Tag: Christmas play
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Merry Christmas – Ready to Plan for Next Year?
In time for Christmas 2025, I just published Tales of Wonder: A Play of Christmas. This is the full show I just directed and produced for the Scharmann Theater of SUNY JCC in December 2024. This play includes 12 different vingnettes and one mini-musical which will light any stage with a nostalgic, hilarious, and emotional…
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The 12 Days of Christmas: Revisited
In the spirit of the season, I’m happy to publish below a little piece I wrote earlier this year entitled “The 12 Days of Christmas Revisited.” It was performed brilliantly by Seth Kelly and the RLT Players in their recent Christmas show. It can be used and performed with attribution however you like. Try it…
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A Vigil for a Starry Night
On a night when the clouds cover the stars like an impenetrable mountain cliff, I wait for a sign. A small tinge up my spine. A desperate plea for the ancient ways to speak once again. I wait for the light, hoping it will come, hoping it will be enough. . The stars, spread brightly…
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Sketch #4: Season’s Greetings
I’ll admit it. “Season’s Greetings” is a blatant attempt to pull on the emotional heartstrings of the audience, especially the female audience. Call me manipulative if you like, but it’s a simple concept that I thought of early on as I was starting to write the Christmas show. It’s all about unmet expectations and what…
Author Mark W Sasse 