What the Dickens! Even Scrooge got a second chance.
Marty Fisher has doubts and fears about getting married and staying in Pine Ridge with his fiancée Tami Cooper and so he’s been focusing on directing the Pine Tree Players Production of A Christmas Carol instead of helping his fiancée plan their wedding. On opening night when his Uncle, who’s playing Scrooge, turns up drunk, half the cast gets food poisoning, and Marty gets caught kissing his stage manager Samantha both the production and Marty’s relationship with Tami are on thin ice. As the curtain rises and the show lurches forward Marty will do all he can to save his show while trying to salvage his relationship with Tami.
Two Act Comedy – 6M, 3 W, single set, 120 Minutes
What the Dickens! A perfect holiday addition to your theatre season.
Looking for the perfect holiday play to add to your theatre season then look no further than What the Dickens! a two-act – laugh-filled – romantic comedy – play within a play – that features the heroic attempts of the Pine Tree Players and their director, Marty Fisher, to save a disastrous opening night production of A Christmas Carol. If you want your audiences to see a production of a Christmas Carol but like classic comedies like Noises Off, Moon Over Buffalo, or A Chorus of Disapproval then this play within a play comedy is the play for you. Download What the Dickens! for free and give it a read.
What the Dickens! Finalist – 2017 McLaren Memorial Comedy Play Writing Competition
Cast of Characters
Marty Fisher: Director of the play mid to late 20s
Tami Cooper: Marty’s fiancée playing Belle and Lucy mid to late 20s
Kate Cooper: Tami’s mother playing Mrs. Cratchit and Mrs. Fezziwig 50s
Kevin Fisher: Marty’s Uncle playing Scrooge 50s
Peter Bingham: Marty’s best friend and lighting director mid to late 20s
Samantha Banger: Stage Manager 19
Jayson Moore: Playing Young Scrooge and Topper mid to late 20s
Ed Barker: Playing Bob Cratchit late 30s
David Owens: The town Doctor playing Mr. Granger, Ghost of Jacob Marley, Fezziwig, the Ghost of Christmas Present and Cousin Herb 50s or 60s.
Larry Irwin: Peter’s lighting and sound assistant 20s – Voice Only
SETTING
The entire action of the play takes place at the Grand Theatre in the city of Pine Ridge
TIME
December
ACT ONE: The Day Before Opening Night
ACT TWO: Opening Night
