A Christmas Carol

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A NOTE FROM Michael Cochran

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

When we were looking for a holiday show, the traditional A Christmas Carol is always the first thing people think of. As I explored the many scripts available, Patrick Barlow’s script caught my eye because of his unique theatricality. I was intrigued to look at his Christmas Carol script having done Barlow’s The 39 Steps with 5 actors. What I discovered beyond a very funny play performed by 5 actors was one of the best Christmas Carol scripts I’ve ever read. I was genuinely moved by many of the themes moving through this play, more than I’ve ever been with other A Christmas Carol scripts.

In the opening scene with Scrooge in his counting house, the use of Christmas as a marketing device and making money really hit home with me. Scrooge believes that the purpose of Christmas is to make money. How many businesses view Christmas as that very thing? The Friday after Thanksgiving puts businesses in the “black.” When I look at all the ads and the sales and the push for businesses to make money on the holiday, Scrooge suddenly isn’t just a miser but is a modern business man. Later in the play, when Jacob Marley appears and tells Scrooge that our purpose in life is to help our fellow man, Scrooge responds that “our purpose in life is to survive -that’s it.” I know of many people in the world who would agree with Scrooge.

I don’t want to give away any of the other surprises in the show, but the moments with Isabella, who’s heart is breaking and yet she knows what she has to do, genuinely moved me as well as the moment with Scrooge’s mother as she writes an inscription to a young Ebenezer (which brought tears to my eyes).

Finally, Barlow gives us a moment when Scrooge searches for his wealth he has kept locked up his whole life to survive. He discovers “the Queen has taken it.” All his treasure he kept locked away to help him survive, in the end, was taken by the state. But the true treasure is one that does not enslave us to our wealth which we can’t keep forever. Scrooge promises to do his best to, “...rid this world of the shackles of profit and greed! Of all owings and lendings and interests and borrowings and loans and penalties and bonuses and all other wretched devices that make one richer by making another poorer. “

As the play ends the call goes out - “Open Sesame!” For as Barlow writes, “we are all just one family that we share this world with in this great rolling adventure called life.”

Merry Christmas and tidings of Joy!

Michael Cochran

Executive Director

Emily GriffinEducation Director

Emily Hensel

DanceMHT Director

Emily Suhrheinrich-WeeksDanceMHT Studio Manager

April CochranTeaching Artist

Charlotte Campbell Costume Director

Jerome Veit Technical Director

Brendan Corbett Assistant Technical Director

Alexandra Brue Resident Stage Manager

Ronda Gibson Development Director

Caleb Buford Marketing Director

Travis Hensel Facilities Manager

Lisa Humphrey Box Office Manager Morgan PowellBookkeeper

Davin Belt Box Office Assistant Robin Davidson Box Office Assistant Joshua Parrott Box Office Assistant

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Megan Mulry Vice President

Clint Combs Treasurer

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Phillip Chesnut Past President

DIRECTORS

Jessi Donaldson

Tim Durbin

Nick Gillespie

Jimi Gwinn

Nate Heider

Jon Oliver Craig Newbern

Regina Pea

Jared Sigler

Angela Troutman

STUDENT ADVISORS

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Kate Bidwell

Jensen Knudsen

Adyson Townsend

Alayna Watkins

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The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, provides operating support to Market House Theatre with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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by Charles Dickens

A New Adaption by Patrick Barlow

Directed by Michael Cochran Chuck Wilkins as Scrooge

Scenic & Lighting Design by Tom Hansen Costume Design by Charlotte Campbell

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Original Off-Broadway Production produced by Terri & Timothy Childs and Rodger Hess

Originally presented by Delaware Theatre Company Bud Martin, Executive Director

A CHRISTMAS CAROL was first presented at Delaware Theatre Company in Wilmington, Delaware opening on December 8, 2012. It was directed by Joe Calarco and Produced by Delaware Theatre Company; the set design was by Brian Prather; the costume design was by Anne Kennedy; the lighting design was by Chris Lee; the sound design was by Victoria Delorio; the puppet design was by Thomas Getchell; the musical supervisor was Mary-Mitchell Campbell; the stage manager was Brian V. Klinger; and the assistant stage manager was Annie Halliday. The cast was as follows:

SCROOGE Andrew Long

ACTOR ONE Mark Light-Orr

ACTOR TWO Jessie Shelton

ACTOR THREE Tina Stafford

ACTOR FOUR Steve Pacek

A CHRISTMAS CAROL opened Off-Broadway at the Theatre at St. Clement's in New York City on November 25, 2013. It was directed by Joe Calarco and Produced by Terri & Timothy Childs and Rodger Hess; general management by DR Theatrical Management; the set design was by Brian Prather; the costume design was by Anne Kennedy; the lighting design was by Chris Lee; the sound design was by Victoria Delorio; the puppet design was by Thomas Getchell; the musical supervisor was Mary-Mitchell Campbell; the stage manager was Michael Danek; and the assistant stage manager was Sara Sahin. The cast was as follows:

SCROOGE Peter Bradbury

ACTOR ONE .................................................................................................................... Mark Light-Orr

ACTOR TWO Jessie Shelton

ACTOR THREE Franca Vercelloni

ACTOR FOUR Mark Price

Grace Craft Anna Tamaoka Neil Thompson Clint Warf

Alexandra Brue

Jerome Veit

Brendan Corbett

Jim Eckel

Caleb Buford

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PRODUCERS | $5,000

Don & Renie Barger*

Dr. Sharron D. Butler

Community Foundation of West Kentucky* Tom DeCillis* Jeane & Joe Framptom Kristin & John Williams Stephanie and Ralph Young*

DIRECTORS | $2,500

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TRIBUTES

In Memory of Rob Berry

Carla Berry

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By remembering Market House Theatre in your will or estate plan, you create a lasting legacy that helps change lives through the performing arts. We are grateful for the following individuals and estates who have included MHT in their planned giving.

Sondra (Sandy) Barnes Bennett Michael & April Cochran Dr. Charles Bohle Richard L. Holland Estate of Bette C. Whitlow A.O. (Chip) and Carrie Wynn

If you've already included MHT in your planned giving, we would appreciate the oppurtunity to thank you and recognize this enduring legacy of generosity. For more information, contact Development Director Ronda Gibson. 270.444.6828 ext. 103 | ronda@mhtplay.org DISNEY'S NEWSIES JR., 2022

SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS

Don & Renie Barger

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Victor Sredl

CHUCK WILKINS (Scrooge) has been a part of MHT for many years. He was last seen in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2021, William Barfee). His favorite shows include The Odd Couple, Young Frankenstein, The Wizard of Oz, Annie, The Addams Family, Duck Hunter Shoots Angel, Flaming Idiots, Eternity, and Tom Dick and Harry. Outside the theatre, Chuck is a retired Compliance Officer from the Kentucky Department of Revenue. “Thanks to my best friend and wife, Lisa, for her patience, encouragement, and running and running and running lines with me!”

GRACE CRAFT is thrilled to be returning to the MHT stage for her fifth MHT show! Last seen in School of Rock (2022, Ensemble/Choreographer), she is excited to return. Grace mainly plays at local restaurants in the Kentucky lake area with her guitar and works in childcare. She is passionate about art, music, reading, and her four cats and two dogs. She sends love to her family, friends, and wonderful boyfriend, Byron.

ANNA TAMAOKA holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Boston Conservatory, and a Master’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Boston University. Anna was most recently seen in MHT's productions of Unpacking Mother (2022, Cassie) and Bright Star (2022, Alice Murphy). Some of Anna's many hobbies include baking and decorating cakes, making soap, woodworking, playing computer and board games, fishing, and taking care of her menagerie of animals.

NEIL THOMPSON is excited to be returning to the Market House Theatre stage! They were most recently seen in School of Rock (Teacher/Ensemble). Other past credits include Nickelodeon's The Spongebob Musical, Jekyll and Hyde, The Miracle Worker, and Junie B. Jones

CLINT WARF is thrilled to be returning to MHT where he was last seen in Peter and the Starcatcher (2016, Black Stache) and Disney’s Mary Poppins (2015, Robertson Aye). Performance highlights include singing with the Southern Illinois Summer Music Festival as Dancaïro in Carmen and serving as a soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra. Clint graduated with a Master’s degree in Voice from SIU Carbondale in 2014. Clint has worked in senior healthcare since 2015 and is currently the Executive Director of Charter Senior Living of Paducah.

Grace Craft

Neil Thompson

Chuck Wikins

Anna Tamaoka

Clint Warf

Tom Hansen

Charlotte Campbell

Jerome Veit

Brendan Corbett

Alexandra Brue

Michael Cochran

Caleb Buford

Jim Eckel

MICHAEL COCHRAN (Director) is in his 39th year with MHT and has a Bachelors in theatre from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. He attended Graduate school at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and Graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in theatre from Southern IL University at Carbondale. Michael is a past board member of Arts KY and the Kentucky Theatre Association and is currently on the board of American Association of Community Theatre. He has worked in a variety of professional theatres and theme parks. In addition, Michael has worked professionally in dance, television, and film and has won awards for design and acting. His original play, Eternity, was selected as one of the winners of the AACT NewPlay Fest 2018 and was published by Dramatic Publishing. He is married to April Cochran. Michael and April were awarded the City of Paducah Mayor's Award of Merit and the Chamber of Commerce Summit Award for their 30+ years of work at MHT.

TOM HANSEN (Scenic & Lighting Designer) Award credits: Singin' In the Rain, Oklahoma!, Harvey, Philadelphia Story, The Sound of Music, Disney's Beauty & the Beast, The Great Sebastians, Mornings At Seven, Big River, and Crazy For You (2010 nominee Colorado Springs Fine Arts Council). Favorite shows: Frankie & Johnny (American Stage), Grey Gardens (FreeFall Theatre), Chicago (Eight O’clock Theatre), 42nd Street (Sarasota Players), Hairspray (Peach State Summer Theatre), and Joseph...Dreamcoat (Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center).Tom dedicates his work to you, The Audience. Enjoy the show!

CHARLOTTE CAMPBELL (Costume Designer) has over a decade of professional experience performing and costuming at theatres in Colorado, California, Vermont, Florida, Indiana, Washington D.C., and, of course, her home state of Kentucky. She has served as the Head Costumer of The Stephen Foster Story in Bardstown, KY, for the last two years.

ALEXANDRA BRUE (Stage Manager/Props Master) is a 2020 graduate of SIU Carbondale with a Bachelor's of Arts in Theatre, with a focus in Stage Management and Props. She has worked various jobs in theatre including stage management, props work, scenic painting and carpentry, and electrics. Some of her favorite Stage Management credits include Sunday in the Park with George, The 39 Steps, and Million Dollar Quartet.

JEROME VEIT (Technical Director) graduated from Southern Illinois University with a degree in theater, specializing in technical direction. While at SIU, he was hired as Carpenter and Sound Technician for the theater as well as having sound designed several shows including Pippin and Punk Rock. In his final year, he technical directed To Kill a Mockingbird and was Assistant Technical Director for Sunday in the Park with George. Jerome also spent three summers working at McLeod Summer Playhouse as Carpenter, Lead Carpenter, then finally Sound Designer. Jerome has been participating in theater for over 15 years.

BRENDAN CORBETT (Asst. Technical Director) is a recent graduate from Berry College and is excited to join the Market House Theatre staff! He has previously worked at Des Moines Metro Opera and Porthouse Theatre. He would like to thank his friends and family for challenging him to pursue his career dreams in theatre and supporting him throughout, and he would like to extend an extra thank you to his mentors for all they have done to get him here.

JIM ECKEL (Scenic Volunteer) has been volunteering in the scene shop since 2021. Born & raised in Chicago, IL, and moved from Austin, TX, Jim has years of theatre experience. While living in Austin, Jim volunteered for Creative Action, a nonprofit arts group providing summer arts education oppurturnities, for over 5 years. Some of his favorite MHT productions include Unpacking Mother and Ken Ludwig's The Gods of Comedy. He would like to thank Jerome for showing him the work that goes into a theatrical production.

CALEB BUFORD (Publicity & Marketing) is dedicated to creating and developing ways to share the power of the arts and arts education with the community through engaging content and effective media. Caleb’s work has been featured in many local & national publications such as the Paducah Sun, AACT's Spotlight Magazine, and Vue Magazine. He is an Eagle Scout and alumnus of West Kentucky Community & Technical College (WKCTC). He recently earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies from Northern Kentucky University (NKU).

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