A Christmas Carol

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Creative Team & Cast

Creative Team

Director – Christopher Schario

Stage Manager – Chris Lomaka*

Set Design – Duper Berry

Costume Design – Frederica Jepson

Lighting Design – Michael Reidy

*members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States

Cast

Scrooge – Dale Place*

Schoolboy, Dick Wilkins, Tiny Tim, Turkey Boy – Simon Golob

Bob Cratchit, Marley’s Ghost, Fezziwig, Old Joe – Russell Berrigan*

Fred, Christmas Present, Peter Cratchit – Jared Mongeau

Fan, Mrs. Fezziwig, Belle, Martha, Laundress – McKenna Canty

Christmas Past, Mrs. Cratchit, Charwoman – Sheila Stasack*

Sound Effects & Christmas Future – Annabelle Gauthier

Fiddler – Beck Welling

*members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

Get into the Spirit!

by Charles Dickens, adapted by Christopher Schario

Six actors and a fiddler perform the Dickens out of this beloved holiday story told in a way you’ve never imagined and will never forget! Don’t miss this unique and acclaimed adaptation originally created at The Public Theatre, now published and performed all over the world!

Children 18 and under only $15!

More about the play

A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Public Theatre!

This holiday season, for one weekend only, The Public Theatre will present its acclaimed adaptation of A Christmas Carol, Dec 12-14. This inventive version, performed by six actors and a fiddler, was developed at The Public Theatre by former Executive/Co-Artistic Director Christopher Schario. It has since been published and performed by theatres around the world and is now a Lewiston/Auburn tradition.

“There’s a great reason why this story is told during the holidays and will never go away”, says author and director Schario. “Watching Scrooge’s journey in the play always reminds me of the true meaning of the holiday season.”

With all the different versions of A Christmas Carol out in the world, The Public Theatre’s adaptation remains many people’s favorite. This version begins with a modern-day child reading Dickens’ novel as five actors and a fiddler suddenly appear and coax him into joining the story. Much of Dickens’ original text is used, as six actors and a fiddler grab a handful of props and joyfully bring Dickens’ language and characters to life. Creating a magical atmosphere with live music, a hand-cranked wind machine and a thunder sheet, the audience’s imagination is free to soar, and this classic story comes to life in a way you’ve never seen before.

Only $15 for children 18 and under, The Public Theatre makes it easy to introduce a child to the magic of professional theatre and give them a gift that will last a lifetime. Ask about gift certificates for other plays too!

Leading the cast is Broadway actor Dale Place in the role of Scrooge. Dale has appeared on Broadway opposite Mary Louise Parker in Heisenberg and Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center, The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park and Manhattan Theatre Club. He is also a familiar face to Public Theatre audiences having appeared onstage in Human Error, Lend Me a Tenor and Deathtrap, among others. The rest of the cast features Russell Berrigan as Marley/Cratchit, Jared Mongeau as Fred/Christmas Present, Sheila Stasack as Christmas Past/Mrs Cratchit, McKenna Canty as Belle/Fan, and local young actor Simon Golob as Tiny Tim. Live fiddling will be performed by local fiddler Beck Welling.

Clockwise from back: Russell Berrigan*, Dale Place*, Beck Welling, Jared Mongeau, Sheila Stasack*, Simon Golob, McKenna Canty, Annabelle Gauthier. *members of Actors’ Equity Association