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The Rented Christmas

By Norman C. Ahern, Jr. and Yvonne Ahern


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CAST:  4M, 7F, plus carolers
SET:  Simple interior set
TIME:  About 60 minutes
Script:  $6.25 (More items available) DVD of amateur performance:  $10.00

E-view script also available


ROYALTY:
$50 First Performance
$50 Each Additional Performance

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John Dale hasn’t enjoyed a ’real Christmas’ for years.  So, on the spur of the moment, he decides to ’rent’ a Christmas from Anne Weston, who owns the local rent shop.  Anne is at first flustered with the requirements:  a tree with presents, Christmas carols and also a wife and five children.  Anne feels she has solved the problem of a Christmas family by calling the actors’ guild.  But the young actors come down with the measles so she turns to the local orphanage.  When the guild can’t locate a ’mother,’ Anne steps in to play the role herself.  Based on the short story by J.  Lillian Vandervere, the story of how John Dale’s rented Christmas turns into a new life for all concerned makes this a warm story for the holiday season.

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DVD of amateur performance:  $10.00

E-view script also available
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WALTON HIGH SCHOOL
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL
TAMMY JENKINS
CHARLESTON, WV
FT.  MORGAN HIGH SCHOOL
FORT MORGAN, CO
A MAGICAL JOURNEY THRU STAGES
ROCHESTER, NY
MONICA SPRAYBERRY
PROVO, UT
SUSAN SMITH
ROCK HILL, SC
YAKIMA VALLEY OPERA
YAKIMA, WA
MARION CIVIC THEATRE
MARION, IN
HOLLAND CIVIC THEATRE
HOLLAND, MI
WHITE OAK BAPTIST CHURCH
LILBURN, GA
PURCHASE LINE CHURCH
CLYMER, PA
BENZIE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
BENZONIA, MI
FRANKFORT COMMUNITY HIGH SCH
WEST FRANKFORT, IL
AFTON COMMUNITY THEATRE
AFTON, NY
HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL
PHOENIXVILLE, PA
DUTCH COUNTRY PLAYERS
TELFORD, PA
STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL
STUTTGART, AR
CEDAR PARK CHURCH
BOTHELL, WA
HOLLAND CIVIC THEATRE
HOLLAND, MI
ARVADA FESTIVAL PLAYHOUSE
ARVADA, CO
GREY WELLINGTON THEATRE GUILD
HARRISTON, ON, CANADA
HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST
HANCOCK, NY
BLUE MOON PRODUCTIONS
LAWTON, OK
SETON CATHOLIC CENTRAL
PLATTSBURGH, NY
CROSSROADS UMC
WASHINGTON, IL
RANDOLPH YOUTH THEATRE COMPANY
ASHEBORO, NC
WEST MICHIGAN LUTHERAN HS
WYOMING, MI
GWINNETT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
SNELLVILLE, GA
JOHN 3:16 CHRISTIAN CENTER
VERBANK, NY
HANCEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
HANCEVILLE, AL
SOUTHWEST AREA CMNTY THEATRE
MANGUM, OK
EVANGEL CHRISTIAN CENTER
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
LOS ALTOS, CA
OXFORD HILLS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
SOUTH PARIS, ME
CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER
MERCED, CA
THE PITTSFIELD PLAYERS
PITTSFIELD, NH
DENTON CALVARY ACADEMY
DENTON, TX
TIMOTHY MCINTIRE
LUBBOCK, TX
COMMUNITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
ESCONDIDO, CA
BACK STREET PLAYERS
HANOVER, IL
TERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
TERRYVILLE, CT
BISHOP MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL
TORRANCE, CA
RIALTO COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER
MORRILTON, AR
HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
RICHFIELD, MN
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Hear what directors and critics are saying:

The Rented Christmas is a wonderful heartfelt play that blessed and encouraged both the students and the audience.  It’s always so exciting to see characters come to life through our students’ interpretation. Dianne Padgett, Allegiant Christian School, Riverside, CA


It’s a heartwarming, feel-good, wish-you-had-this Christmas story. J.R.  Mylander, Fort Morgan High School, Fort Morgan, CO


A touching storyline that promotes an opportunity for giving during the Christmas season.


I have loved Rented Christmas for many years now.  There is a heart and soul to this show that speaks eloquently to me and is precious to me. Monica Sprayberry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT


 
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