"The kind of light-hearted comedy that puts the merry in Merry Christmas. "-- Calgary Sun

Chris Hunt and Heather Lea MacCallum in the Lunchbox Theatre production of The Christmas Tree. 2008.

 

	In the following scene, strangers Daniel and Sonja arrive at a Christmas tree lot on Christmas Eve, to find only one tree left for sale.
Daniel:	Hi.
Sonja:	Hello.
Daniel:	How ya' doin'?
Sonja:	Good.
Daniel:	Seems odd, huh?
Sonja:	What seems odd?
Daniel:	That we're both looking this Christmas tree up and down like this
Sonja:	Why is that odd?
Daniel:	Well, it 's the only Christmas tree left. It's not like we have any others to choose from, right?
Sonja:	Right.
Daniel:	I guess that's what happens when you wait until Christmas Eve to get your tree. I mean who waits until Christmas Eve to get a Christmas tree? What's the point even? You put it up, you decorate it. Two days later it comes down. It's kindling. It's mulch. It ridiculous, right?
Sonja:	I suppose.
Daniel:	Absolutely. We should just forget it. Save our money.
Sonja:	Yeah.
Daniel:	Yep, that's what I'm gonna do.
	(Sonja moves to pick up the tree.)
	What? Wait a minute. Wait.
Sonja:	What's wrong?
Daniel:	What are you doing?
Sonja:	I'm taking the tree.
Daniel:	What? You're taking the tree?
Sonja:	I'm taking the tree.
Daniel:	But, I was here first.
Sonja:	So?
Daniel:	Well, I should have first dibs on it, don't you think?
Sonja:	No, I don't think.
	(Sonja grabs the tree.)
Daniel:	Wait a minute. Wait.
Sonja:	What?
Daniel:	Well, let's be fair about this.
Sonja:	I thought you didn't want it.
Daniel:	Did I say that?
Sonja:	You said we should forget it. Save our money.
Daniel:	All right, I said that, but..
Sonja:	You put it up, two days later it comes down.
Daniel:	I said that too.
Sonja:	It's kindling. It's mulch.
Daniel:	Yes, thank you. I know what I said.
Sonja:	So, I assumed from that that you didn't want it.
Daniel:	What? How could you jump to that conclusion? That's a bit of a leap, don't you think?
	copyright 2008 Norm Foster