Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa's eight reindeer accuses him of not being the man he perpetuates himself to be. As mass media descends, the other members of the sleigh team demand to share their perspectives, and a horrific tale of corruption and perversion emerges, which seems to implicate everyone from the littlest elf to the tainted Saint himself.

The Eight: Reindeer Monologues is a thought-provoking and thoroughly engaging look at child molestation, rape, and family dysfunction told exclusively from the perspective of Santa Claus' reindeer.

Yes, it sounds terrible - grownups in antlers making jokes about Claymation holiday specials, Kris Kringle's fetish for having kids on his lap, and Mrs. Claus' drinking problem. But while there is plenty of Christmas-fueled humor, the heart of this play is universal - eight very different characters dealing with the secrets, loyalties, and lies of a particularly strange family.

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