Christmas Plays: talking reindeer, mistletoe melancholy, Christmas tree blood and more!
CHRISTMAS THEATER
Plays and Monologues
Check out my Christmas theater below (one-act plays, a 5-minute monologues, and monologues for kids to adults)! Click on the links to read excerpts from all of the holiday monologues or holiday plays or to get the full versions. Enjoy the holiday season!
4 CHRISTMAS ONE-ACT PLAYS
TWO CHRISTMAS TREES ON THEIR WAY TO THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA
*Small cast (2)
Dear Tree and Darling Tree have lived the past 8 years side-by-side on the Christmas Tree Farm. But as the family with matching Santa hats and an axe keeps checking them out, they realize: one of them is going to be chopped down. Now. Will they live on together as stumps in the ground, or will they be separated to live for a time as a Christmas Tree in people’s homes? And is there any way they can escape this impending fate? This is a thoughtful piece about our brief time on this earth, what we leave behind, and what we do with the time and loved ones we have. In the voice of two Douglas Firs.
DETAILS: 2 actors, running time 10-15 minutes, drama/comedy, age range: upper teens through mature/senior adults
CHRISTMAS SUPERPOWERS AND BELIEVING IN BLITZEN
*Medium cast (5-8)
Take a snowy walk through the child-like magic of Christmas, where reindeer talk, Santa is real, and…does someone want super powers?
DETAILS: 5 actors with doubling or 8 actors without doubling, around 30 minutes, comedy, family friendly, children’s theaters, many monologues, child actors, teen actors, adult actors
GRINCHING 101
*Large cast (16+)
Grinch professors, Sourpuss Fuddy Duddy and Killjoy Cactus Snarl, are pleased to find their Grinching 101 classroom filled with eager elf-students desiring to learn the art of becoming a grinch. However, the class of bright-eyed cheerful students are blatantly failing. Every. Single. Lesson. Can these grinching professors get the class of chipper elves to learn anything about becoming a good grinch? And perhaps along the way, can the grinching professors can learn something from the elves?
DETAILS: running time around 30-40 minutes, cast: 16+ actors (16 character roles and unlimited ensemble elf roles with unison lines), comedy, children’s theater, child actors, teens, adults, family friendly
CHAOS IN A CHRISTMAS SNOW GLOBE
*Large cast 11+
When the Christmas Snow Globe gang gets bored with their same routine, Santa uses Christmas Magic to bring them a bit of excitement. But no one expects this excitement to arrive in the form of a Halloween jack-o-lantern inside their snow globe! Can Jack-o-Lantern convince the Christmas friends that it truly belongs with them, or will it be booted back to the dusty shelf?
DETAILS: running time around 20 minutes. Cast: 11 speaking roles and unlimited nonspeaking reindeer. Children’s theater, family-friendly, any age cast, child actors, teen actors, adult actors
Two 5-MINUTE CHRISTMAS MONOLOGUES
Why That Walking Snowman Didn’t Like Me: Madison, a popular IG model, sees a snowman come to life in front of her very eyes. This is an amazing opportunity to boost her social media presence, but why is the snowman not cooperating? This is a 5-minute play, suitable as a solo piece for 1 female teen/young adult actor, but can also have an additional 1-2 non-speaking, gender-inclusive, roles. Cast total: 1, 2 or 3.
Secret Santa: This is a dramatic/comedic 5-minute monologue/one-man play. Dan attempts to justify his poor Secret Santa gift to his co-worker.
15+ SHORT CHRISTMAS MONOLOGUES
WHACK THE CHRISTMAS TREE, MAN: Robert imparts Christmas Tree whacking wisdom to his friend.
Details: around 1 minute, male, comedic, *contains cursing (2 times)
PURRING IRONICALLY: Violet is horrified that someone put her dignified kitty in an Ugly Sweater. And much to Violet’s dismay…her couture kitty seems to like it…
Details: ~2 minutes, female, comedy (formerly titled, Purring Sarcastically)
FOUR WEEKS LATE: A TOOTH FAIRY’S LETTER OF EXPLANATION: The Tooth Fairy explains to Harper why she was 4 weeks in retrieving Harper’s tooth. There’s a pretty good reason…and it kind of has to do with the stuffed panda bear Harper is sleeping with tonight…and Santa Claus.
Details: Around 3 minutes, female, comedy
HALLMARK CHRISTMAS ROMCOMS ARE STRESSING ME OUT: Scarlett has a lot on her plate this Christmas season. But it’s nothing compared to the stress of staying up to date on all the Hallmark Christmas romcoms!
Details: Around 1-1.5 minutes, female (any gender), comedic
Still Standing Under the Mistletoe: This is a 1.5-2 minute comedic/dramatic monologue for a male actor. Larry hopes his ex-girlfriend will listen to him while continuing to stand under the mistletoe…
Begging Blitzen: In this short comedic monologue, Annie asks her new friend, Blitzen (yes, the reindeer) for a favor!
More Than Santa: In this 2-minute comedic/dramatic monologue, it’s Christmas Day and Brandy has to convince her new Mall-Santa-Boyfriend that she’s going to keep on liking him tomorrow, even when she sees him for the first time sans-red velvet suit.
Christmas Superpowers: In this 1-minute comedic monologue, Dylan asks Santa for an unusual gift.
Santa Just Wants You to be Healthy, In this 1.5 minute monologue, Vita imparts some worldly wisdom to her son who complains about the boring ole orange he found in his stocking.
Santa’s Lousy Job: In this short comedic monologue, Lauren tries to set Santa straight after his failed gender-specific gift giving from last year.
Christmas China That Can Only Be Handwashed: In this 1.5-minute comedic monologue, Daphne’s Christmas-Dinner-Preparing love has a limit—and it might be that pile of handwash-only Christmas China.
A CASE FOR ASTRONAUT CAROLING: Can Sam convince his mom to let him go Christmas Caroling in his astronaut costume?
Details: Around 2 minutes, male/female/inclusive, comedy, children
From the play, Christmas Superpowers and Believing in Blitzen.
Shepherd Superheroes: In this short comedic monologue, Sam explains to the Christmas pageant director why having his shepherd’s costume muddy right before the performance is actually a good thing.
Tinsel for Christmas: In this short dark comedy monologue, Stan tries to get someone in the Emergency Room to take his bloodied arm seriously.
Meeting Blitzen: In this In this 30-second children’s comedic monologue, Annie tells her friends of her first magical encounter with a reindeer.
FORBIDDEN IN THE ELF MANUAL: Tootsie Frosted Cookie Stockings, an elf enrolled in a Grinching 101 class, explains why he signed up for the class. Hint: It’s all about the videogames.
Details: around 1 minute, male (or any gender), comedy, child, teen, any age.
From the play GRINCHING 101
JINGLE BELL HATER: Fluffy McWaffles Tart is an elf enrolled in a Grinching 101 class. He explains why he signed up for the class. Hint: It has to do with jingle bells. And brownies. And eggnog. It’s all comes back to eggnog…
Details: around 2.5 minutes, male or female/any gender, comedy, child, teen, TYA (Theater for Young Audiences)
From the play GRINCHING 101
Monologue Packet from Christmas Superpowers and Believing in Blitzen: This packet included 19 Christmas-themed Monologues extracted from the one-act comedy for children, Christmas Superpowers and Believing in Blitzen. Monologues are for children (or adults playing children) ranging in length from 30 seconds to 3 minutes (most averaging around 1-2 minutes).