• Be sure to use the restroom before the show! You don’t want to miss any of the action.
• Turn your cell phones off.
• Keep your feet off the back of the seats.
• Photography or recording of any kind is never allowed!
• It is standard etiquette to applaud at the end of the show. Not only are you applauding for the performers, but also the hard work that everyone has put in behind the scenes!
• Above all, the theatre is truly a special place. Unlike movies or TV, what you see onstage is happening right before your eyes. The performers are giving their all, so it’s important that you give them your full attention.
Thank you and enjoy the show!
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Lucy ............................................................................................................ Kate Fitzgerald
Want .......................................................................................................... Magnolia Dolan
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come .......................................................... Gregory Boover* Newsboy .................................................................................................... Jacob Seaman
Understudies
Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance
For Scrooge, Ghost of Jacob Marley, Grocer: STEVE GAGLIASTRO*; For Peter Cratchit, Newsboy: CHRIS BARDIZBANIAN; For Fred, Charitable Gentleman 2, Dick Wilkins: GREGORY BOOVER*; For Tiny Tim, Caroling Child: MAGNOLIA DOLAN; For Charwoman, Mrs. Fezziwig: SHELLY WILLIS FAWSON; For Belle, Millie, Fred’s Wife: KATE FITZGERALD; For Ghost of Christmas Past, Mrs. Cratchit, Lucy, Suzannah, Vendor: ANNIE KERINS*; For Ghost of Christmas Present, Young Ebenezer, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: AIDAN LEACH; For Boar’s Head Dancer, Party Guest: AIDAN LEVINSON; For Young Scrooge: JOHN LITTLE*; For Baker, Youth Ensemble, Laundress, Martha Cratchit: ALYSSA MORALES; For Timothy: ALKA NAYYAR*; For Mr. Fezziwig: JERMAINE L.PEARSON*; For Belinda Cratchit: RYLIE PENNINGTON; For Bob Cratchit, Topper, Old Joe: BRAD REINKING*; For Party Guest: CHANNING RION; For Ignorance: SAMARTH SHENOY; For Fan: CHARLOTTE SIEBELS; For Want: RIANA SUKHIJA
* Member of the Actors’ Equity Association
Performers in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) the union of professional actors and stage managers in the U.S.A.
Main Characters
Ebenezer Scrooge The greedy, disagreeable owner of a London counting-house, a nineteenth century term for an accountant's office.
Bob Cratchit Scrooge's clerk, a kind, mild, and very poor man with a large family.
Tiny Tim Bob Cratchit's youngest son, he walks with a crutch.
The Ghost of Jacob Marley In the living world, Ebenezer Scrooge's equally greedy partner.
The Ghost of Christmas Past The first spirit to visit Scrooge, a young girl in a sparkling white dress. This ghost takes Scrooge on a tour of Christmases in his past.
The Ghost of Christmas Present The second spirit to visit Scrooge, a majestic giant dressed in a green robe. He takes Scrooge to see the present day Christmas celebrations of a few other characters.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come The third and final spirit to visit Scrooge, a silent phantom in a hooded black robe. This ghost shows Scrooge scenes of what might happen to him if he does not change his ways.
Fred Scrooge's nephew, a friendly man who loves Christmas.
Millie Fred’s wife.
Mr. Fezziwig The joyful merchant with whom the young Scrooge apprenticed.
Belle A beautiful woman who Scrooge loved deeply when he was a young man.
Belinda Cratchit Bob’s youngest daughter.
Peter Cratchit Bob's oldest son.
Martha Cratchit Bob's oldest daughter, who works in a milliner’s (or hat maker’s) shop.
Mrs. Cratchit Bob's wife, a kind and loving woman.
Fan Scrooge's sister; Fred's mother.
Did You Know?
• There are five different kinds of snow used in the production. See if you can spot all of them!
• The quickest full costume change is under 40 seconds! Two members of the youth ensemble have to completely change their costumes in this time, shoes and all!
• The organ used to play the accompaniment for the show, “The Mighty Wurlitzer,” is made up of over 2,400 pipes and is the largest instrument of its kind in New England!
• The cast has just about three weeks of rehearsals together before the show opens.
• This is the fifth actor to play Scrooge since 2008.
• This is the first actor to play the role of Tiny Tim two years in a row.
• Our production of A Christmas Carol has been performed every year since the theatre opened in 2008, including a filmed version A Christmas Carol Reimagined during the 2020 theatre pandemic shutdown.
Holiday Celebrations
A Christmas Carol shows how many different families and friends share the holidays. Draw a picture of how you celebrate the holidays with your family and friends!
Intermission Activities
Word Scramble
Rearrange the letters in these scrambles to reveal a character from A Christmas Carol
Test your listening skills by matching the quote from the show with the character that said it.
"I am sure I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time."
"Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"
"Bah, humbug!"
"These are but
shadows
of the things that have been. They are what they are, do not blame me!"
"God bless us, everyone!"
• Ebenezer Scrooge
• The Ghost of Christmas Past
• Fred
"I wear the chain I forged in life. I made it link by link and yard by yard."
• The Ghost of Christmas Present KEY
• The Ghost of Jacob Marley
• Tiny Tim
Character Match
Write the red letter above the character’s name below their matching picture for a holiday message from Scrooge!
U
The Ghost of Christmas Present
U
The Ghost of Jacob Marley
B
The Ghost of Christmas Past
H Tiny Tim
G The Ghost of Christmas Future
M Ebenezer Scrooge
After the show. . .
We hope you enjoyed this performance of A Christmas Carol. To remember this wonderful experience, use these spaces to describe your memories of your favorite songs, scenes, characters and actors. My Favorite Songs My Favorite Scenes
