Alcoholidays at The Boom

A world premiere play, “Alcoholidays,” makes its debut this November at The Boom in Oklahoma City. This irreverent comedy follows a married couple, Meg and Jacob, through a series of outlandish, dysfunctional holiday parties that would even drive Saint Nicholas to drink. This new play is written by married couple writing team and native Oklahomans, Ted Satterfield and Melanie Wilderman. Melanie is currently an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oklahoma and won the 2013 best short screenplay award at the deadCENTER Film Festival. Ted won that exact screenwriting award at deadCENTER in 2012, as well as two screenwriting awards at the Bare Bones Film Festival. This is both Melanie and Ted’s first play and their first time to collaborate on a writing project. Next Stage company members met the writing team while performing a staged reading of Wilderman’s film script, “The Uterus Chat,” at this year’s deadCENTER festival. After the reading, the decision was made to collaborate on a new stage production.

“Alcoholidays” follows Meg and Jacob as they make their way through the usual list of obligatory holiday parties. From co-workers, to families, to old friends, their only goal is to make the most of every difficult situation. But when forced into corners to discuss physical ailments and family drama, there’s only one thing to do: drink! With Christmas sweaters and holiday spirits, these parties go from unbearable to unforgettable in one guzzle.