By Patricia Clapp.
Product Code: T46000
Full-length Play
Drama
Cast size: 4m., 6w.
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The hardhearted toymaker refuses to sell any of the dolls he makes, but his magic made them almost like real children and they want to escape the workshop and have fun with other children. The toys are wonderfully varied. There's prim Tina, the fashion-plate doll; a tomboy clown who is so afraid of the toymaker that she agrees with everything he says; and the rag doll Sunny whose legs were badly stuffed so she's always on the verge of falling down and has to be helped up by the gallant wooden soldier. Now the toys are in revolt against the toymaker, and when they find a jar of hearts, they pin one on him. Zowie—the heart does its stuff!
This is a really sweet, touching Christmas story. We used a cast ages 8 to 18, and the kids loved the characters and story line. The audience was made up of mostly young children, and they absolutely loved being able to "vote" for Santa Claus.
Rachael Blizzard, Mc6 Theatre Department, Fort Wort, Texas