1F,2M One-Act (10 min). Mrs. Claus reveals how she almost married Arthur Kringle, Santa's rebellious older brother.
"I absolutely love this piece... I truly think REBEL WITHOUT A CLAUS will be one of the strongest and most memorable shows of the evening." (Sylvia Veith, Onstage Atlanta, 2011
"Loved [REBEL WITHOUT A CLAUS] at the Phoenix. So much fun, such a hoot. And they really brought their A game - great actors, of course, but the costume design was especially inspired. Great show!" (Eric Pfeffinger, Playwright, 2014)
"The dark side of Christmas is more searchingly explored in REBEL WITHOUT A CLAUS, with [Dave] Ruark portraying a generic lost soul from the 1950s, pompadoured and leather-jacketed. The wayward brother of the boy who would grow up to become Santa Claus comes to a bad end. His example turns out to prescribe the Jolly Old Elf's naughty-and-nice division of juvenile humanity every Christmas Eve. So now we know... Flashing Through the Snow is topnotch entertainment poised on that boundary. It's under the mistletoe all the way, and deserves a smooch." (Jay Harvey, JayHarveyUpstage.com, 2014)
"I finally got to see REBEL WITHOUT A CLAUS and it was delightful, as I expected it to be. Really funny, but with a nice little touch of poignancy that kept it from going over the top... I thought the costumes were great - a nice melding of Christmas and the 1950s." (Mark Harvey Levine, playwright, 2015)
"The sketches themselves are strong [including] the flashback story of how Santa Claus and his wife fell in love... The whole show is much-needed alternative to the sometimes saccharine shows produced around the holidays." (Melissa Hall, StageWriteIndy.com, 2015)
"Ha! That was fun!" (Joseph Cascio, audience member, 2015)
- Produced at Onstage Atlanta in Atlanta, GA, 2011
- Produced by Sun City Carolina Lakes Performing Arts Club in Indian Land, SC, 2012
- Published by Heuer Publishing in 2012
- Produced by Kennedy Langbank School in Saskatchewan, Canada, 2013
- Produced at Phoenix Theatre's A Very Phoenix Xmas 9 festival in Indianapolis, IN, 2014
- Produced by Second Stage Studio in Cumberland, RI, 2014
- Produced by Washington Street Players at Boise High School in Boise, ID, 2015
- Produced by Newnan High School in Newnan, GA, 2016
- Produced by Campbell Middle School in Houston, TX, 2018
- Produced by Edge Academy in Cheektowaga, NY, 2022
Review of A Very Phoenix Xmas 9 by Hope Baugh of Nuvo.net (2014)
Review of A Very Phoenix Xmas 9 by Melissa Hall of StageWriteIndy.com (2014)
Review of REBEL WITHOUT A CLAUS by Jay Harvey of JayHarveyUpstage.com (2014)
Review of REBEL WITHOUT A CLAUS and MRS. CLAUS GETS MENOPAUSE at Onstage Atlanta by Playgoer of TheaterReview.com (2011)
Article on REBEL WITHOUT A CLAUS by Eden Godbee of Channel 11 Alive News (2011)
