An O. Henry Christmas
An O. Henry Christmas
~ Gift of the Magi & The Last Leaf ~
Play Details
Author | Peter Ekstrom
Music & Lyrics | Peter Ekstrom
Based on | O. Henry Story
Genre | Full-Length Musical, Comedy
Duration An O. Henry Christmas | 90 Minutes
Duration Gift of the Magi | 45 Minutes
Duration The Last Leaf | 55 Minutes
Number of Songs | 22
Actors | 4-6 (2w, 2m)
Set | Minimal. Bare set with movable period furniture
Target | Appropriate for all audiences
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An O. Henry Christmas has been produced in over 300 regional, stock and amateur theatres across the United States, Canada and Russia. The play is comprised of two one-act musicals based on the well-known short stories, The Gift of the Magi and The Last Leaf by the celebrated American author O. Henry. Both stories were written and take place in New York City in 1904.
Commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville, the State theatre of Kentucky, The Gift of the Magi was produced there for 17 consecutive years. The Last Leaf was commissioned by The Barter Theatre, the State theatre of Virginia, as a companion piece. Samuel French, Inc. publishes the two musicals together as An O. Henry Christmas.
Though The Gift of the Magi takes place at Christmas time, the great renown of O. Henry and the universal theme of unselfish giving found in both stories have allowed the musical to be produced at any time of the year.
The musical requires 6 actors or 4 actors if parts are doubled. It is scored for 5 instruments, piano, cello, harp, clarinet and flute, or it can be performed by piano alone.
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Here are some of the performance locations for O. Henry Christmas:
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Abingdon, VA
Moscow State Theatre, Russia
California, USA
Utah, USA
New York, USA
Indiana, USA
Florida, USA
South Carolina, USA
Virgina, USA
New Jersey, USA
Texas, USA
Guam, USA