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Frozen
A Short Christmas Play
By Jim Dalglish
It’s Christmas Eve and Pete, the family patriarch, has gone missing. Why would anyone not want to be with their loving family during such an important time of the year?
"I haven’t spoken to him since your mother’s funeral when I gave him that pamphlet on the Hemlock Society. It seemed to calm him down." - Aunt Velvet
Characters
Terry - Woman, mid 30s
Mary - Terry’s older sister
Luke - Mary’s husband
Larry - Terry & Mary’s brother
Harmony - Terry’s sister-in-law
Aunt Velvet - Early 70s
Barry - Youngest brother
Sam - Barry’s life partner
Pete - Terry, Mary, Larry and Barry’s father
Setting
Seattle, Nashville, Sedona, Milwaukee, Westport, New York City, Bitterroot Mountains
Time
Christmas Eve
Length
15 mins.
Type
Comedy/drama; Christmas Play
Themes
Family; Family values; the holidays; loneliness; male bonding.
Script Completed
Spring 2004
Production History
Provincetown Theatre Company, 12/12/2004 - 12/20/2004 (Full Production)
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