←Recommendations of GONE AWAY IS THE BLUEBIRD (10-MINUTE PLAY)

  • John Busser: GONE AWAY IS THE BLUEBIRD (10-MINUTE PLAY) by Adam Richter
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    12.20.24 - I got an early Christmas present this year with Adam Richter's piece showing the secret to happiness isn't having "stuff" (well, maybe SOME stuff). Boyd and Dryville (great name) are Elves on a hunt for kids on the good list when Boyd co-opts the trip to a record store to fulfill his own wish list. But the real secret Santa of this piece is the store clerk who helps out (and moves a little merchandise for him as well). I want to see the Rankin-Bass animated version of this play now.

    12.20.24 - I got an early Christmas present this year with Adam Richter's piece showing the secret to happiness isn't having "stuff" (well, maybe SOME stuff). Boyd and Dryville (great name) are Elves on a hunt for kids on the good list when Boyd co-opts the trip to a record store to fulfill his own wish list. But the real secret Santa of this piece is the store clerk who helps out (and moves a little merchandise for him as well). I want to see the Rankin-Bass animated version of this play now.

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  • Aly Kantor: GONE AWAY IS THE BLUEBIRD (10-MINUTE PLAY) by Adam Richter
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    This is a "smile until your face hurts" story featuring the whimsy of quirky, specific characters (Santa's Elves!) in an unexpected setting (a record store?!), leading us humorously, sweetly, and quite deftly toward a charming lesson about the true meaning of Christmas in our consumerist hellscape! The specificity of the musical references, the goofy names, and the absurdity of the confrontation and circumstances make it a consistently surprising stocking stuffer! Plus, great world-building!

    This is a "smile until your face hurts" story featuring the whimsy of quirky, specific characters (Santa's Elves!) in an unexpected setting (a record store?!), leading us humorously, sweetly, and quite deftly toward a charming lesson about the true meaning of Christmas in our consumerist hellscape! The specificity of the musical references, the goofy names, and the absurdity of the confrontation and circumstances make it a consistently surprising stocking stuffer! Plus, great world-building!

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  • Philip Middleton Williams: GONE AWAY IS THE BLUEBIRD (10-MINUTE PLAY) by Adam Richter
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    It took just a couple of lines for me to be transported back to Ries Records at the Westgate Shopping Center in Toledo. This adorable short play by Adam Richter has Santa's helpers doing some discreet recon at the record shop and purchasing for their own list of toys, and you can feel the love for both them and the place where they're finding the right gifts for the right reasons. Thanks, Adam, for the vinyl memories, hopes, and dreams.

    It took just a couple of lines for me to be transported back to Ries Records at the Westgate Shopping Center in Toledo. This adorable short play by Adam Richter has Santa's helpers doing some discreet recon at the record shop and purchasing for their own list of toys, and you can feel the love for both them and the place where they're finding the right gifts for the right reasons. Thanks, Adam, for the vinyl memories, hopes, and dreams.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: GONE AWAY IS THE BLUEBIRD (10-MINUTE PLAY) by Adam Richter
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    So adorable. A new Christmas classic with vintage touches and lovely messages that will warm the cockles of your heart! Full of fun characters, a great (nostalgic for many) setting, I'd love to see this one on stage (or screen!) soon.

    So adorable. A new Christmas classic with vintage touches and lovely messages that will warm the cockles of your heart! Full of fun characters, a great (nostalgic for many) setting, I'd love to see this one on stage (or screen!) soon.

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  • Dominica Plummer: GONE AWAY IS THE BLUEBIRD (10-MINUTE PLAY) by Adam Richter
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    A quirky take on an elf and their Christmas music wish list that doesn't include Christmas music! This seasonal short is a charmingly radical departure from everything we thought we knew about Santa's little helpers. By turns funny, quixotic, and oddly poignant, GONE AWAY IS THE BLUEBIRD is about going AWOL from the North Pole, and to heck with the consequences..

    A quirky take on an elf and their Christmas music wish list that doesn't include Christmas music! This seasonal short is a charmingly radical departure from everything we thought we knew about Santa's little helpers. By turns funny, quixotic, and oddly poignant, GONE AWAY IS THE BLUEBIRD is about going AWOL from the North Pole, and to heck with the consequences..

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  • Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn: GONE AWAY IS THE BLUEBIRD (10-MINUTE PLAY) by Adam Richter
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    Omigoodness! This play is so sweet, adorable and super meaningful! I love the characters and the message. Boyd's monologue about the bird really teared me up! But hearing it in the elf voice would be so great! This is a great piece to add to your holiday play lineup. For kids and adults alike!

    Omigoodness! This play is so sweet, adorable and super meaningful! I love the characters and the message. Boyd's monologue about the bird really teared me up! But hearing it in the elf voice would be so great! This is a great piece to add to your holiday play lineup. For kids and adults alike!

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: GONE AWAY IS THE BLUEBIRD (10-MINUTE PLAY) by Adam Richter
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    Delightful! This short about an elf in an existential crisis is hilarious, because OF COURSE it's going to be funny to see one of Santa's elves in an existential crisis. I also love how the clerk of the store inserts themself into the conversation at points, offering sage advice like a bartender. As fun as this one is on the page, I know it will be even funnier on its feet with elf costumes. What a unique, hilarious twist to the holiday play genre!

    Delightful! This short about an elf in an existential crisis is hilarious, because OF COURSE it's going to be funny to see one of Santa's elves in an existential crisis. I also love how the clerk of the store inserts themself into the conversation at points, offering sage advice like a bartender. As fun as this one is on the page, I know it will be even funnier on its feet with elf costumes. What a unique, hilarious twist to the holiday play genre!

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