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THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT - September 12th & 13th, 2022

Julia Dowling has an unexpected visitor who intends to escort her off to the afterlife. Infusing comedy into the classic Death Takes a Holiday, The Christmas Spirit is set in contemporary Long Island. Julia persuades Death to give her one more day to enjoy Christmas and invites him to be her guest at a festive party. The next day the house fills with bickering relatives, friends, the local priest…and Death, masquerading as a human, singing carols and drinking eggnog. Moments of high farce, drama, and even romance arise as bright holiday fantasies collide with a not-so-merry reality.

Character Description

Julia Dowling: 72 year old, crotchety, mostly estranged from her family, Death’s next “customer”

Visitor (Jack)Death: Twenties, mild mannered, very charming, “stranger in strange land” , excited to be experiencing xmas

Beth Dowling: Julia’s daughter, lives with Julia, somewhat of a care-giver

Aunt Rosemary: 60s, Julia’s sister, passive-aggressive, judgmental, feels put-upon

Uncle Bernie: 60s, Rosemary’s husband, judgmental, quietly prejudiced, somewhat clueless

Paul Dowling: 30s, Julia’s son, a wanna-be musician

Melissa Rosen: 20s- 30s, Paul’s girlfriend, singer/actor/model, thinks she’s pretty great

Father John Brennan: Local priest at the family’s church

Matthew Harris: Jack’s previous “customer” who he dragged along to the party, dead, wants to be “gone”