Celebrating 30 years of

30 YEARS OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL – BY THE NUMBERS

Since 1991, families have been enjoying our production of A Christmas Carol each holiday season. This year marks the 30th anniversary of our iconic production. It’s also the final year we’ll gather together in the Marx Theatre before we build the Rouse Theatre — a state-of-the-art theatre complex that promises enhanced technical capabilities. A new theatre means we’ll be bringing to you a new adaptation of Dickens’ classic story, complete with stage magic that’s even more dazzling than you’ve come to know and love.

To celebrate the rich history of A Christmas Carol in the Marx Theatre, let’s look back at three decades of theatrical holiday cheer!

OUR JOYFUL AUDIENCE

So many of you have spent birthdays, anniversaries, date nights, family outings and holiday celebrations at the Playhouse, with A Christmas Carol being a part of it. Altogether, you’ve made the show an essential part of the Cincinnati holiday season.

659,037

The number of people who have experienced A Christmas Carol at the Playhouse.

94.32%

The average theatre capacity of any given performance.

1,115

The total number of performances, prior to the 2021-22 season, including 168 student matinee performances.

OUR TALENTED CAST

An exuberant ensemble of professional actors livens up the Marx Theatre, with many of them becoming veteran cast members of the show. Hundreds of actors over the years have been a part of the A Christmas Carol family.

1The number of actors who have performed in every show since 1991. The title goes to Greg Procaccino, who has portrayed nine different characters. He currently portrays Jacob Marley and Old Joe. 4 The number of actors who have portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge. That includes Yusef Bolos (1991), Alan Mixon (1992 to 1996), Joneal Joplin (1997 to 2004, pictured with Dale Hodges) and Bruce Cromer (2005 to present).

16 The number of young actors who have portrayed Tiny Tim. Three of them have performed in the role for three consecutive years: J. Patrick Naylor (1997 to 1999), Owen Gunderman (2008 to 2010) and Henry Charles Weghorst (2015 to 2017).

OUR HARD-WORKING CREW

It takes a theatrical village to bring A Christmas Carol to its feet year after year. Offstage and behind the scenes, a staff of nearly two dozen production crew members work every performance.

5

The number of gallons of fake snow used during each performance.

600

The number of cues called by Stage Manager Andrea L. Shell during every performance. No sound, lighting or special effects take place onstage without Andrea’s cue.

90-95

The number of costumes used throughout the show.

13

The number of wigs used throughout the show.

8

The number of additional hair pieces like sideburns, beards and mustaches used throughout the show.

1,000

The weight, in pounds, of Scrooge’s four-poster bed.

500 The weight, in pounds, of Scrooge’s desk at the counting house. 1The number of production team members who have worked every show since 1991. The title goes to Marx Wardrobe Mistress Cindy Clifford Saalfeld, pictured above with Greg Procaccino.

Want to learn even more about A Christmas Carol, by the numbers? Visit our blog at cincyplay.com/blog.

BRAVA! Thank you for stepping into the spotlight and joining the Playhouse’s Leading Ladies program. This list recognizes members of the Leading Ladies as of October 4, 2021. For information on accepting your role as a Leading Lady, please contact Kendra Struthers at 513-977-2024.

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Terry Lemmerman Nancy Lippincott

GRAND DAMES Susan J. Cummings Kelly M. Dehan Vickie Buyniski Gluckman Linda Greenberg Karlee Hilliard Jackie Mack Rosemary Schlachter Ronna K. Willis Jill Wilson

DIVAS Janet G. Banks Randal S. Bloch Carrie Collins Marjorie Compton Susan Ingmire Mary E. Ivers Sarah Raup Johnson Margo Kirstein

Danute Miskinis Patti Myers

Karen Neyer Julia Pentecost

Jennifer Dorsey Powell Betty L. Prince

Digi France Schueler Maureen Vignola Barbara Weyand

STARLETS Debra Hust Allison Janice Amatulli Susan S. Anthony Elizabeth Armitage

Susan Arnold

Molly R. Barber Jan Bartel Becky Beckstedt Mary Ann Bell Stephanie Besl Holly P. Bortz

Linda D. Brink

Lisa Broun Sara Butler Mary Ellen Cody Crystal Faulkner Cooney Jeanne Coughlin

Alva Jean Crawford

Amelia Crutcher

Judy S. Dalambakis

Carol DeGreg Debora Del Valle Bethany Doverspike Sharon Fiscus Nancy Gaffney

Elizabeth George

Nancy Gollobin Margo Hall Louise Head

Nirvani Head

Camille K. Healy Helene Herbert Judy Tondi Herd Bernita McCann Hightower Kyle Hodgkins

Linda R. Holthaus Debra E. Howie Marty Humes Pat Humphrey

Diane R. Iseman Anne Jaroszewicz Lisa N. Kagan Heather Krombholz Lynn P. Larson Connie Cook Laug

Terry Lemmerman Nancy Lippincott

Sally A. Lloyd Janet Longacre Laurel Markley

Carolyn Ott Martin

Nancy Martin Evelyn Banzhaf McCord Joann Mead Mary Ann Meanwell Ms. Kathryn Merchant Audrey K. Miller Emily Miracle Diane Moccia Abby Moran Mary G. Moran Maura Moran-Berry Connan Morrissey Jennifer Mottier Jeannie Niebuhr Jan V. Portman Jane Portman Ildiko Pray Kathy Qualls Margie Rauh Sherri Adams Remaklus Margie Rennie Danielle Revelson

Deborah White Richardson

Buffie Rixey Mary Ellen Roberts Margo K. Ross Karina Rothzeid Diane M. Rumpke KJ Sanchez Keke Sansalone Lauren Hannan Shafer Patricia Sheppard

Shelly Sherman Sue Showers

Laura Skidmore Terri Skidmore Paula Steiner Dr. Susan R. Strick Glenda Suttman Kazue Takeuchi Teresa Telford Jan H. Tepe Kathy Thornton Sally Tieke Catharina Toltzis Ph.D. Dionn Tron

Susie Tweddell

Ellen G. van der Horst Nancy A. Virgulak Bettie Watts Judy Wells

Linda Young

Sue Zimmerman

Bold indicates Steering Committee

Members

TERRY LEMMERMAN, ORA FORUSZ, DEBBIE WHITE-RICHARDSON AND PATTI MYERS CHAT WITH MANAGING DIRECTOR ABBY MARCUS AT THE FIRST LEADING LADIES EVENT OF THE 2021-22 SEASON.