No one deserves to be hungry. But unfortunately, across the 13 counties served by the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB), nearly 700,000 people are experiencing hunger – including 1 in 5 children who do not know where their next meal will come from. This is unacceptable.
Since 1982, the NTFB has been addressing this complex issue by providing nourishment and hope to neighbors across our region through access to nutritious food. To accomplish this, we collaborate with a diverse feeding network of more than 400 food pantries and community organizations that meet hunger at its doorstep in their local communities.
Thanks to our network, volunteers and supporters like you, we provided access to nearly 137 million meals in our last fiscal year – the most ever in our history – including 52 million meals accessed through the SNAP program and 85 million through distributed nutritious food.
And the need continues.
The COVID-19 pandemic both exposed and exacerbated hunger in North Texas. Even as we cautiously emerge from our COVID response, our neighbors are confronting additional challenges as we face the highest inflation we have seen in 40 years. Families continue to remain vulnerable to the increased pressure of the higher cost of living, and the NTFB and our partners are here to ensure they have access to the food they need to thrive.
We also know that food alone will not end hunger. Hunger and poverty are inextricably linked, and we are committed to addressing the underlying barriers to food security through innovative collaborations and investment in our feeding partners who often provide critical wraparound services that empower our neighbors to achieve better health, education and financial stability outcomes.
This ambitious vision would not be possible without the support of the community. For 15 years, our partnership with the Dallas Theater Center has helped provide access to over 2.5M meals for our neighbors in need.
This holiday season, our neighbors need the Food Bank and our feeding network more than ever. Please consider donating your time, your voice, nutritious food, or a financial contribution. Every meal makes a di erence. Thank you for helping us work toward a hunger-free, healthy North Texas. Enjoy the show.
To make a donation to the North Texas Food Bank, visit ntfb.org/dtc
THE FACE OF HUNGER plays nearby
Donate at FaceofHunger.org
North Texas Food Bank
WITH
Lucas Bierrenbach
Benjamin Brown
Kieran Connolly
Chloe Cromley
Sabrina Daly
Natassia Dominique
Sarah Gay
Kat Glaze
Felix Gooden
Nicolette Gosselin
SCENIC DESIGN
Beowulf Boritt
COSTUME DESIGN
Jen Caprio
LIGHTING DESIGN
Jeff Croiter
SOUND DESIGN Broken Chord
Kevin Moriarty
Jeffrey Woodward
MORIARTY
Claire Greenberg
Olivia De Guzman
Wyatt Hartz
Sam Henderson
Bob Hess
Ivan Jasso
Skylar Johnson
Sophie Rose Kirkham
Christina Austin Lopez
Vivian Martin
Alyssa Melton
HAIR, WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN
Valarie Gladstone
MUSIC SUPERVISOR
Kevin Moriarty
VOCAL COACH
Anne Schilling
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Laura Elaine Berrios
Olivia Meredith
Ethan Ross Newell
Sally Nystuen Vahle
Randy Pearlman
Rachel Nicole Poole
Christopher Llewyn Ramirez Amber Rossi
Tiffany Solano
Eduardo Velez III
Esteban Vilchez Zachary J. Willis
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
Andrew J. Brown ARTISTIC PRODUCER
Sarahbeth Grossman
CASTING
Eisenberg/Beans Casting Ally Beans, CSA Daryl Eisenberg, CSA
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Dallas Theater Center’s Production Staff is responsible for the sets, costumes, lighting, props, furniture, scenic painting, sound, special effects and wigs used in this production.
Special thanks to Equity and SAG-AFTRA.
Special thanks to Shakespeare Dallas for providing equipment and resources to help make this production possible.
The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCING PARTNER COMMUNITY PARTNER ASSISTANT PRODUCING PARTNER PwC ASSISTANT PRODUCING PARTNER Katten
CHOREOGRAPHER, JOEL FERRELL MUSIC DIRECTOR, GARY ADLER DIRECTED BY
ORGAN
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY CHARLES DICKENS ADAPTED BY KEVIN
ALEX
ENLOE/ROSE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Kieran Connolly as Ebenezer Scrooge, Photo by Jordan Fraker
CAST & CHARACTERS
IVAN JASSO*
Tiny Tim SKYLAR JOHNSON/VIVIAN MARTIN Scrooge KIERAN CONNOLLY*
Fred CHRISTOPHER LLEWYN RAMIREZ*+ Charitable Woman, Mrs. Fezziwig SARAH GAY* Charitable Gent, Mr. Fezziwig RANDY PEARLMAN* Mrs. Dilber OLIVIA DE GUZMAN*+ Marley, Old Joe SALLY NYSTUEN VAHLE*+ Ghost of Christmas Past, Sister TIFFANY SOLANO*+ Boy Scrooge, Turkey Boy LUCAS BIERRENBACH, FELIX GOODEN Fan, Ghost of Christmas Present ALYSSA MELTON/OLIVIA MEREDITH Young Scrooge ESTEBAN VILCHEZ* Young Marley/Laundress NATASSIA DOMINIQUE* Belle, Lucy CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ*+ Mrs. Cratchit RACHEL NICOLE POOLE* Belinda Cratchit CHLOE CROMLEY/NICOLETTE GOSSELIN Martha Cratchit SABRINA DALY/SOPHIE ROSE KIRKHAM Peter Cratchit WYATT HARTZ/ETHAN ROSS NEWELL
Undertaker Man, Musician (Bass, Guitar, Percussion)
SAM HENDERSON* Topper, Musician (Guitar, Bass, Keys, Euphonium) BENJAMIN BROWN Musician (Fiddle) KAT GLAZE
Scrooge, Mr. Fezziwig
BOB HESS*+ Marley, Old Joe SARAH GAY* Bob Cratchit, Fred ZACHARY J. WILLIS*+ Charitable Woman, Mrs. Fezziwig, Mrs. Cratchit, Young Marley, Laundress CLAIRE GREENBERG Mrs. Dilber, Belle, Lucy, Ghost of Christmas Past, Sister
AMBER ROSSI Young Scrooge, Undertaker’s Man, Musicians EDUARDO VELEZ III
A Christmas Carol will be performed without an intermission. Setting: London, December 24 and 25, 1843
CREATIVE SUPPORT & CREW
Associate Director
Associate Choreographer/ Dance Captain
SASHA MAYA ADA
CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ*+ Assistant Music Director BENJAMIN BROWN Scenic & Props Coordinator JOHN SLAUSON
Associate Costume Design MICHEAL HEATH WILLHELM-WAID Associatie Lighting Design NICOLE IANNACCONE Assistant Lighting Design CHRISTOPHER KING ROLLINS Original Composition AARON MEICHT Associate Sound Design BRIAN MCDONALD Assistant Sound Design ELENA MARTIN
Production Stage Manager LAURA ELAINE BERRIOS* Assistant Stage Manager LEAH FITZGERALD* Production Assistants VALERIA DE LA CRUZ, TAYLOR DONALDSON Child Supervisor DERICK LONGORIA Assistant Child Supervisor .............................................................. MICHAELA OK Covid Compliance Officer GABRIELA LEODIOU Additional Carpenters KAT DEMITH, CRAIG ELAM, KEITH GILLESPIE, COLIN HANCOCK, AIDAN WRIGHT Stage Ops Manager
SQUEAK HENDERSON
This theater operates under an agreement with Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Dallas Theater Center is a member of the League of Resident Theaters; a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the nonprofit professional theater; and Visit Dallas.
+ Member of Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company.
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Deck Crew
CYNTHIA BEENE, ETHAN CRUMRINE, CRAIG ELAM, KEITH GILLESPIE, COLIN HANCOCK Wardrobe Supervisor REBECCA HOLT Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor EMILY NEWCOMB Dressers CATHERINE GARRETT, ASHLEY PEISHER, NAN ROSENKRANZ, JASMINE WOODS Hair & Makeup Technicians MAGGIE DONALD, SASHA GOLESTANI, DYLAN LOZANO Stitchers JAMIE ADAMS, DERICK LONGORIA, ASHLEY PEISHER, SUZANNA TANKSLEY Light Board Operator/Programmer CAROLINE HODGE Spot Light Operator ANDREA BIGGINS, IMANI MCCANTS Additional Electricians RYAN BURKLE, ALLIE CIANELLI, JUAN MIGUEL JIMENEZ, VIRGINIA LACHANCE, JONATHON PITZER, BRENT SCOGGINS, LANDRY STRICKLAND
DEVIN MULBERY
Mic Tehnician EMILEE BILES
Playback Technician AMADEO FONSECA
Technicians ANTHONY HOLMES, ETHAN CRUMRINE, JOSHUA NGUYEN
The Director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union
The scenic, costume, lighting sound and projection designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.
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All Are Welcome.
DALLAS THEATER CENTER EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT
ALL ARE WELCOME! At Dallas Theater Center, we want to be the best place to work and see theater, and to be a positive and transformational force in Dallas and beyond. We stand-up for equity, diversity, and inclusion across our company and community. As a leading national theater, we recognize that building an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment is central to our relevance and sustainability in the community we serve and love.
DALLAS THEATER CENTER LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We acknowledge the land beneath our feet as the ancestral home of many Indigenous Peoples including the Caddo, Wichita, Tawakoni, and Kiikaapoi, as well as the tribes that may have lived here and roamed the area –including Comanche, Kiowa and Apache – and those indigenous people whose names we don’t know anymore.
We honor, revere and respect those who were stewards of this land long before we made it our home. We also acknowledge the neighborhood we inhabit as one of the original Freedman’s towns of Dallas built by those who were enslaved by European colonization.
Please help us to maintain a safe and inclusive space while you are with us. DTC has a zero-tolerance policy towards harassment in any form including the use of racist, sexual or ethnic slurs - be it verbal, physical, or virtual.
If you need assistance or witness an instance of harassment, please notify the House Manager immediately.
WELCOME
ALEX ORGAN
We like to talk a big game in the Theater. We toss around words like IMPACT and OUTREACH and phrases like AFFECTING POSITIVE CHANGE and INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY. And don’t get me wrong, these are noble aspirations, and I’m proud to
data, and analytics – the success-measuring tools of the commercial world – can be elusive in the not-for-profit sector. Which is one reason why producing this play
With A CHRISTMAS CAROL we actually have a clear, unmistakable measuring-stick to gauge the success of our efforts. Each year since we premiered this version (2013), DTC has partnered with the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) to raise funds to support food-insecure households in North Texas. At the end of each performance, we point audience members toward ways to donate to this effort, and each year we trace our progress as we run the show. This provides us a way to track our tangible impact in real time throughout the holiday season. For (secret) data-nerds like myself, this is enormously satisfying and serves as a constant reminder that our work can translate to real, measurable POSITIVE CHANGE and INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
If projections hold true, at some point during this year’s run, DTC will hit the cumulative mark of ONE MILLION DOLLARS raised for NTFB since our partnership began. One dollar is equivalent to THREE MEALS for hungry North Texans, meaning DTC audiences will have fed over THREE MILLION MEALS to our neighbors in less than a decade. When faced with those numbers, A CHRISTMAS CAROL becomes the most vital and important story we tell. That’s why we tell it every year.
I should also say that this story doesn’t work unless you have a great Scrooge. We’ve been fortunate at DTC to have had a number of great Scrooges (Sally Vahle, Hassan El-Amin, and Chamblee Ferguson come to mind). But when I think of Scrooge, the face that pops into my head is Michael Connolly’s. This is likely because Michael was the first to tackle the role in this version. I played Young Scrooge that year, so part of my job was observing Michael and trying to pick up on his mannerisms. I learned a lot that year.
When it came time to cast this play, Michael was my first thought. I didn’t think he’d say yes, so I prepared a list of solid candidates. To my surprise, he seemed eager to revisit the role, and just like that a huge portion of my job was done. Having him back in Dallas, watching him sink his teeth back into a role he was built to play, has been a joyful reunion. I love this story. I love what it says about our capacity to course-correct and right the ship. I have loved getting to tell it through various roles over the years, and I am forever grateful and humbled to be a part of this team as we hit this important milestone with NTFB. I shall love it as long as I live.
Thank you for joining us for A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
I hope you enjoy the show!
FROM THE DIRECTOR 2022-2023 SEASON SPONSORS
But the success and/or failure of those goals can often be difficult to measure.
An evening of artistry and celebration Entertainment directed by Sally Nystuen Vahle & Bob Hess featuring entertainment from the Brierley Resident Acting Company CENTERSTAGE MAY 13 2023 Renaissance D A L L A S T H E A T E R C E N T E R S A V E T H E D A T E Contact info@dallastheatercenter.org for more information
Tiana Kaye Blair, photo by Luis Martinez
CAST
LUCAS
BIERRENBACH NATASSIA DOMINIQUE SARAH GAY CLAIRE GREENBERG OLIVIA DE GUZMAN NICOLETTE GOSSELIN CHLOE CROMLEY KIERAN CONNOLLY
SABRINA
DALY KAT GLAZE
WYATT
HARTZ SAM HENDERSON IVAN JASSO BENJAMIN BROWN
FELIX GOODEN HESS
CAST
RACHEL NICOLE POOLE
CHRISTOPHER LLEWYN RAMIREZ
RANDY PEARLMAN
SOPHIE ROSE KIRKHAM
CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ
VIVIAN MARTIN
OLIVIA MEREDITH
ETHAN ROSS NEWELL
SALLY NYSTUEN VAHLE
ALYSSA MELTON
AMBER ROSSI
SKYLAR JOHNSON
EDUARDO VELEZ III
ESTEBAN VILCHEZ
ZACHARY J. WILLIS
TIFFANY SOLANO
LUCAS BIERRENBACH (Boy Scrooge, Turkey Boy, Ghost of Christmas Future) is extremely proud to join this production at Dallas Theater Center. Past roles in theater include Jojo in Seussical Kids, Flounder in The Little Mermaid Jr., and Roger in 101 Dalmatians Kids. Lucas is 11 years old and enjoys traveling and making music, as well as acting and dancing. He would like to thank his family for their support, Mrs. Jill Lord for her encouragement, and the directors of A Christmas Carol for the wonderful opportunity to join the cast.
BENJAMIN BROWN (Topper, Musician: Guitar, Bass, Keys, Euphonium) is a multi-instrumentalist, actor-musician, and music director originally from Houston now residing in Dallas. Previous acting credits include Joe Mauldin (Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Casa Mañana) and Man 2 (Ghost Quartet, Imprint Theatreworks). Benjamin can usually be found in the pit playing bass or keyboards for musicals and has played for DTC, Lyric Stage, Casa Mañana, Uptown, Theatre 3, and many others. @ben_plays_bass
KIERAN CONNOLLY (Scrooge) Dallas Theater Center: White Rabbit Red Rabbit, The Trials of Sam Houston, Frankenstein, Inherit the Wind, All the Way, Medea, School for Wives, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, A Christmas Carol, Red, Next Fall, Dividing the Estate, Ella, The Laramie Project Revisited, The Seagull; Second Thought Theatre: Here We Go; Theatre Three: Heisenberg; Kitchen Dog Theatre: King Lear, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
CHLOE CROMLEY (Belinda Cratchit) is 10 years old and is delighted and humbled to return to Dallas Theater Center’s production of A Christmas Carol after joining Public Works Dallas’ The Odyssey this summer. Chloe is new to musicals and loves singing, dancing, painting, traveling, cooking, learning new experiences, and making friends. Chloe is looking forward to learning and growing as “Belinda” this winter! Chloe would like to thank Dallas Theater Center for this amazing opportunity as well as her family for their love and support. She hopes you enjoy the show! @chloe_marie_cromley
SABRINA DALY (Martha Cratchit) is honored to return to Dallas Theater Center’s A Christmas Carol. Prior roles include Fan and Ghost of Christmas Future in A Christmas Carol (DTC, 2019 & 2021), Understudy of Louisa and Brigitta von Trapp in The Sound of Music (DTC, 2022), Lavender in Matilda (2019) and Mush in Newsies (2018). She loves to sing, dance, act, compose music, and play musical instruments. Sabrina would like to thank DTC for the amazing opportunity; her coaches/ mentors for their guidance; and family and friends for their love and support. Sabrina is represented by Core Talent.
NATASSIA DOMINIQUE (Young Marley, Laundress) is an artist from Dallas, Texas and is beyond thrilled to be making her Dallas Theater Center debut. She has previously worked in productions as Michelle in Sister Act (Theatre Arlington), Erzulie U/S in Once on this Island (The Firehouse Theatre) and Aida. She’d like to thank her friends and family for their unwavering and unyielding love and support. IG: @natassiadominique
SARAH GAY (Mrs. Fezziwig, Charitable Woman, Understudy: Marley & Old Joe) Previously at Dallas Theater Center as Elsa in The Sound of Music and as Mrs. Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol. Sarah is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association and has been seen on stages across Texas, including Dallas Theater Center, Theatre Three, Casa Manana, ZACH, The Alley, Uptown Players, Lyric Stage, TexARTS, Penfold Theatre and more. Sarah has a passion for arts education and has been teaching theater to youth and teens for over 20 years. Happy holidays and enjoy the show!
KAT GLAZE (Musician: Fiddle) is grateful to be back at Dallas Theater Center for the 10th anniversary of A Christmas Carol. As the resident violinist and concertmaster for the Cathedral of Hope Orchestra and the renowned Turtle Creek Chorale, Kat is known for her soulful, passionate musicianship. As a fiddler, Kat recently made her debut with the Allen Philharmonic and performs with the band, 5 Second Rule. Notably, she played the role of the fiddling Ex-Girlfriend at Theatre Three in the regional premiere of the Tony award winning musical Once (2018). Thank you to DTC for including me in this timeless show and to my found family for their love and support! @katandthefiddle
NICOLETTE GOSSELIN (Belinda Cratchit) was born 10 years ago in Dallas and has been stealing hearts ever since. Ni colette (aka Nico) was quite literally born into the acting world as her older sister YaYa started working at the age of 4! Nicolette started working in commercials and print at the age of 2 and started training for the screen at age 4 at DTV Studios Acting for TV & Film in Lewisville. A Christmas Carol is her first stage production role and she is already hooked and hoping for many more. Outside of acting Nicolette prides herself in being a good student, cook and loves contortion work!
FELIX GOODEN (Boy Scrooge, Turkey Boy, Ghost of Christmas Future) Felix Gooden is excited to return to the Dallas Theater Center for A Christmas Carol this year. An eighth-grader at Sudie Williams TAG Academy in Dallas, Felix fell in love with acting at a young age and grew up making and starring in his own home movies. He made his DTC debut earlier this year, performing as Si and Joe Crowell in Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo. He has also appeared in commercials for Coca-Cola and Children’s Health. In addition to acting, Felix continues to write and direct movies. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and running cross country. Felix would like to thank the DTC for this opportunity and all his family and friends for their support!
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CLAIRE GREENBERG (Understudy: Female Ensemble) is so excited to be back at Dallas Theater Center for this holiday season. Claire has been seen in Trouble in Mind at Dallas Theater Center, A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder at WaterTower Theatre, and Ragtime at Lyric Stage. Claire studied Musical Theatre and Vocal Performance at Oklahoma City University. She is so grateful to her wonderful family and friends for their continued love and support! You can find her at: clairegreenberg.com // IG: @Claire_greenberg
OLIVIA DE GUZMAN (Mrs. Dilber) is a proud member of the Brierley Resident Acting Company at Dallas Theater Center. Previously at DTC: Clue; A Christmas Carol. Dallas-Fort Worth: Undermain Theatre, Circle Theatre, Theatre Three, Am phibian Stage Productions, Dallas Children’s Theatre, Casa Mañana, The Ochre House, Stage West, and others. New York: The New York Musical Theatre Festival, NYCFringe, New Dramatists, and others. Tour: Wishing Star Productions. MFA in Acting, SMU. Love to Jeff. oliviadeguzman.com
WYATT HARTZ (Peter Cratchit) is thrilled to be returning for his third Dallas Theater Center production, previously perform ing as Friedrich von Trapp in The Sound of Music and Boy Scrooge and Turkey Boy in A Christmas Carol. Other favorite roles include Les in Newsies Jr., LeFou in Beauty and the Beast Jr. (North Texas Performing Arts), Michael Banks in Mary Poppins and Charlie Bucket in Willy Wonka Jr. (Breitling Performing Arts). Wyatt is a fifth grader at Solar Preparatory School for Boys and has been performing on stage since the age of three. He would like to thank DTC for this opportunity!
SAM HENDERSON (Undertaker Man, Musician: Bass, Guitar, Percussion) previously appeared at Dallas Theater Center in The Mountaintop, Romeo and Juliet and Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo. Also, in the DFW area, Sam has appeared in Hillary and Clinton and Mlima’s Tale (Second Thought Theatre); Under the Skin (Circle Theatre); Two Trains Running at (Jubilee Theatre); King Liz (Amphibian Theatre); and A Doll’s House (WaterTower Theatre). Sam received his MFA in Acting from The Old Globe Professional Actor Training Program and is an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Film at Baylor University.
BOB HESS (Understudy: Male Ensemble) is a member of DTC’s Brierley Resident Acting Company, last appearing on the DTC stage in Trouble In Mind, The Odyssey, The Sound of Music, Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, A Christmas Carol, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, he has appeared on nearly every stage in the Metroplex over the last 40 years, most recently in WaterTower Theatre’s I Am My Own Wife and Stage West’s regional premiere of The Children. The recipient of numerous awards from DFW Critics’ Forum and Broadway World, Bob is represented by The Mary Collins Agency and is proud to serve as an Assistant Professor of Theatre at University of North Texas.
IVAN JASSO (Bob Cratchit) is excited to be returning to the Dallas Theater Center stage after last being seen in Our Town/ Nuestro Pueblo. His past work includes: Office Hour (Circle Theatre); The Winter’s Tale (Dallas Theater Center), So Go The Ghosts of Mexico (Undermain Theatre); Native Gardens (WaterTower Theatre); Treasure Island Reimagined (Dallas Children’s Theater); Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare Dallas) and many more. He has performed regionally at the Los Angeles Theater Center, Hartford Stage, Huntington Theatre Company, and Alley Theatre. While represented by the Mary Collins Agency, his work as an actor extends into commercials, voiceovers, film, and TV.
SKYLAR JOHNSON (Tiny Tim), age 11, is a 5th grader in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. He was previously seen in Seussical JR (MR. MAYOR) and 101 Dalmatians (PATCH GROUP) at The Firehouse Theatre, and Have Yourself A Broadway Little Christmas at MainStage Irving*Las Colinas. Skylar would like to thank his parents, grandmas, Miss Sam, and all of the other people who helped him to get to this point. Happy Holidays!
SOPHIE ROSE KIRKHAM (Martha Cratchit) is over-the-moon excited to be returning to DTC this year after appearing as Brigitta in The Sound of Music. She is a musical theater student of the Young Artist Training Program (YATP). She was most recently seen as Baby June in Gypsy (ICT MainStage) and in Ben Stevenson’s Cirque du Ballet, as well as multiple seasons as a Party Child in The Nutcracker (Texas Ballet Theater). Previous credits include Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods (YATP), Children’s Chorus in Evita (Lyric Stage). She also plays piano, guitar and her first script, Rogue, was featured in Our Productions Theatre Co.’s 2022 Play Readers Club Festival. Love to Mom, Dad & Slade! Instagram: @SophieRoseKirkham
CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ (Lucy, Belle, Assistant Choreographer, Dance Captain) is a proud member of DTC’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company. DTC: Clue, Our Town, The Sound of Music, A Christmas Carol, Tiny Beautiful Things, In the Heights and The Odyssey. Regional: The Music Man (Theatre Three), 72 Miles to Go (Alley Theatre), West Side Story (A.D. Players), Christmas at Pemberley (MST Houston), Rapture Blister Burn (4th Wall Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Zach Theatre), In the Heights (NCT), and The House on Mango Street (CaraMia Theatre). Baylor University: Fiddler on the Roof, Crazy for you, and Spring Awakening TikTok: @xtina_lopez christinaaustinlopez.com Luke 1:37
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VIVIAN MARTIN (Tiny Tim) is thrilled to be making her Dallas Theater Center debut. Vivian is in 3rd grade at Lakewood Elementary and has performed in several productions with NTPA and Linden Grove. Some of her favorite roles include Genie in Aladdin, Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods, and Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka. Vivian would like to thank everyone at DTC for this amazing opportunity and her friends and family for their love and support. Vivian is represented by Core Talent.
ALYSSA MELTON (Fan, Ghost of Christmas Present) is thrilled to be decking the halls of the Potter Rose once again, having appeared in last year’s production of A Christmas Carol (Fan and Future) as well as in Public Works Dallas’ The Odyssey (Athena) summer 2022. Other roles she has enjoyed portraying include Lavender in Matilda (Casa Mañana, GPAC), Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors (Granbury Theatre Co.), and Ursula in The Little Mermaid Jr. (Plaza Academy). She would like to thank her friends, family, and mentors for their support.
OLIVIA MEREDITH (Fan, Present) is extremely excited to return to Dallas Theater Center for her third A Christmas Carol production as the Ghost of Christmas Present and Fan ( previously cast as Tiny Tim, 2018 and Belinda. 2019).. Her most recent roles include Raynell in Fences at Circle Theater and Theodosia in The Odyssey (Dallas Theater Center Public Works Dallas). Olivia has had the privilege and honor of learning from and sharing the stage with so many amazing actors at the Dallas Theater Center, Circle Theatre and the Black Academy of Arts and Letters over the last 5 years. She is a fifth grade straight A student at Belt Line Elementary and a member of the National Elementary Honor Society.
ETHAN ROSS NEWELL (Peter Cratchit) is a fifth grader at The Classical Center at Vial Elementary. He began acting at the age of four with Breitling Performing Arts. At seven years old, Ethan started studying dance with the Dallas Black Dance Academy. Ethan is a Boy Scout, he plays classical piano, and his favorite pastime is creating YouTube videos. This is Ethan’s first time gracing the Dallas Theater Center stage. He thanks God for the opportunity, and his family for their support.
AMBER ROSSI (Understudy: Female Ensemble) is grateful to be back at DTC after last appearing as #7 in The Wolves and Lucy in A Christmas Carol 2018 Other stage credits include June in Into the Breeches (Stage West), Felicite in Madame Bovary (Undermain), and Wendla in Spring Awakening (SMU). She graduated with her BFA in Acting from Southern Methodist University in 2020. Big thanks to her friends, family, and this wonderful cast for all of the love and support.
SALLY NYSTUEN VAHLE (Marley, Old Joe) is a member of the Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company. The 20222023 season marks Sally’s 30th year acting on the stages at Dallas Theater Center. Some of Sally’s favorite DTC roles include: Ouiser in Steel Magnolias; Mildred in Miller, Mississippi; Scrooge in A Christmas Carol; Fraulein Kost in Cabaret; Bev/Kathy in Clybourne Park; Medea in Medea; Clytemnestra in Electra, and Tracey in Sweat and Mrs. White in CLUE. Sally is Professor of Acting at the University of North Texas, Department of Dance and Theater. Representation: The Mary Collins Agency. www.sallyvahle.com and www.sallyvahlevoiceover.com Thanks to Tim, Kala and Hanna for their love and support
RANDY PEARLMAN (Mr. Fezziwig, Charitable Gent) is very excited to be back with the DTC team and getting to be part of the time-honored tradition of A Christmas Carol. His last appearance with DTC was in the new musical Fly. Recently, Randy appeared as the D’ysquith Family in WaterTower’s A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder, Gary in Kitchen Dog Theater’s Gary: A Sequel To Titus Andronicus, and as both Mayor Shinn and Mrs. Paroo in Theatre Three’s The Music Man. He has worked with many theaters in the DFW area as well as performing as a voice actor for Crunchyroll. Randy is represented by The Horne Agency.
RACHEL NICOLE POOLE (Mrs. Cratchit) is excited to make her DTC debut! She was last seen in The Danger Year with The Table Co | Lab. Her recent credits include State Fair Singer in The Bridges of Madison County (WaterTower), Lauren in Kinky Boots (Uptown Players), Elsie in Stede Bonnet: A F**king Pirate Musical (Theatre Three). As a Teaching Artist, Rachel has worked with students at many theaters in Dallas/Fort Worth, including Dallas Theater Center and Broadway Dallas. Rachel is grateful to her family & friends for their love and support! Go Frogs & Enjoy the Show! www.rachelnicolepoole.com IG: @poolerthanyou
CHRISTOPHER LLEWYN RAMIREZ (Fred) is a member of Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company, where his credits include: Public Works Dallas’ The Odyssey; Working; In the Heights; Public Works Dallas’ As You Like It, Twelfth Night; Sweat; White Rabbit Red Rabbit; Hair, Hood: The Robin Hood Musical Adventure. Regional: American Mariachi (Goodman Theatre). Last Summer, Chris co-created and directed a pro-wrestling play, LUCHA TEOTL, which sold out its entire run in the 2021 AT&T Elevator Project. Other directing credits include: Luchadora! (Cara Mia Theatre), Little Shop of Horrors (Junior Players and UTD) and assistant director of A Christmas Carol (Dallas Theater Center). @chrisllewynramirez
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Troy C. Alley III
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TIFFANY SOLANO (Ghost of Christmas Christmas Past, Sister) joined Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company in 2018. Favorite roles at Dallas Theater Center include “Maria” in The Sound of Music and “Nina” in In the Heights. She has performed at theaters nationwide including The Goodman, The Mark Taper Forum, Denver Center Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Mixed Blood Theatre and Will & Company. Locally, she’s worked with Theater3, Dallas Children’s Theater, Cara Mía Theatre Co. and Dallas Museum of Art / Arts & Letters Live. She has also appeared in numerous commercials, television, and film productions. Recently she began her anime voice-over journey at Crunchyroll. She is represented by Kim Dawson Agency. For my family: Sofia, Nolan & Steve. @tiffanyesolano
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ESTEBAN VILCHEZ (Young Scrooge, Ghost of Christmas Future) is thrilled to be in his first show with Dallas Theater Center! Notable roles include Edward Bloom in Big Fish, Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Kevin in In the Heights. Esteban thanks DTC and the production team for this incredible opportunity. He is grateful to his father who is the backbone to his performance and who taught him and pushed him to learn everything he knows and his wife who is his biggest cheerleader and support system.
ZACHARY J. WILLIS (Understudy: Male Ensemble) is a proud member of the Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company. Zach has most recently been seen as John Nevins in Trouble In Mind, Telemachus in Public Work Dallas’ The Odyssey, and George Gibbs in Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo. Zach studied Musical Theatre at Sam Houston State University. Other stage credits include The Music Man (Theatre3), Spring Awakening (TUTS & Uptown Players); Annie, Grease, The Wizard of Oz (Casa Mañana); A 3D Adventure (Circle Theatre); The First Noel (Jubilee Theatre, Irma P. Hall Black Theatre Award Recipient). Represented by Mary Collins Agency. zacharyjwillis.com @zacharyjwillis
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ALEX ORGAN (Director) is a member of Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company where his credits include: Clue, The Odyssey, The Sound of Music, Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, Cake Ladies, Working: A Musical, Little Women, Twelfth Night, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, The Trials of Sam Houston, Frankenstein, Miller, Mississippi, Inherit the Wind, Electra, Constellations, Dreamgirls, All Th Way, Sense and Sensibility The Rocky Horror Show, Les Misérables, The Fortress of Solitude, Fly By Night, Eight productions of A Christmas Carol, and three Public Works Dallas pageants Local/Regional: Second Thought Theatre; Undermain Theatre; Theatre3; WaterTower Theatre; Trinity Shakespeare Festival; Shakespeare Dallas; Lyric Stage; Epic Theater Ensemble; Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Alley Theatre. Alex was the Artistic Director at Second Thought Theater from 2015-2020, and he holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.
JOEL FERRELL (Choreographer) is a seasoned director, choreographer, educator, and consultant based in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Ferrell has directed and choreographed extensively around the country for Dallas Theater Center, Denver Center Theater, Portland Center Stage, North Shore Music Theater, and many more. Mr. Ferrell is the former Associate Artistic Director of Dallas Theater Center (2011-2019) and Artistic Director of Casa Manana Musicals (Fort Worth, TX; 1996 to 2001). His acting credits include Broadway National tours, regional theater, television and film, most recently appearing in the Dallas produced film, Final Dress. Mr. Ferrell is part of the producing team for THE HOLLOW, starring John Rapson, which recently premiered to great acclaim at Amphibian Stage in Ft. Worth. He is also Director in Residence for Theatre3 in Dallas,Texas.
GARY ADLER (Music Director) has been a working conductor, pianist and composer for over thirty years. He served as the music director/arranger for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and also music directed Avenue Q for its six year run on Broadway. As a writer, Gary received two 2005 Drama Desk nominations for his music and lyrics for the off-Broadway hit Altar Boyz. For Disney Channel, he created the musical world for Johnny and the Sprites, starring John Tartaglia. He co-produced and arranged two albums for Broadway’s Telly Leung, and has toured extensively with Chita Rivera. Other New York playing/conducting credits include The Fantasticks, Urinetown, Hairspray, Kinky Boots, It Shoulda Been You, and Nunsense. In 2019, Gary was the Music Director of DTC’s In The Heights, and is very happy to return to Dallas!
BEOWULF BORITT (Scenic Design) Act One (Tony Award), The Scottsboro Boys (Tony Nomination), Therese Raquin (Tony Nomination), Come From Away, Freestyle Love Supreme, Be More Chill, The New One, Bernhardt/Hamlet, Meteor Shower, A Bronx Tale, Prince Of Broadway, Hand To God, Sondheim On Sondheim, …Spelling Bee , LoveMusik, Rock Of Ages, Chaplin, Harry Connick, Jr- A Celebration of Cole Porter, Bronx Bombers, Grace, The Two And Only. Broadway Revivals: On the Town, Sunday in the Park… Off- Broadway: 100 shows including The Last Five Years, Fiddler On The Roof (in Yiddish), Sleepwalk With Me, and Miss Julie. He has designed for The NYC Ballet and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and around the world in England, Russia, China, Australia, and Japan. 2007 OBIE Award for sustained excellence.
JEN CAPRIO (Costume Design) is thrilled to continue her collaboration at DTC for her 11th production. Her previous credits include: Clue, Colossal; The School for Wives; Medea; The Odd Couple; It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman; In the Beginning; All the Way; The Great Society; The Trials of Sam Houston, and the current annual A Christmas Carol. Broadway: Falsettos, The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee. West End: The Lion (St. James) National Tours: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Lion, The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee, Falsettos.). Other live entertainment includes Magellan award winning designs for Celebrity Cruise Lines and the IBEROSTAR resorts in Mexico TV: 2020 Emmy Award Winner for Sesame Street (HBO/PBS Season 51) for which she has been one of the designers (for the human beings) since season 47, and The Not Too Late Show With Elmo (2 Season). Manhunt (ACD, Apple TV, 2023 Release). Over 150 productions in NYC, regionally and in opera. Website: www.jencaprio.com Instagram: @jencapriocostumedesign
JEFF CROITER (Lighting Design) DTC: Several productions including: Superman, Joseph…, Colossal, Arsenic and Old Lace. Broadway: Cost of Living, Freestyle Love Supreme; Bandstand, Falsettos, Holiday Inn, Something Rotten!, Penn & Teller, Newsies, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Next Fall, Mothers and Sons, among others. Recent Off-Broadway includes Only Gold, Black No More, Beyond Babel, Mac Beth, The Other Josh Cohen. Received Tony, Hewes and Bass awards and Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Lortel, NAACP, Ovation and AUDELCO nominations. Jeff is a producer of the 4Wall Roundtable and the animated series “Light Humor.”
BROKEN CHORD (Sound Design, Orignal Composition) Broadway credits are: The Parisian Woman, and Eclipsed. OffBroadway credits include: Toni Stone (Roundabout Theatre Company); The Lying Lesson (Atlantic); OZET (Incubator Arts); Bull in a China Shop at (LCT3); PartyPeople (The Public). Selected regional credits are: Angels in America (The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis); Enemy of the People (Guthrie Theatre); Ruined (Berkeley Repertory Theatre); Kleptocracy (Arena Stage); Top Girls (Huntington Theatre); UniSon (OSF); Macbeth (Shakespeare Theatre Company). Film credits include Fall to Rise. www.brokenchord.us
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VALARIE GLADSTONE (Hair, Wig & Makeup Design) is happy to be back in Dallas and the a part of the A Christmas Carol family. She is currently working on the Amazon show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and has worked on a number of projects, including over 10 Broadway shows and dance companies from Dance Theatre of Harlem to the Bolshoi. Valarie has also taken part in a variety of television shows, including Dickinson and the Deuce, and feature films like The Greatest Showman, Wolf of Wall Street and Harriet. She is also the artist behind Brooklyn Dollworks and Purveyors of Art Dolls. Favorite quote: “An ideal mind is the devil’s playground.” Enjoy the show.
LAURA ELAINE BERRIOS (Production Stage Manager) currently serves as a Resident Stage Manager at Dallas Theater Center where her credits include Sweat, Cake Ladies, A Christmas Carol, PWD The Odyssey. Other credits include Dolly Parton’s Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol with Red Tail Entertainment; Othello, Titus Andronicus, Macbeth, Tempest, She Stoops to Conquer, King Lear, Cymbeline with Shakespeare Dallas; Funny You Don’t Act Like a Negro with Theatre3; A Christmas Carol with Arrowrock Lyceum; Alice and the Bookstore Palace and Pants on Fire at Creede Repertory Theatre; Antony and Cleopatra and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Heart of America Shakespeare Festival. She has a M.F.A. in Stage Management from UMKC.
LEAH FITZGERALD (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to return to the Dallas Theater Center. Previous credits include: Tiny Beautiful Things -ASM, A Christmas Carol ‘19 &’21, The Sound of Music -Production Assistant, Public Works’ As You Like It & The Odyssey -Production Assistant, Maytag Virgin At Theater3, MAMMA MIA! At Lyric Stage and at WaterTower Theater, Harvey - ASM. She graduated in 2019 from St. Edward’s University with a BA in Theater Management. She would like to thank Jake and her friends for all their support and encouragement. Extra thank you to her mom, love you always
ANDREW J. BROWN (Director of Production) has been with Dallas Theater Center since March of 2020. He served as lead Production Manager on recent productions including Public Works Dallas’ 2022 production of The Odyssey, The Sound Of Music, Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, and Tiny Beautiful Things, as well as the world premiere productions of The Supreme Leader and Cake Ladies. Previously Andrew worked with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK), Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA) and the Cape Playhouse (Cape Cod, MA). He holds an MFA in Production Management from Boston University and a BFA in Scene Design from the University of Oklahoma. he/him
SARAHBETH GROSSMAN (Artistic Producer) is a Tony Award®-nominated and Olivier Award-winning producer. Her credits include Broadway: Indecent; An American in Paris (Broadway, West End National Tour); Come From Away (West End); Dames At Sea; Ann and Stick Fly. Off-Broadway: The Irish Curse The Irish Curse and the 60th anniversary revival of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. A graduate of the Commercial Theater Institute, Sarahbeth holds an MFA in Theater Management from the Yale School of Drama where she served as Associate Managing Director of Yale Rep. She is a proud member of the Broadway League, Theater Communications Group, National Alliance for Musical Theatre and the Producer’s Guild of America.
EISENBERG/BEANS CASTING (Casting) Daryl Eisenberg, CSA & Ally Beans, CSA. NYC Theater: Gettin’ The Band Back Together (Broadway); Bedlam, WP Theatre, Baghdaddy, Cherry Lane’s Mentor Project, Altar Boyz, and more. Regional/ Other: Florida Georgia Line’s May We All (TPAC), Heartbreak Hotel (Broadway in Chicago), Dallas Theater Center, Folger Theatre, Cape Cod Theatre Project, WaterTower Theatre, Norwegian Cruise Line, Ivoryton Playhouse, Tenors of Rock, Wheelhouse Theatre Co, countless NYMF/Fringe Film: The Cathedral (Sundance), Menorah in the Middle (Hulu), The MisEducation of Bindu (Peacock), Shadows (HBO), Hands That Bind, Project Pay Day, Kendra and Beth. Podcasts/New Media: Both seasons of the critically acclaimed series “Limetown”, “Shipworm”, “City of Ghosts”, “Falling in Love With Mr. Dellamort”, “Verdict”.
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Dallas Theater Center is supported, in part, by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, TACA, the Texas Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The twelve-member Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company has since become a signature component of Dallas Theater Center’s presence in the Dallas Arts District. In 2009, with the generous support of Diane and Hal Brierley, Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty reinstated Dallas Theater Center’s resident acting company. His intent was to develop and nurture professional actors within the North Texas community and enable them to make Dallas their artistic home. At the same time, he sought to enhance Dallas Theater Center’s artistic profile and create ongoing collaborative
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