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The First Christmas Presents

10-minute comedy
PictureCathy Chang (Cas) and Rocky Latham (Bal)
The desert near Bethlehem. A few hours B.C. A psychic, an astrologer and a fortune-teller are bringing lavish birthday gifts for a newborn baby. Is this wise?

Cast: 1m, 2f

Characters                                 
                       
BAL   an African-American man                                    
                       
CAS   a Chinese woman

MEL   an English woman

Picture


Play reading:
FirstStage Playwrights Express
The Actors Group Theater
Burbank, California
August 9, 2014
Directed by Felix Racelis
Cast: Rocky Latham (Bal), Cathy Chang (Cas), Anita Borcia (Mel)

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