Twelve Acts of Christmas began as one single act of Christmas, a 10-minute play that had a staged reading as part of Christmas at The Wings, a seasonal variety show produced in Belleville in December 2022. That grew into Three Acts of Christmas which grew into Four Acts of Christmas by the time it was first produced for the stage at Theatre in The Wings in Belleville in December 2025 when Christmas in Room 207, Orange Christmas, The Roasting Pan, and We Three Kings were performed to eight sold-out, enthusiastic audiences.
The pieces in this collection run from two to twenty-five minutes with a cast size of one to four actors. They are meant to be produced either as a standalone evening of theatre, with three or four or five of the pieces performed at one time; or as parts of a Christmas variety show with a piece or two to be performed along with music and, perhaps, other short seasonal plays.
Some of the pieces work well as staged readings. Others work best when fully produced. The main thing is to have fun with them.
Keywords: one-act, ten-minute plays, Christmas, monologue, plays for older actors
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 2 - 25 minutes
Cast size: 1 - 4 actors