Decked!
by Ginna Hoben

Highlights

Female

60 minsPresent DayAll WomenStrong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)Unit Set/Multiple SettingsContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesComedy

Synopsis

It’s Christmas Eve, and Celia is at a breaking point.

She’s unemployed, broke and her only daughter wants to move in with Celia’s ex-husband and his much younger bride-to-be.

Celia tries to drown her pain in alcohol and pills before her eccentric sister Louise shows up and makes Celia review her past, present and potential futures.

But Louise’s own past eventually comes to light and complicates Celia’s road to recovery.

Decked!

is an all-female dramedy about letting go and moving on.

Press Reviews

"A very funny and refreshing exploration of the ways the holidays can be messy and painful."
— Uma Incrocci, New Play Exchange

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Kit Celia’s daughter. Just over fourteen. Then, later, between the ages of twenty-five to thirty.	female	—	Celia’s daughter. Just over fourteen. Then, later, between the ages of twenty-five to thirty.
Lou Celia’s sister. Born two years after Celia. Looks young. Guileless…most of the time.	female	—	Celia’s sister. Born two years after Celia. Looks young. Guileless…most of the time.
Kelsie Kit’s new stepmom. Late twenties to early thirties.	—	—	Kit’s new stepmom. Late twenties to early thirties.
The Carolers/Choir Singers/Chorus Of Angels Can be doubled by the actors who play Kit, Lou, and Kelsie. Or you can cast singers to handle all the music and musical transitions.	—	—	Can be doubled by the actors who play Kit, Lou, and Kelsie. Or you can cast singers to handle all the music and musical transitions.
Celia Midforties to early fifties.	—	—	Midforties to early fifties.