A Christmas Carol
This A Christmas Carol goes beyond other adaptations with a unique dramatic concept: At the opening curtain, Charles Dickens himself is introduced to the audience, ready to present one of the famed platform readings of his stories that packed auditoriums in Europe and America. Of course, the story chosen is one which he often performed, A Christmas Carol (Dickens' marked-up script still exists!). The story unfolds behind him, and soon Dickens is weaving in and out of the action, observing, performing small roles, interpolating short passages of rich narrative never heard in other versions. He handles props and helps Scrooge and others with costume changes. Originally conceived for Mr. Jakes' home stage, the Hilton Head Playhouse, the play is supremely flexible in cast and design. The piece includes "God Bless Us Every One,"* a lovely new carol by Jakes and Tony-nominated composer Mel Marvin, as well as suggestions for placement of incidental music. Jim Volz, former managing director of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival where the play received its professional premiere, says of it: "In John Jakes' hands, A Christmas Carol recaptures the magic and mystique of the Dickens original. It is a brilliant script."
Show dates: December 3rd & 4th, 2021
Show times: 7:00 pm
Directed by Pat Stupi
Cast
CHARLES DICKENS ………………………………………………………………………………….……….. Samuel Heininger
EBENEZER SCROOGE ………………………………………………………………………………………….…… Mark Brown
BOB CRATCHIT ……………………………………………………………………………………………….…… Joe Burkhardt
MRS. CRATCHIT ……………………………………………………………………………………………..…… Danielle Clarke
PETER ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…...… Micah Burkhardt
MARTHA ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…. Vasilia Aivazis
BELINDA ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Lilly Wagner
TINY TIM ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...…… Brennan Chase
FRED ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….…… Tom Callihan
SARA ………………………………………………………………………………………………………......…… Breanna Turley
JACOB MARLEY ……………………………………………………………………………………………...…… Kurt Fitzgerald
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST ……………………………………………………………………...…………..…… Lynn Brown
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT ……………………………………………………………………………..…… Tyler Bailey
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS YET TO COME ………………………………………………………………….… Morgan Coleman
IGNORANCE ……………………………………………………………………………………………….….….. Sonny Donatelli
WANT …………………………………………………………………………………….…………………….… Naomi Burkhardt
WARDENS ……………………………………………………………………………………..…… Rajan Limbu, Jamie VanHorn
FLOWER WOMAN ………………………………………………………………………………………….……… Susan Strebler
GIRL …………………………………………………………………...........…………………………………..… Maggie Kingsley
LITTLE BROTHER ……………………………………………………………………………..………..………… Sonny Donatelli
MOTHER ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...……… Amy Kingsley
BLIND BEGGAR ………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… Jacob Baker
SHOPKEEPER ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Rajan Limbu
LONDON BOBBY …………………………………………………………………………………...…….……… Jamie VanHorn
GENTLEMAN 1 …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Eric Mortensen
GENTLEMAN 2 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Adam Kee
STREET BOYS ………………………………………………………………………...........…… Liam Herston, Sonny Donatelli
WOMAN IN BLACK ……………………………………………………………………………...………….……… Kathy Frazier
YOUNG HUSBAND (Buckworthy) …………………………………………………………………………………… Tyler Bailey
YOUNG WIFE (Caroline) …………………………………………………………………………………….… Natalie Beckwith
SCHOOLMASTER …………………………………………………………………………………………………..… Adam Kee
YOUNG SCROOGE, age 10 ………………………………………………………………………………..…… Gage Natcher
FAN …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….… Ellie Stephens
MR. FEZZIWIG …………………………………………………………………………………......……….…… Eric Mortensen
MRS. FEZZIWIG ……………………………………………………………………………………....….…… Kirsten Fitzgerald
THE MISSES FEZZIWIG ……………………………………………......… Mackenzie McLain, Kelsey Minick, Adelyn Kruse
EBENEZER, in his 20s ……………………………………………………………………...……..…...……… Morgan Coleman
DICK WlLKINS ………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… Jacob Baker
COOK ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Terry VanHorn
COOK'S FRIEND (Bill) ………………………………………………………………………………….………… Joe Burkhardt
MISS BELLE ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Bella Fothergill
FIDDLER ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Samuel Heininger
FAN'S HUSBAND (Tom) ………………………………………………………………………...………………… Tom Callihan
BELLE'S DAUGHTER ………………………………………………………………………....……………… Naomi Burkhardt
BELLE'S HUSBAND ………………………………………………………………………………………..………… Adam Kee
TOPPER ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…… Jacob Baker
RAUCOUS LADY ………………………………………………………………………………………………..… Kathy Frazier
UNDERTAKER'S MAN ………………………………………………………………………………………….…… Joel Lynch
LAUNDRESS (Mrs. Dither) …………………………………………………………………………...……… Kirsten Fitzgerald
CHARWOMAN ………………………………………………………………………………………………...… Jo Ann Pinter
OLD JOE ………………………………………………………………………….………………………..…… Kurt Fitzgerald
BUSINESS PEOPLE ………………… Natalie Beckwith, Samuel Heininger, Adam Kee, Eric Mortensen, Breanna Turley
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE THEATRE ………………………………………………………………….…… Tom Jansen
CAROLERS
Addison Cook, Emmaline Stauffer, Hermione Coleman, Maggie Kingsley, Lilly Wagner, Vasilia Aivazis, Ellie Stephens, Terri VanHorn
STUDENTS
Adyson Becking, Parker Miller, Willow Ellis, Sonny Donatelli, Liam Herston, Naomi Burkhardt
GUESTS AT FEZZIWIG'S PARTY
Molly Ann, Adyson Becking, Micah Burkhardt, Addison Cook, Willow Ellis, Adam Kee, Amy Kingsley, Maggie Kingsley, Linda Knight, Rajan Limbu, Parker Miller, Gage Natcher, Jo Ann Pinter, Emmaline Stauffer, Susan Strebler Jamie VanHorn
GUESTS AT FRED’S PARTY
Natalie Beckwith, Hermione Coleman, Morgan Coleman, Kirsten Fitzgerald, Eric Mortensen