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Dialogue
Sample
A
CHRISTMAS CAROL
CAST
LIST
Running
Time: About 45 minutes
Flexible
Cast of 33-38, 6 Male, 5 Female, All others M/F
Easily
adapted for larger or smaller cast
STORYTELLERS
CHESTNUT:
(M/F, 17 lines)
FIGGY:
(M/F, 17 lines)
HOLLY:
(M/F, 17 lines)
MISTLETOE:
(M/F, 18 lines)
PEPPERMINT:
(M/F, 19 lines)
CHARLES
DICKENS: (M, 23 lines)
DRAMA
TEACHER: (M/F, 5 lines)
EBENEZER
SCROOGE: (M, 114 lines)
SCROOGE
#1: (M/F, 17 lines)
SCROOGE
#2: (M/F, 22 lines)
SCROOGE
#3: (M/F, 25 lines)
SCROOGE
#4: (M/F, 19 lines)
SCROOGE
#5: (M/F, 11 lines)
SCROOGE
#6: (M/F, 18 lines)
BOB
CRATCHIT: (M, 15 lines)
NEPHEW/FRED:
(M/F, 7 lines)
MERRY:
(M/F, 4 lines)
GLEE:
(M/F, 4 lines)
SCROOGE'S
DOOR: (M/F, significant movement)
JACOB
MARLEY (KNOCKER, PICTURE): (M/F, 14 lines)
SPIRIT
OF CHRISTMAS PAST: (M/F, 22 lines)
TED
(BOYHOOD FRIEND): (M/F, 2 lines)
HARRY
(BOYHOOD FRIEND): (M/F, 2 lines)
YOUNG
EBENEZER: (M, 7 lines)
FRAN
(SISTER): (F, 2 lines)
FEZZIWIG:
(M, 4 lines)
DICK
WILKINS: (M/F, 0 lines)
BELLE
(GIRLFRIEND): (F, 5 lines)
SPIRIT
OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: (M/F, 16 lines)
MRS.
CRATCHIT: (F, 11 lines)
PETER
CRATCHIT: (M, 4 lines)
MARTHA
CRATCHIT: (F, 4 lines)
TINY
TIM: (M, 5 lines)
SPIRIT
OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE: (M/F, 1 line, movement)
POCKETS:
(M/F, 3 lines)
MOOHLAH:
(M/F, 3 lines)
CHAR
WOMAN: (F, 5 lines)
OLD
JOE: (M/F 5 lines)
LUCKY
BOY: (M/F, 6 lines)
 
Take
a Bow Productions, Christmas Production
2006, Chatham,
Ontario
A
CHRISTMAS CAROL
WHY
IS THIS PLAY BEST FOR YOUR SCHOOL?
Written
especially for young people to perform.
While
you may find large cast plays from other publishers, most of those
were originally written for adults or
professional actors to
perform. They often contain difficult dialogue, unfamiliar or
complex language, and speeches too long for young children to
memorize. They may even contain jokes, innuendos and subject matter
that may not be appropriate for children.
Easy
to understand and memorize.
Dialogue
is simple, fresh, quick and humorous, keeping the action flowing
without stops and starts between scenes. This keeps young people and
young audiences engaged throughout the performance - no awkward
pauses, no dead-time, no wiggles!
Everyone
participates!
All
children are involved throughout the performance. This builds
confidence, promotes team spirit and eliminates rehearsal rowdiness.
The audience is often asked to join in the fun, and action often
spills into the aisles! All of our SCHOOL PLAYS give suggestions on
how to divide up large parts (such as Dorothy in Wizard of Oz) among
several performers so that no one child is the "star".
Familiar
stories with upbeat endings.
The
story line stays as close as possible to the familiar story the kids
already know. While some authors feel the need to
"improve" the story, our SCHOOL PLAYS stay as close to the
familiar narrative as possible, making it easier for children - and
your audience - to understand.
Feel
free to edit! Go ahead and tape it!
Most
publishers insist that no changes may be made to their scripts.
We know that your
goal is to engage every child in the most meaningful way and that
your needs are unique. Cut, eliminate, re-assign lines, or add
as much as you like! Also, there are no restrictions on video
tapes. Parents want a tape or DVD to remember their child's big
moment. Go ahead and tape away!
Solano
Youth Theatre, Christmas Play 2007, Fairfield, CA
A
CHRISTMAS CAROL
NOTE
FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT
In
the past few years we've seen a
tremendous increase of confidence in the teachers we hear from.
Most are finding it easier to let the process flow and worry less
about the final product. I firmly believe that the experience
will be best for all when you keep a few things in mind:
Free
yourself from worry about
whether or not it's "good". No one is paying big
ticket prices; no one expects a Broadway success. The key to
making this project meaningful is to put the emphasis on process;
realize that rehearsal and practice are as much a part of the
experience as the actual performance. Encourage fun and you
will free the children from embarrassment and stress. If the
kids can't learn the lines let them carry a script or use their own
words to convey the character's message. If they seem to wander
the stage, let them explore where they want to go - they might
surprise you with a wonderful idea. In every aspect of the
process give them the wings to create and think. Give them a
comfortable, supportive place to go and their confidence and
self-expression will soar!
Above
all else, make sure you are
having fun. If you've never directed a play before, don't
worry. It's all just pretend -- you can't do it wrong!
The quality of your experience is every bit as important as that of
the children. You need the joy of self-expression too, that
doesn't go away when we grow up. So give yourself a break.
And when all else fails, laugh!
Thank
you so much for choosing A
Christmas
Carol.
I hope you and your young friends have as much fun performing this
play as I did writing it.
-
KSM
"The
audience loved the performance and the humor of the script. A good
time was had by all!"
Brenda
Yankaskas,
Friends Meeting School, Ijamsville, MD
A
CHRISTMAS CAROL
CD
SOUNDTRACK CUES
Piano
accompaniment to Christmas songs,
sound
effects, background music.
The
CD Soundtrack contains special sound effects and background music
(public domain traditional Christmas songs) that may be used to
greatly enhance the performance. It also contains simple music to
accompany the performers and audience as they sing the Christmas
songs in the play (song cues shown below in blue). Cues have 10
seconds of silence at the end - times shown below include silence.
1.
THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE (0:39)
2.
WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS (0:51)
3.
GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN (0:51)
4.
SILENT NIGHT (1:11)
5.
BELL, CHAINS, SCARY (0:55)
6.
CHAINS, BELL, SCARY (0:27)
7.
IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR (0:48)
8.
WIND, COLD, EERIE (0:53)
9.
FLYING! (0:49)
10.
DECK THE HALLS (1:06)
11.
OH LITTLE TOWN (0:54)
12.
HAPPY FAT TURKEY MUSIC (0:43)
13.
STREETS OF LONDON (0:41)
14.
BELL, WIND, SCARY (0:45)
15.
BELL TOLLS TWELVE (0:59)
16.
JOY TO THE WORLD (0:43)
17.
JOYOUS CHRISTMAS MUSIC (4:06)
18.
WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS (1:44)
19-30.
PRE/POST-SHOW MUSIC (30-35 MINS)
(Traditional
Christmas Music)
Note:
The songs included in the script are suggestions of traditional
Christmas songs that can be easily sung by the cast and
audience. The CD Soundtrack has simple instrumental
accompaniment for each song - words and piano music matching the CD
are available in the Teachers Guide. You can also use a live
band or piano to accompany the sing-along for each of the songs - all
of these songs should be in any Christmas songbook available from a
music store, library, the Internet (or use the piano music in the
Teachers Guide). You can even include the school glee club
(church choir, etc.)!
 
Take
a Bow Productions, Children's Production
2006, Chatham,
Ontario
A
CHRISTMAS CAROL
DIALOGUE
SAMPLE
|
Scrooge
is visited by the spooky Ghost of Jacob Marley...
(Script
pages 15-17) |
MISTLETOE:
Now there was a portrait of Jacob Marley that hung in Scrooge's bedroom.
(DOOR
becomes FRAME and KNOCKER becomes MARLEY'S image inside the
frame. FRAME may arch his arms over MARLEY'S image or hold a
cardboard frame, framing the image. MARLEY dons his spectacles
and takes a formal pose with two fingers between his buttons at his
chest. SCROOGE speaks as he gets ready for bed, putting on his nightcap.)
SCROOGE:
(Snaps his fingers at the "portrait") There
was a man who knew how to keep Christmas! What was it you used
to say, Jacob? Christmas is a poor excuse for picking a man's
pocket every year. How true, how true.
PEPPERMINT:
Maybe the door knocker didn't frighten him.
SCROOGE:
Humbug!
CHESTNUT:
Maybe the darkness didn't spook him.
SCROOGE:
Bah!
HOLLY:
Maybe the shadows didn't scare him...
SCROOGE:
(Snaps fingers.) Ha!
MISTLETOE:
But he double locked his door just the same.
(SCROOGE's
hand shakes wildly as he jiggles keys in imaginary door and quickly
jumps in bed. Bed can a bench or a few benches together.
He takes blanket and holds it beneath his chin, peering out into the darkness.)
SCROOGE:
Come blessed sleep, come!
(SOUND CUE
#4: Intro to next song.)
DICKENS:
At last Scrooge drifted away, and it seemed a choir of angels sang
him to sleep.
(ALL sing.
SONG SUGGESTION: Silent Night.
SCROOGE
closes eyes and snores. SOUND CUE ENDS. When song is done
the bells begin. PERFORMERS all have bells. One
begins to ring, then another, then another until there is a mass
confusion of bells. Soon we hear...
SOUND CUE
#5: Long low toll of church bell...
SCROOGE
jumps from the bed covers his ears.)
SCROOGE:
What can it mean? What can it mean?
(Suddenly
all bells cease. SOUND: Bell changes to chains and eerie
sounds, continues through following scene.)
Huh?
(Seated
PERFORMERS begin making frightening sounds. They may repeat
these sounds as needed in excess of what is written here.)
PERFORMERS:
Ooooooooooohhh. OOOOOoooooooooooooo...
SCROOGE:
Who is there? Who?
PERFORMERS:
Ebeneeeeeeeeesssserrrrrrr!! EEEEEEehhhhhhhbee-nnneeeeeeezzzzzzzzer...
SCROOGE:
That's my name! I admit it! Who calls for me???
(PERFORMERS
have chains and things to make the sound of rattling such as tin cans
filled with marbles, jingle bells, triangles, rain sticks. They
may tap a pen against the seat of a metal chair.)
Who? Who
is there?
(While
SCROOGE runs around calling out, two PERFORMERS dress PICTURE/MARLEY
in gauzy white cloth that drapes from his head to his feet.
They wrap him in chains. SOUND CUE ENDS. MARLEY speaks loudly...)
MARLEY:
IT IS I...
(MARLEY
steps from the picture FRAME into SCROOGE'S bedroom.
SCROOGE screams in horror!)
SCROOGE:
AAAhhhh! What do you want from me?
MARLEY:
Much!
SCROOGE:
Who are you?
MARLEY:
Ask me who I was.
SCROOGE:
Who were you then?
MARLEY:
In life I was your partner, Jacob Marley.
SCROOGE:
It can't be true!
MARLEY:
You don't believe in me!
SCROOGE:
(Straightening himself up.) Not at all.
You're nothing but a stomach cramp, a bit of undigested beef...
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