Family Holiday

by DC Cathro

Full length. RJ goes home for the holidays and a nice relaxing time with his family and best friend. They, however, have other plans. Secrets are revealed and RJ is stuck in the middle of this fast-paced holiday farce for modern times.

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Full length. RJ goes home for the holidays and a nice relaxing time with his family and best friend. They, however, have other plans. Secrets are revealed and RJ is stuck in the middle of this fast-paced holiday farce for modern times.

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  • Daniel Rover Singer: Family Holiday by DC Cathro
    “

    I laughed constantly. Helplessly. Exceptionally fun situations and characters. I wish those Hallmark Christmas movies would film DC's farcical family. It's brilliant from start to finish.

    I laughed constantly. Helplessly. Exceptionally fun situations and characters. I wish those Hallmark Christmas movies would film DC's farcical family. It's brilliant from start to finish.

    ”
  • Arthur M Jolly: Family Holiday by DC Cathro
    “

    If you're looking for a perfect family comedy that upends the well-worn "coming out to your family" trope with wit, style and hysterical pacing, DC Cathro has crafted a beautiful and original gem of a play with Family Holiday. It's heart-warming, screamingly funny - and carries the core belief that acceptance and love transcends all.

    If you're looking for a perfect family comedy that upends the well-worn "coming out to your family" trope with wit, style and hysterical pacing, DC Cathro has crafted a beautiful and original gem of a play with Family Holiday. It's heart-warming, screamingly funny - and carries the core belief that acceptance and love transcends all.

    ”
  • Steven G. Martin: Family Holiday by DC Cathro
    “

    This full-length, furiously paced farce is a twist the boring trope of "a very special holiday show" in which a character tearfully and melodramatically comes out of the closet as LGBTQIA+.

    DC Cathro upends that cliché with "Family Holiday" -- a door-slamming, private-revelation farce that builds and builds to the point that audiences may wonder how Cathro is going to improve upon what came before. And oh boy, does he!

    It's all in the characters: Cathro provides each with different voices, experiences, and responses to their own truths. Laugh-out-loud funny.

    This full-length, furiously paced farce is a twist the boring trope of "a very special holiday show" in which a character tearfully and melodramatically comes out of the closet as LGBTQIA+.

    DC Cathro upends that cliché with "Family Holiday" -- a door-slamming, private-revelation farce that builds and builds to the point that audiences may wonder how Cathro is going to improve upon what came before. And oh boy, does he!

    It's all in the characters: Cathro provides each with different voices, experiences, and responses to their own truths. Laugh-out-loud funny.

    ”
2 young adult men, 1 young adult woman, 1 older adult man, 1 older adult woman, and 1 elderly woman.

Development History

  • Reading, Finalist - Pride Films and Plays "Great Gay Play and Musical Festival," staged reading, May, 2015
  • Reading, Maryland Ensemble Theatre MetLab Reading Series, 2015

Production History

  • Community Theater, Valley Players Theatre, Waitsfield, VT, 2017
  • Community Theater, Vermont Pride Festival, Randolph, VT, 2017
  • Professional, Maryland Ensemble Theatre 2016-2017 Season, Frederick, MD, 2016