Captive Christmas: A Different Kind Of Holiday Play

A deranged man kidnaps street corner Santa Claus on Christmas Eve in this slightly edgy but fun alternative to traditional Holiday fare. Trapped in a basement, the diverse mix of Santas discover some genuine Christmas cheer along the way. Vin Morreale, Jr. is an internationally produced playwright, published author and award-winning screenwriter. Vin was a founding member of the San Francisco Playwrights Center and the Senseless Bickering Comedy Theatre. He has directed hundreds of works for stage, screen and radio across the country. He was awarded the prestigious Al Smith Writing Fellowship, and his scripts, stage plays, documentaries, museum exhibits and radio comedy have received hundreds of productions around the world, as well as being translated into Chinese, Italian, Russian and Spanish. Vin has sold material to network and cable television networks, had screenplays optioned and produced, and his work has been seen in more than 15 countries. He was named a top screenwriter by both The International Screenwriters Association and TheBlacklist.org. As president of Vin Morreale Casting, along with his nationally known Burning Up The Stage acting workshops, he has helped nearly 30,000 actors find work in movies, TV, stage and video. You can find more of his books and plays at academyartspress.com.