Mark Morelli's History of Christmas in Five 1-Minute Plays
Bethlehem Suite | Franchise | First Thread Unravels | The Godfather 2.5 | Step Up | Encore: Before He Changed Us
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First Thread Unravels
Mother and 7-year-old child center stage, facing the audience. They hold Christmas shopping bags.
Child:
It's Santa!
Mother:
Well, actually, the real Santa is at the North Pole. This is one of his helpers.
Child:
He looks exactly like Santa.
Mother:
He does. But he's just a helper.
Child:
At school, I feed and clean up the gerbils in our science lab. Mrs. Trowbridge says I'm her helper. But I don't look anything like her.
Mother:
We should finish up. One more store to go.
Child:
Do you look exactly like your boss at work?
Mothers reaches to rub her temples and closes her tired eyes. Cut to black.
Mother and 7-year-old child center stage, facing the audience. They hold Christmas shopping bags.
Child:
It's Santa!
Mother:
Well, actually, the real Santa is at the North Pole. This is one of his helpers.
Child:
He looks exactly like Santa.
Mother:
He does. But he's just a helper.
Child:
At school, I feed and clean up the gerbils in our science lab. Mrs. Trowbridge says I'm her helper. But I don't look anything like her.
Mother:
We should finish up. One more store to go.
Child:
Do you look exactly like your boss at work?
Mothers reaches to rub her temples and closes her tired eyes. Cut to black.