![Find 'Tis the Season for Love on Amazon](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZDQ1NzViMzItNGIyMy00ZDE2LWEzNjYtYzZhZjY3N2MyOWQwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjg5MzE4NTA@._V1_SX300.jpg)
'Tis the Season for Love Page #7
In Kern.
I want you
to stay, Beth.
I'm just worried.
About what?
About falling for you.
And then January first
comes around,
and you have to go.
So... maybe we just
shouldn't do this.
And what if I do?
What if you do what?
Stay...
In Kern.
That would make me really...
Really...
Happy.
[]
Jingle bells
jingle bells
jingle all the way
Oh, what fun
it is to ride
in a one-horse
open sleigh...
That was so perfect!
That was so good, you guys!
You didn't make one mistake,
you didn't miss one note.
You're going to be so great
for the festival.
I'm so proud of you.
I'm proud
of you!
Thanks, Frances.
We did it together, right?
Okay, I have a surprise for you.
In the hall, Mrs. Pratt made
gingerbread cookies.
Go get 'em.
[Kids chattering excitedly]
You are doing
such a great job
with the kids, Beth.
We're so lucky
that you came home
this year.
The decorations
look fantastic.
Half the hall
looks fantastic.
At the rate we're going,
I'm starting to think
I might have to rope off
the other half
so no one can see it.
Do you need an extra set
of hands? I can help.
Yes. Please.
That would be great.
[Laughs] Okay.
You can start by helping
me hang this tinsel.
Yep. Absolutely.
Mm. You know...
Principal Hyde
asked me to work on you
to take that job.
But I had to break it to him
that we will be
to the glitz and the glamour
of New York.
Yeah... full
disclosure, Eileen?
My life in New York
is anything but glitzy
and glamorous.
It's actually been
a complete struggle
since day one.
I'm sorry
to hear that, Beth.
I know what the theater's
always meant to you.
You know, I thought it was
the only thing I was good at,
but I don't know.
Maybe I had it all wrong.
And maybe you have more gifts
than you know what to do with.
The way you are
with those kids...
I don't know, maybe we can
convince you to stay.
Maybe.
I would love that!
And I think I know someone else
Ahem.
Thanks.
[]
[]
Morning.
Oh-ho-ho-ho!
Ah, no peeking!
Five days
until Christmas day!
Oh, I was thinking
about Christmas dinner,
and I'm going to make
your favorite--
glazed ham
and green bean casserole.
With the crunchy onions?
I cannot believe
you would even ask me that.
You can't make
that dish
without crispy onions!
It sounds great.
Can I invite Dean?
Of course.
You really like him,
don't you?
[Laughs] I do.
It's funny,
growing up,
it was always me and Barry.
I never really
saw Dean that way, but...
He makes me laugh.
All the time.
Makes my day to see you happy.
Makes my day
to see you happy.
Are you?
Of course I am!
Honey...
I love my life.
I raised
a sweet, compassionate daughter.
I get to bake
for the people of this town
on a daily basis.
And this year,
I get to have
a perfect Christmas
with my favorite girl.
What more could a lady ask for?
Well, what about a boyfriend?
Well, um... I-- I--
date.
What?
Well, uh, oh, occasionally, um,
principal Hyde
takes me out for a nice dinner
to the cobalt buffet.
[Gasps]
You never told me that!
You never asked!
I didn't... did I?
Honey.
That's going to change.
I promise.
So you...
And principal Hyde?
The man that wears
the same suit every day?
That is his work outfit.
He wears khakis
every time he takes me out.
[Both laughing hard]
They're very nice.
[Chiming]
Bill?
Beth! Got some
interesting news for you.
What's going on?
Well, I just
got off the phone
with the director
of the Mamet show.
It seems the star's understudy
slipped on some ice
and broke her ankle.
She's going to be off it
for eight weeks,
which means
you are on a plane tonight,
back to New York, baby!
Rehearsal starts
9:
00 A.M. tomorrow,and the show opens
in four weeks,
so you've got to be ready.
You did it, Beth!
You got the part.
[Bill Laughs]
Merry Christmas!
[]
-So, what are you going to do?
-I don't know.
I don't know,
but I have to decide,
like, now, because they have me
What do you think?
It doesn't matter
what I think.
I have so much to do here--
the festival, the kids... you!
We had so many Christmas plans.
Dean-- I practically told Dean
that I'm staying in Kern.
This has always
been your dream, Beth.
It's Broadway!
I just feel like I am letting
so many people down.
Hey!
What have I always told you?
Don't you ever apologize
for following your dreams.
But maybe you do
need to ask yourself
if this is still
what you want.
I think I need
to go to New York
so I can be sure.
[]
-Hi.
-Hey.
Can we talk?
So for how long?
It's four weeks of rehearsal,
a six-month run,
with a possible
extension.
[Chuckles sadly]
You could
come to New York.
Like, live there?
No...
[Words catch, she sighs]
I don't know.
Yeah, I could come and visit,
Beth, but...
My life is here.
I have a town
that relies on me.
I can't just up and leave.
I know. I hate to even ask it
of you, Dean,
but I have to go.
This is it.
This is what I've been wanting
my whole life.
"Greatness."
You know,
call me crazy, Beth,
but I watch you
with those kids
and I see greatness every day.
What about them?
You've gone
to every rehearsal,
you are so good
with them.
They don't want me.
They want you.
You're the one that
inspires them to be great.
That is greatness.
They just want to perform.
They don't care who directs it.
I really think
that you're underestimating
they way these kids
I get it.
You have to go find out.
It doesn't mean
that this has to be the end.
I don't want
a weekend girlfriend, Beth.
I want to start
a life with someone,
a family, a home.
Not some long-distance
Skype relationship,
that goes on
for who knows how long,
with "a possible extension."
I know.
I'm sorry.
This is not
how I intended it to go.
I know.
Break a leg, Beth.
I hope you find that greatness
that you're looking for.
[]
[Nicole]:
Hey!Now neither of us
will be alone for Christmas!
We'll be together!
You okay?
It was hard...
Leaving.
Dean?
The kids, my mom...
They'll be fine.
I came in and I wreaked havoc
on these people's lives,
and I just left.
I guess this is what I do.
That's not true.
I feel like
I'm letting a lot of people down
and I don't want to be
that person anymore.
You're doing
a Broadway show, Beth.
It's what you've always wanted.
Enjoy it.
You're right.
It's a Broadway show.
I'm going to try
to enjoy it.
Try?
[]
[Beth]:
If I'd never gone homefor Christmas...
[]
[Sighs]
[]
[Beth, reading]
[Line ringing]
[Ringing]
[Beth]:
Hey, Mom.Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas, sweetheart.
I just wanted to call
and see what your plans were
for the day.
Oh, I just finished
getting dressed
and doing my hair,
and I'm going to head over
to Marilyn Rowell's house
Translation
Translate and read this script in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"'Tis the Season for Love" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Aug. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/'tis_the_season_for_love_19277>.
Discuss this script with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In