Clara the Christmas Tree Angel (ten-minute play)

by Enid Cokinos

Upcoming:
December 22, 2024 Theatrical Shenanigans’ “12 Plays of Christmas” audio production, U.K.
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December 9-11, 2022: Main Street Productions Inc.’s Christmas at the Playhouse (Westfield, IN)
November 9, 2021: On-air reading on WIOX radio, Roxbury, NY, including a playwright interview. Produced by The Open Eye Theater (Margaretville, NY)
August 2021: The Open Eye Theater's Summer...

Upcoming:
December 22, 2024 Theatrical Shenanigans’ “12 Plays of Christmas” audio production, U.K.
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December 9-11, 2022: Main Street Productions Inc.’s Christmas at the Playhouse (Westfield, IN)
November 9, 2021: On-air reading on WIOX radio, Roxbury, NY, including a playwright interview. Produced by The Open Eye Theater (Margaretville, NY)
August 2021: The Open Eye Theater's Summer Shortcuts Festival XI (Margaretville, NY)

Clara, a tree-topping angel with an attitude, was mercilessly dumped in a Crock-Pot box 15 years ago, but she’s back to reclaim her rightful perch atop the family Christmas tree. Recently-divorced Elise, however, wants to abandon the Yuletide celebration altogether. Can Clara convince Elise that holiday traditions are still worth the effort before the abandoned angel ends up on a thrift store shelf?

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Clara the Christmas Tree Angel (ten-minute play)

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  • Robert Weibezahl: Clara the Christmas Tree Angel (ten-minute play)

    Cokinos’s endearing play is everything a good holiday play should be: hilarious and heartwarming, inspiring but never sappy. The humor is found in both the pointed dialogue and the clever visuals. The underlying idea that preserving traditions can save us from losing ourselves is a perfect message any time of the year. This 10-minute charmer should be in every holiday short festival.

    Cokinos’s endearing play is everything a good holiday play should be: hilarious and heartwarming, inspiring but never sappy. The humor is found in both the pointed dialogue and the clever visuals. The underlying idea that preserving traditions can save us from losing ourselves is a perfect message any time of the year. This 10-minute charmer should be in every holiday short festival.

  • Morey Norkin: Clara the Christmas Tree Angel (ten-minute play)

    Plenty of laughs and even more heart. Holiday traditions from the past tend to lose their appeal when you’re all alone. But if you’re lucky enough to have a funny, insightful angel tree topper like Clara, you may begin to see things in a new light. And that’s even before she’s plugged in. This is a wonderful holiday gift, and I look forward to hearing it on Theatrical Shenanigans 12 Plays of Christmas!

    Plenty of laughs and even more heart. Holiday traditions from the past tend to lose their appeal when you’re all alone. But if you’re lucky enough to have a funny, insightful angel tree topper like Clara, you may begin to see things in a new light. And that’s even before she’s plugged in. This is a wonderful holiday gift, and I look forward to hearing it on Theatrical Shenanigans 12 Plays of Christmas!

  • Arianna Rose: Clara the Christmas Tree Angel (ten-minute play)

    As Clara aptly states, "Delish!" A lovely short play about reclaiming Christmas as your own after a painful breakup. Playwright Enid Cokonos hits all the right notes in this holiday-themed play about moving forward and creating new memories. It's no surprise it's gotten productions - a fantastic addition to any theatre festival!

    As Clara aptly states, "Delish!" A lovely short play about reclaiming Christmas as your own after a painful breakup. Playwright Enid Cokonos hits all the right notes in this holiday-themed play about moving forward and creating new memories. It's no surprise it's gotten productions - a fantastic addition to any theatre festival!

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Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Year 2021
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Main Street Productions, Inc./Basile Westfield Playhouse-Westfield, Indiana, Year 2022