Lillian Rogers and Chris Bardizbanian. Photo by David Costa
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Based on the story by Charles Dickens
Adapted and Directed by Troy Siebels
Original Music by Steve Gagliastro
Choreographer Taavon Gamble^
Music Director/Associate Director • Steve Gagliastro*
Associate Director/Associate Choreographer • Annie Kerins*
Organist • Sean Redrow
Set Designer • Kelly James Tighe+
Costume Designer • Gail Astrid Buckley+
Lighting Designer • Charlie Morrison+
Sound Designer • Matt Kraus+
Projections Designer • Camilla Tassi
Props Designer • S. Michael Getz
Wurlitzer Arrangements • Jim Rice
Flying Effects • ZFX Inc.
Scenery Fabrication • TTS Studios
Production Stage Manager • Jane Siebels*
Assistant Stage Managers• Sarah MacIntyre* & Abby Ray*
Production & Artistic Team
Producer/VP Operations and Production • Lisa Hackman
Technical Director • Gerald Frentz
Company Manager • Andrew Plummer
Senior Manager of Production • Chadyn Case
Production Managers • Scott McConnell and Kevin McGerigle
Production Electrician • Brenda Shepard
Production Assistant • Katerina Pacheco Wolf
Head of Wardrobe • Megan Fusco
Assistant Costume Designer • Ryan C. Goodwin
Dialect Consultant • Ashleigh Reade
Prop Assistant • Angel Seiffert
Child Supervisor • Delaney DeNorscia
+ Member of United Scenic Artists * Member of Actors' Equity Association ^ Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
The remount project for A Christmas Carol was made possible by the generous support of The Albert J. Gifford Charitable Trust, The Fletcher Foundation, The Hoche-Scofield Foundation, The Ruth H. And Warren A. Ellsworth Foundation, and The Stoddard Charitable Trust.
CAST
In order of appearance
Timothy ..................................................................................................................... Bill Mootos*
Ebenezer Scrooge....................................................................................................John Little*
Vendor, Suzannah
Shelly Fawson
Bob Cratchit ................................................................................................ Terance Reddick*
Fred Dan Prior*
Charitable Person, Ghost of Christmas Present .................................................Kai B. White*
Charitable Person, Mr. Fezziwig, Old Joe .................................................. Steve Gagliastro*
Charwoman Amy Barker*
Ghost of Jacob Marley .................................................................................... Brad Reinking*
Ghost of Christmas Past, Match Girl Lillian Rogers
Young Scrooge, Ignorance....................................................................... Chris Bardizbanian Fan, Want ............................................................................................................. Ellie Stoddard Youth Ensemble Sofia Voloshinov
Dick Wilkins .................................................................................................... Andy McLeavey*
Young Ebenezer Aidan Levinson
Mrs. Fezziwig .......................................................................................................... Annie Kerins*
Laundress, Fiddler ...............................................................................................
Marta Rymer*
Belle Maggie Clark
Mrs. Cratchit................................................................................................... Sarah Milnamow
Martha Cratchit Charlotte Siebels
Peter Cratchit Samarth Shenoy
Belinda Cratchit ...............................................................................Isabel Gonzalez-Webster
Tiny Tim Angelina Bolentini
Millie, Fred's wife ...................................................................................Laura D. DeGiacomo*
Topper ................................................................................................................... Tyler Simahk*
Lucy Channing Rion
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come ........................................................... Takaaki Matsumoto*
Newsboy, Ignorance Jonah Moura
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 Christmas Present : STEVE GAGLIASTRO*; For Peter Cratchit, Newsboy: CHRIS BARDIZBANIAN; For Millie, Fred’s Wife: MAGGIE CLARK; For Charwoman, Mrs. Fezziwig: SHELLY FAWSON; For Fan, Want: ISABEL GONZALEZ-WEBSTER; FOR Mrs. Cratchit, Suzannah, Vendor, Laundress: ANNIE KERINS*; For Grocer, Party Guest: AIDAN LEVINSON; For Fred, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: ANDY MCLEAVEY*; For Ghost of Jacob Marley, Mr. Fezziwig: BILL MOOTOS*; For Tiny Tim, Young Scrooge: JONAH MOURA; For Timothy: DAN PRIOR*; For Young Ebenezer, Topper, Old Joe: BRAD REINKING*; For Belle: CHANNING RION; For Ignorance: ANGELINA BOLENTINI; For Youth Ensemble: CHARLOTTE SIEBELS; For Bob Cratchit: TYLER SIMAHK*; For Belinda Cratchit: ELLIE STODDARD; For Ghost of Christmas Past, Martha Cratchit: SOFIA VOLOSHINOV
* Member of the Actors’ Equity Association
Performers in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
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. This ghost 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.
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?
different kinds of snow used in the production.
• 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! three weeks of rehearsals together fifth actor to play Scrooge since 2008.
• 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, in 2020.
• The new A Christmas Carol set was built by the same company that built the set for Clue!
Cast of A Christmas Carol. Photo by David Costa
Photo by Unity Mike
Rendering by Kelly James Tighe
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
1) benzeree orogesc
2) nity mti: _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3) toshg fo hmastrsic sapt: _ _
4) obb hrcactit:
5) cobja leyarm : _
Word Search
Bob Cratchit
Jacob Marley
Who Said It?
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 Jacob Marley
U Fiddler
B
The Ghost of Christmas Past
H Young Scrooge
G
The Ghost of Christmas Future
M Ebenezer Scrooge
Chris Bardizbanian
Photos by David Costa *Member, AEA
Lillian Rogers
Marta Rymer*
Brad Reinking*
John Little*
Gregory Boover
Theatre Etiquette
• Be sure to use the restroom before the show! You don’t want to miss any of the action.
• Please turn all cell phones off.
• Please keep your feet off the back of the seats.
• Photos and video recordings are 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!
• When the show is over, please remember to take any trash with you and throw it away on your way out. You’re welcome to keep and reuse your drink cup, or you can place it in one of the recycling bins in the lobby.
• Above all, the theatre is truly a special place. Unlike movies or TV shows, 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.
Cast of A Christmas Carol. Photo by David Costa
