Mrs. Claus

Holiday Plays

By: Clint Snyder
Cast: 3 M, 2 F, 18 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 3 M, 1 F, 14 flexible)
Performance Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 23 pgs.

HOLIDAY FARCE. After years of putting up with unruly children, deadbeat elves, and pompous reindeer, Mrs. Claus is ready to put a halt to Christmas and show everyone who is really in charge at the North Pole when Santa leaves for vacation. With Santa gone, Mrs. Claus treats the elves like servants and makes them file her nails, serve her hot cocoa and candy, fan her, and agree with everything she says. Then when Mrs. Claus receives a note from the reindeer saying they can’t pay their bills with candy canes and gingerbread cookies and threaten to go on strike, she decides to cut operational costs by selling the reindeer to petting zoos and replacing them with a guy who wears a sign around his neck that reads, “Reindeer Wilson.” After all, Wilson is cheaper, better looking, and doesn’t smell like a forest animal!

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Clint Snyder has worked as a playwright, actor, director, and clown on and off the stage. He is a graduate with high honors from the University of Maine with degrees in Mass Communication and Theatre. A Chicago native, Mr. Snyder lives in Maine.