A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR

An Allen House Exclusive! Purely for fun! This short drama asks the question, "What would happen if a film editor somehow mistakenly spliced together clips from some of America's greatest classic movies?" The answer is fun to perform with full costume and lights, or staged minimally. Either way, it's great for entertaining at banquets or parties. Adults or children can perform this with great flair. Add the movie themes and it's a hit! Requires 10 cast members, three male, four female, and three either gender. Running time: 15 minutes.

• Sample Script PDF
  

DESTINATION: CHRISTMAS by Nan Allen

An Allen House Exclusive! It's Christmas Eve. A bus leaves Dallas, Texas with a few passengers bound for New York City. With stops in Little Rock, Nashville, and Roanoke, the bus picks up characters going to the Big Apple. When the blizzard of the season hits, all travel plans are rearranged and the whole bus load of passengers spend Christmas in . . . where else . . . Bethlehem, Pennsylvania! The tender message of the production is finally brought out in the words to a beloved Christmas Carol . . . "The hopes and fears of all the years / Are met in Thee tonight." Fourteen characters, with some doubling. A One-Act Play. Running Time: 45 minutes.

• Sample Script PDF
  

DOUBLE KNIT by Nan Allen

An Allen House Exclusive! This is a dramatic one act play with music and multi-media for Students about famous siblings in the Bible. Using cool retro music like Sister Sledge's We Are Family and TV Sitcom classics such as The Waltons and Family Feud, we look at Biblical siblings as if they existed in those "double knit" days of the late 60's and 70's. The point that this fun production teaches is that since we are a family of faith in Christ, we actually should have a stronger bond than other families. We are knit . . . double knit together by the flesh and blood of our oldest brother, Jesus. Can be performed with 10-12 characters with doubling, or more. PERFECT FOR YOUTH GROUPS! Production notes include information on musical scores and a resource for getting custom visual pieces that can accompany this production. Running time is 35 minutes.

• Sample Script PDF
• Sample Production Notes PDF
  

THE GUEST by Nan Allen

An Allen House Exclusive! The family has gathered for Thanksgiving Dinner . . . the in-laws, the grandma, the crazy aunt, but who's the guy sitting on the sofa? Everybody has a theory. Some think he's a TV repairman they had called to fix the set in the den, some think he's a TV anchorman doing a story on the perfect American family, some think he's a Pulitzer Prize Winning author they had once met at a fund raiser. Still Grandma's convinced he's a lawyer trying to get her to change her will. When The Guest's identity is finally revealed, the family makes a humbling discovery. A holiday message for everyone! Eleven characters, four men, six women, one girl. A One-Act Play. Running Time: 20 minutes.

• Sample Script PDF
  

THE DANDELION HOUSE & SCENES FROM LOVE'S CAFE (Lillenas Drama - #MP768)

The Dandelion House - Cast: 4 male, 5 female, 2 children. The scene is Thanksgiving, and the whole family is together for the first time in five years. One by one the siblings discover that something's not quite right with Dad. This crisis becomes the force that finally brings hearts and minds together. One multi-area interior set. Approximate playing time: 1 hour. Royalty: $15.00/$10.00

Scenes from Love's Cafe - Cast: 6 male, 8 female, 1 boy, customers, and parade extras. Mavis and Henry Love begin their journey in 1942 in the deep southern community of Pondtown. High and low points in the Love family's life and members of the community provide suspense, humor, and a spiritual challenge. A storyteller, costume changes, and some makeup move us through 50 years. Music of the day will add a great deal to the presentation. One interior set. Approximate playing time: 75 minutes. Royalty: $15.00/$10.00.

Order from your favorite choral music distributor, or contact Lillenas Music at 1-800-877-0700.