The Story
A Christmas Carol is a play about a mean-spirited and selfish old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, who hates Christmas. One cold Christmas Eve, Scrooge is unkind to the people who work for him, then refuses to give to charity, and then is rude to his nephew when he invites him to spend Christmas with him.
When Scrooge gets home, he is visited by the ghost of his old business partner Jacob Marley – and then by three ghosts! They are the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future.
The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge on a journey through Christmases from his past, taking Scrooge to see himself as an unhappy child and a young man more in love with money than his fiancée. The Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge his clerk, Bob Cratchit’s family. At Bob Cratchit’s house Scrooge sees Tiny Tim, who is very ill, but full of spirit. The ghost then takes him to see his nephew Fred’s Christmas celebrations – which he had been invited to, but rebuffed.
Finally, The Ghost of Christmas Future terrifies Scrooge by showing him visions of his own death… The ghosts’ journey through time teaches Scrooge the error of his ways. When he wakes up on Christmas Day he is full of excitement, and buys the biggest turkey in the shop for the Cratchit family before spending the day with his nephew, full of the joys of Christmas.
Production Team
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Director – Katie Clark (She/Her)
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Stage Manager & Props Coordinator – Jess Howard (They/Them/She/Her)
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Production Manager – Mary Kasma & Aimee Alexander
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Costume Coordinator– Morgan Ralston
Dramatis Personae
Edina Crowley (She/Her/Hers) Narrator
Sam Shick (He/Him/His) Scrooge
Drew Tolley (He/Him/His) Fred/Third Man
Carl Turpen (He/Him/His) Bob Cratchit
Dominic Suggs (He/Him/His) Marley/First Man
Amber Mitchell (She/Her/Hers) Ghost of Christmas Past/Gentleman 1
Harper Hagen (He/Him/His) School Boy Scrooge/Peter Cratchit/Ghost of Christmas Future
Iris Hagen (She/Her/Hers) Fan/Tiny Tim
Garrick Rogers (He/Him/His) Fezziwig/Old Joe
Joshua Verduzco (He/Him/His) Young Scrooge/Second Man
Brandie Froberg (She/Her/Hers) Belle/Martha
Annika Rex (She/Her/Hers) Ghost of Christmas Present
Vicky Hyde (She/Her/Hers) Mrs. Cratchit
Ellison Mitchell (She/Her/Hers) Cratchit Child/Caroler/Goose Boy
Nora Norman (She/Her/Hers) Fred’s Wife/Cleaning Woman
Jennifer Thomas (She/Her/Hers) Laundry Woman/Gentleman 2