GRINCHING 101
A one-act Christmas Comedy
by
Tara Meddaugh
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:
Genre: Comedy/Christmas/children/teen/theater for a young audience. Family-friendly.
Running time: 30-40 minutes
Cast size: 16 speaking roles and unlimited ensemble roles (ensemble roles have unison lines). Note this is NOT a musical.
Cast Gender: Any gender. Roles can be male/female/any gender. Specific pronouns are sometimes used for characters in the script, but directors and actors have permission to change pronouns to fit casting.
Age: any age - child through adult (great for middle-schoolers, but also good for older teens in High School, younger children, and adults can have fun with this too!)
Setting: Classroom at the North Pole
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GRINCHING 101 CHARACTER BREAKDOWN (16+ any gender)
KILLJOY CACTUS SNARL - Male (any gender). New at teaching Grinching 101, a bit short tempered. Former pupil of Sourpuss.
SOURPUSS FUDDY DUDDY - Any gender, more experienced at teaching Grinching and has more patience. Mentor to Killjoy.
PING PONG SUGAR PLUM - Any gender. An elf, has a lot of toys in pockets, aspires to be a leader.
PERKY RIBBONS BUMBLE PIE - Any gender. An elf, really likes cookies.
GLITZY WAFFLES GIGGLE-BEAR Female (any gender). An elf, likes to look nice.
SILLY CINNAMON SOCKS - Any gender. An elf, skeptical of the Grinching 101 class
PEPPERMINT GLITTER MCBUTTONS - Female (any gender) An elf, bff with Happy Eggnog Twinkles
JOLLY GINGER ORANGE PINECONE - Male (any gender). An elf. Has a crush on Peppy Fruitcake Fuzzy Nose
HAPPY EGGNOG TWINKLES - Female (any gender). An elf, bff with Peppermint Glitter McButtons
MERRY BERRY CHEERY CHERRY - Female (any gender). An elf, top in her class.
CHIPPY SWEET NUTMEG GLITTER - Male (any gender). An elf, not super smart.
FROSTY SNOWBALL WONDER - Any gender. An elf, a strong minded Christmas Elf
COCOA PUFF HOLLY GIGGLES THE FOURTH - Any gender. An elf, perpetually upbeat and positive
PEPPY FRUITCAKE FUZZY NOSE - Female (any gender). An elf. Has a crush on Jolly Ginger Orange Pinecone
FLUFFY MCWAFFLES TART - Any gender. An elf. Doesn’t like the sound of jingle bells
TOOTSIE FROSTED COOKIE STOCKINGS - Any gender. An elf, loves videogames
ELVES - Unlimited number of ensemble elves.
Tell me you do NOT want to play a character with a name like Tootsie Frosted Cooking Stockings??? :)
Check out individual monologues of these characters here!
Tootsie Frosted Cookie Stockings’ monologue, Forbidden in the Elf Manual.
Fluffy McWaffles Tart’s monologue, Jingle Bell Hater.