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'TWAS THE
NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Large Cast
Musical Play for Kids to Perform |
Soundtrack
Cues
...... Songs...... Script
Sample
CAST LIST
Running Time: About 45 minutes
Flexible Cast of 30-45 Young Performers
(51 total roles listed below,
easy doubling, most male/female.)
MOORE FAMILY
CLARA (f, 11 lines)
WILLY (m, 11 lines)
BO (m, 9 lines)
MOTHER (f, 21 lines)
CLEMENT (PAPA) (m, 24 lines)
CHORUS
JINGLE (m/f, 6 lines)
HOLLY (m/f, 5 lines)
JOLLY (m/f, 6 lines)
JOY (m/f, 5 lines)
IZZY the
Mouse (m/f, 65 lines total, SONG)
IZZY #1 (m/f, 21 lines, SONG)
IZZY #2 (m/f, 25 lines)
IZZY #3 (m/f, 19 lines)
COP (m/f, 3 lines)
LOUIE (m/f, 16 lines)
TRAIN
ENGINEER (m/f, 15 lines)
CHUGGA (m/f, 8 lines)
LUGGA (m/f, 8 lines)
WOO-HOO (m/f, 8 lines)
ELVES (SONG)
KNUCKLES (m/f, 7 lines)
TINSEL (m/f, 8 lines)
MISTLETOE (m/f, 8 lines)
YULE (m/f, 8 lines)
PEPPERMINT (m/f, 8 lines)
MEE-TOO: (m/f, 3 lines)
ROSIE the
Christmas Reindeer (m/f, 42 lines total, SONG)
ROSIE #1 (m/f, 16 lines, SONG)
ROSIE #2 (m/f 11 lines)
ROSIE #3 (m/f 15 lines)
SANTA'S REINDEER
DASHER (m/f 12 lines)
DANCER (m/f 12 lines)
PRANCER (m/f, 11 lines)
VIXEN (m/f, 9 lines)
(Optional: COMET, CUPID, DONNER, BLITZEN)
SANTA: (m, 25 lines)
MRS. CLAUS (f, 3 lines)
ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN (m/f, 15
lines, SONG)
BROKEN TOYS
CHATTY Cathy (f, 3 lines)
TOY SOLDIER (m, 2 lines)
PLAY-DOH (m/f, 1 line, song)
POEM PERFORMERS
SNUG (m/f, 1 line)
FLASH (m/f, 1 line)
LIVELY (m/f, 1 line)
QUICK (m/f, 1 line)
TWINKLING (m/f, 1 line)
MERRY (m/f, 1 line)
CHERRY (m/f, 1 line)
WINKER (m/f, 1 line)
NOD (m/f, 1 line)
THISTLE (m/f, 1 line)
Great Fun for Kids in Schools & Theatres!
Young Cast, Flagship Theatre,
Dothan, AL 2010!
'TWAS
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
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 red).
Cues have 10 seconds of silence at the end - times shown below
include silence.
[ Click on [sample]
to hear a short sample of the indicated cues ]
1. MAGICAL SOUND
(0:18) [sample]
2. DECK
THE HALLS
(1:52) [sample]
3. SAD VIOLIN (1:01)
4. SAD VIOLIN, IZZY'S
LAMENT
(2:05) [sample]
5. TRAIN SOUNDS (0:46)
6. TRAIN, EXCITING
MUSIC (0:44) [sample]
7. SANTA'S
BAG-A-ROO
(1:27) [sample]
8. OH
LITTLE REINDEER THAT I AM
(1:13) [sample]
9. TRAIN SOUNDS (0:46)
10. LOUSY
CHRISTMAS
(0:56) [sample]
11. TRANSITION, WINDY,
SNOWY (0:53)
12. JUST
A BLOB
(0:59) [sample]
13. WHIRLING, EXCITING
MUSIC (0:23)
14. NOISY, CRAZY
CHASE (1:41) [sample]
15. CHRISTMAS MORNING
(0:53)
16. POEM BACKGROUND
MUSIC (5:02)
"A Visit from Saint Nicholas"
17. POIGNANT, GENTLE
MUSIC (1:00)
18. CURTAIN CALL (DECK
THE HALLS)
(2:49) [sample]
19. TRAIN EXIT (END
SHOW) (0:36)
Note:
Some teachers choose familiar songs, obtain sheet music and insert
these songs into the play. We recognize that each school has a
wide variety of educational needs to fulfill and we invite you to be
creative in your use of our scripts; including changes or additions
that are appropriate for your students. As author/publisher of our
own creative works, we do ask that you obtain proper copyright
permission for any additions you might make - that responsibility is
up to you.
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'TWAS
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
EASY SONGS
USING FAMILIAR CHRISTMAS TUNES
DECK THE HALLS (Performers
and audience)
IZZY'S LAMENT (IZZY)
To the tune of "Hark the
Herald Angles Sing".
SANTA'S BAG-A-ROO (ELVES)
To the tune of "God Rest Ye
Merry Gentlemen".
OH, LITTLE REINDEER THAT I
AM (ROSIE)
To the tune of "O, Little Town".
LOUSY CHRISTMAS
(ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN)
To the tune of "We Wish You
a Merry Christmas".
JUST A BLOB (PLAY-DOH)
To the tune of "O,
Christmas Tree".
Elves, Santa and Reindeer!
"We
have just performed 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and everyone
said it was our best show yet! It was certainly the biggest
cast I have had and it was a great success!"
Karen Dixon, Hunua Elementary
School, Papakura NZ
'TWAS
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
SCRIPT SAMPLE
Izzy has
hitched a train ride to the North Pole. But trouble is brewing
in Santa's Workshop!
(Script pages 17-19) |
TRAIN & IZZY:
Whoo-a-hoo! Whoo-a-hoo!
IZZY:
Look out Santa! Here I come!
TRAIN & IZZY:
Whoo-a-hoo! Whoo-a-hoo! (Repeat
during exit.)
(TRAIN:
ENGINEER, CHUGGA, LUGGA, and WOO-HOO chug out of sight, exiting
behind audience. ELVES enter, set up shop and begin to work,
using hammers and other tools.
SOUND CUE
#7: "Santa's Bag-a-Roo" to the tune of "God Rest
Ye Merry Gentlemen", intro and song.)
ELVES: (Singing.)
Now here's a
doll and there's a train
And little
soldiers too
Paint them nice
and cute and bright
And stick 'em
all with glue
And turn the
knob and oil the hinge
Like Santa's
helpers do...
Oh, and put
them all in Santa's bag-a-roo
Batteries too!
Oh, and put
them all in Santa's bag-a-roo.
(ELVES work
feverishly as PERFORMERS sing.)
PERFORMERS:
(Singing.)
They've got a
plan, they've got a course
They've got a
job to do.
Fix 'em up and
make 'em work
And make 'em
shine like new
Create the toys
for everyone
For worthy kids
like you...
(SOUND CUE
BREAK: Has 2 seconds of silence for following line.)
MEE-TOO:
And me!
(SOUND CUE RESUMES.)
PERFORMERS:
(Singing.)
Oh, and put
them all in Santa's bag-a-roo
Hurry up too!
Oh, and put
them all in Santa's bag-a-roo.
(SOUND CUE ENDS.)
KNUCKLES:
Listen up, elves. Christmas is almost here and production is
down, way down. I got orders from the very top, the big guy himself.
ELVES:
(Breathless awe.)
Santa!
KNUCKLES:
We need more, more, more! What will Billy Wilson say when his
toy train isn't under the tree?
(ELVES gasp!)
TINSEL:
And what about Gary's Gameboy?
MISTLETOE:
Nathan's Nintendo!
YULE:
Madison's Megazoids!
PEPPERMINT:
Or Shawanna's Barbie Fairytopia Mermaidia Elina Doll with removable
fairy wings and other accessories?
KNUCKLES:
Shawanna's what? (Slaps
his forehead.)
This job gets harder every year. (To
TINSEL.)
What do you call this?
TINSEL:
My Little Pony.
KNUCKLES: (To
MISTLETOE.)
And this?
MISTLETOE:
My Little Potato Head.
(KNUCKLES
pulls the nose off Potato Head.)
KNUCKLES:
These toys are defective! They're scratch and dents.
YULE:
But sir, Mr. Knuckles, sir. We made them to your
specifications. I've got the blueprints right here!
KNUCKLES:
(Takes blueprints
and wads them up.)
You read them wrong, then! These toys are simply no good!
The only thing we can do...
(KNUCKLES
holds toy as if to throw it. ELVES draw their breath and recoil
in horror!)
PEPPERMINT:
No!
TINSEL:
Not out the window!
MISTLETOE:
Not that! Anything but that!
YULE:
Please, Knuckles, I beg you!
(KNUCKLES
throws. PERFORMERS use slide or siren whistle to accompany the
toy's trip through the air. ROSIE suddenly appears and
catches them. She is outside the window and cannot be
seen by the ELVES. ELVES are devastated.)
PEPPERMINT:
(Throwing herself
across the bench.)
Oh, the humanity!
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