The Mosley Street Melodramas - Volume 2
by Tom Frye, William P. Johnson, Rosemary Willhide

The Mosley Street Melodramas - Volume 2 Book Cover
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Highlights

One Act30 minsWild WestFlexible Cast SizeUnit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod CostumesAmericanChristmasMystery

Synopsis

Various m and f roles / Melodrama / Simple setThe laughs never stop with this collection of four Holiday themed Melodramas.

No holds are barred as television favorites to some traditional Christmas classics get skewered in these light-hearted parodies.

Each show has a diverse set of characters designed to put a modern spin on the spirit of the Melodrama.

CHEER for the heroic but frustrated Prairie Magician.

BOO the villainous land baron with the hypnotic hairpiece and OOH-AAH the four young single ladies adjusting to life in Manhattan (Kansas).

These interactive Melodramas are simple to produce and appeal to all types of groups.

Both cast and audience alike will have an uproariously good time

Santa and the City - 3f 3m (some doubling)The Old Mid-West will never be the same when four young single ladies in Manhattan KS try to open a shoe store.

Little did they reckon a greedy land baron whose hair has hypnotic powers would try to take over the town just before Christmas

The Holiday Surprise - 3f 3mIt's the day before Christmas and Santa is nowhere to be found.

The residents of Goosebump Alaska (the first town South of the North Pole) try to find a substitute.

Only a Canadian Mountie can save the day

The Grouch Who Couldn't Steal Christmas - 3f 3mThe Annual Holiday Pageant in the town of Whooterville goes awry when Phineas P. Grouch seeks revenge from a broken heart.

But who is the real villain here

The Magical Christmas of Mistle Toe Kansas - 3m 3fThe town of Mistletoe is broke and the land rights are up for grabs.

Mayor Georgette Bradley pins all their hopes and dreams on a one night only benefit performance by "The Amazing Ricky and His Magic Wand."

You won't believe the magic that occurs when they discover the true meaning of the season.

Characters

Character
Holly

Georgette’s niece and our heroine.

Potifar Snottingham Iii

a greedy businessman.

Violet Pheferrnoose

his girlfriend and a vamp.

The Amazing Ricky

a handsome traveling magician.

Lucious Mcgillicutty

Ricky’s trusted assistant.

Georgette Bradley

the Mayor of Mistletoe.

Publication

PublisherSamuel French
Year2009
BindingPaperback
EditionSamuel French Acting ed.
Pages94
PlaceNew York
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573696237
ISBN-100573696233
LCCN2010277513
LCCPS627.M44 M67 2008

The Mosley Street Melodramas - Volume 2 is a American christmas play written by Tom Frye and published by Samuel French in New York (2009).

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