| CHRISTMAS AT THE FIVE
& DIME
Book by Linda Nell Cooper
Holiday Musical Comedy
Set in a department store in 1938, Christmas at the Five
& Dime features Mr. Kirshfield, owner of the extravagantly
new and modernized department store, Kirshfields, and who
is all caught up in the commercialism of Christmas. He has
opened his new store directly across the street from the Mom
& Pop Drugstore called Candlers Five & Dime, hoping
to put them out of business, but when his son falls in love
with the Candlers’ daughter, the plot thickens. Both
stores are filled with eccentric clerks and customers who
wreck havoc the closer it gets to Christmas. Finally, it takes
a little child to show everyone the meaning of Christmas.
The script is suitable for the entire family and would work
well in churches. The set requires the interiors of 2 stores
on opposite sides of the stage from each other. The original
music has a flavor of Big Band swing. There are roles for
10 men, 10 women, 4 children and a large chorus if needed.
Christmas at the Five & Dime was premiered at
Thomas Road Baptist Church and was broadcast nationally on
the Liberty Channel.
    
    
    
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