, and Celia is at a breaking point. She’s unemployed, broke and her only daughter wants to move in with Celia’s ex-husband and his much younger bride-to-be. Celia tries to drown her pain in alcohol and pills before her eccentric sister Louise shows up and makes Celia review her past, present and potential futures. But Louise’s own past eventually comes to light and complicates Celia’s road to recovery. Decked! is an all-female dramedy about letting go and moving on.

History

Decked! was originally produced by Theatre B in Moorhead, Minnesota, in November 2023. 

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Performing Groups

CELIA – Midforties to early fifties.
KIT – Celia’s daughter. Just over fourteen. Then, later, between the ages of twenty-five to thirty.
LOU – Celia’s sister. Born two years after Celia. Looks young. Guileless…most of the time.
KELSIE – Kit’s new stepmom. Late twenties to early thirties.
THE CAROLERS/CHOIR SINGERS/CHORUS OF ANGELS – Can be doubled by the actors who play Kit, Lou, and Kelsie. Or you can cast singers to handle all the music and musical transitions.

The carolers can be doubled by the actors who play Kit, Lou, and Kelsie. Or you can cast singers to handle all the music and musical transitions.

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting

    A church. Celia’s kitchen. Various alternate realities.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Drugs

Media

“A wonderful show to program at the holidays.” – Maggie Lou Rader, New Play Exchange

“A very funny and refreshing exploration of the ways the holidays can be messy and painful.” – Uma Incrocci, New Play Exchange

Videos

  • Decked! – North Dakota Today Interview youtube thumbnail

    Decked! – North Dakota Today Interview

Licensing & Materials

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

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Authors

Ginna Hoben

Ginna Hoben
Ginna Hoben is an actor/writer based in New York. The Twelve Dates of Christmas is among her four produced plays, including the solo show pierced! (New York International Fringe Festival [2002] and The Edinburgh Festival Fringe [2004]), the full-length play the wind-chill fac ...
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