SAUGUS — The Theatre Company of Saugus has a One Act Play Festival scheduled for its holiday production Dec. 13-15.
The four plays selected are by area playwrights and have not been produced previously. All have a Christmas theme. The location for all performances is the second floor of American Legion Post 210, 44 Taylor St.
Performances are December 13-15. Friday and Saturday evening performances start at 7:30 p.m. The Sunday matinee is at 2.
Tickets purchased at the door are $23 for adults/$20 for seniors, students, or children. Advance online orders guarantee you a seat: $20 for adults/$17 for seniors, students, or children. Seating is general admission.
The plays:
Rebel Without a Claus by Tofer Carlson is a comedic encounter between two children and the real Santa Claus, who just happens to be female.
Directed by Victoria Isotti. Cast: Sharon Buccuzzo Beeler, Rebecca McAuliffe, Laurie Frank, Brooks Workman, Bryan Hall.
A Christmas Gift by Matthew Garlin tells the story of a Christmas Eve plan gone awry. A man wants to ask his girlfriend to marry him and has come up with an elaborate plan involving his best friend in a Santa outfit and a lovelorn waitress’ assistance. As things start off, the man’s dependent mother and an old couple change the process. On top of all that, his girlfriend also has a surprise for him.
Directed by Victoria Isotti. Cast: Jon Workman, Rayna Frank, Damien Dakotah LaCount, Kathy Bedard, Stephen Russo, Catherine Hersh.
The Noir Before Christmas by Tofer Carlson is a hard-boiled detective comedy, where the detective takes on a case looking for Rudolph’s missing nose without realizing that her client is in fact an elf.
Directed by Rachael Bernstein. Laurie Frank, Julie Liuzza, Kathy Bedard, Anetta Rauf, Jessica Stockton, Rachel Curran.
A Dickens of a Christmas Carol by Josh Black was written in the spirit of a touring Charles Dickens in mind. It’s shorter than the novel and includes a dose of modern comedy. It’s a story everyone has heard of. Though most of the humor is modern, Dickens… stays true to the original story structure of the novel and brings in some characters we don’t always get to see.
Directed by Rachael Bernstein. Cast: Julie Liuzza, Bryan Hall, Rebecca McAuliffe, Stephen Russo, Rosemary Leo, Damien Dakotah LaCount, Catherine Hersh, Rylan Workman, Rachel Curran, Jon Workman, Melissa Reda, Jessica Stockton.
The stories are interwoven by Anetta Rauf ,Damien Dakotah LaCount, Melissa Reda, Rachel Curran.