A Christmas Carol
based on the story by Charles Dickens
directed by Penny Nash
Nov. 28,29,30, Dec. 5,6,7,12,13 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 14, 2:00 p.m.
The Davies Foundation Auditorium
52 Church St., Kingston, ON
Left to right: Daniel Robinson, Phil Perrin, Joshua Brennan, Kevin Shipley, Will Smith-Blyth and Jayden Smith.
Paul Butler (standing) and Daniel Robinson. |
We don't really need to tell you what this Christmas classic is about, do we? Lonely, embittered Ebenezer Scrooge has no use for Christmas, for his downtrodden assistant Cratchit, for his determinedly cheerful nephew or for anything else except money. But things change one Christmas Eve.
Daniel Robinson (left) and Bill Morrow. |
Scrooge is haunted by the ghosts of his dead partner Jacob Marley, Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come. Faced with his own mortality and the evil results of his misanthropic, miserly ways, Scrooge is redeemed, reconciled with his nephew and his neighbours, and becomes a second father to his assistant's son, Tiny Tim.
Charles Dickens wrote the novella in 1843. Published on December 19, the first edition was sold out by Christmas Eve. A Christmas Carol has never been out of print since, and has been translated into several languages. The story has been adapted many times for film, stage, opera and other media.
Hayley Scanlan, Tessa Vaillancourt, Ryerson Huntley, Emily Maxam, Scott Arsenault, Isla Oatway, Lyra Branscombe, Daniel Robinson and Kevin Shipley |
Charles Ludlam wrote this particular stage adaptation for his Ridiculous Theatrical Company, which staged it in 1979 with Ludlam playing Scrooge. Ludlam finds the humour as well as the pathos in this Victorian melodrama.
Daniel Robinson (left) and Isla Oatway. |
Left to right: Scott Arsenault, Phil Perrin, Joshua Brennan, Hayley Hudson, Michelle McNichol, Daniel Robinson, Antonia Sidiropoulos, Will Smith-Blyth, Tessa Vaillancourt, Emily Maxam, Paul Butler, Allyson Archer, Bill Morrow.
Cast |
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| Scrooge | Daniel Robinson |
| Cratchit | Kevin Shipley |
| Marley's Ghost/others | Paul Butler |
| Christmas Past/others | Bill Morrow |
| Christmas Present/others | Scott Arsenault |
| Christmas Future/others | Joshua Brennan |
| Nephew/others | Will Smith-Blyth |
| Tiny Tim | Jayden Smith Isla Oatway |
| Mr. Fezziwig/Grandpa Miner/First Businessman/Man A | Dick Miller |
| First Gentleman/others | Phil Perrin |
| Old Joe/others | Terry Wade |
| Peter Cratchit/others | Ryerson Huntley |
| Mrs. Cratchit/others | Hayley Scanlan |
| Mrs. Dilber/others | Adelina Pecchia |
| Bag Lady/Mrs. Fezziwig | Eva Barnes |
| Party Guest/Dancer/Signer | Hayley Hudson |
| Mother/others | Michelle McNichol |
| Beauty/She/others | Allyson Archer Valerie Winslow |
| Girl/Niece/others | Antonia Sidiropoulos |
| Martha Cratchit/others | Emily Maxam |
| Belinda Cratchit/others | Tessa Vaillancourt |
| Fiddler | Scotia Zuber |
| Children | Victoria Castro Maddy Castro Tegan Huntley Lyra Branscombe Eden Branscombe Desmond Branscombe Oliver Archer |
Production Crew |
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| Producers | Penny Nash Angie Roberts |
| Director | Penny Nash |
| Stage Manager | Marion Savage |
| Asst. Stage Managers | Carolyn Burley Sue Owen |
| Set & Lighting Design | David L. Smith Adrian Cooper |
| Sound Design | Michelle McNichol |
| Costume Design | Claudia Wade Eartha Eva Barnes |
| Set Dressing | Liz Schell |
| Choreographer | Hayley Scanlan |
| Lighting Operators | Katie Flower-Smith Kathy Bonsall |
| Sound Operators | Kim Dressel James Leslie Michael Gourgon Bob Brooks |
| Chief Carpenter | D.T. McNichol |
| Set Construction | James Gow Lorna Jodoin Grant Buckler Bob Brooks Farley McCann-Armitage |
| Chief Painter | Adrian Cooper |
| Set Painting | Penny Nash Marion Savage Liz Schell Angie Roberts |
| Backstage Crew | Diane Clark Elaine Otter |
| Lobby Photography | Ian Malcolm |
| Archival Photography | Grant Buckler |
| Poster Design | Katie Flower-Smith |
| Lobby Art Curator | Liz Schell |
| Front of House Co-ordinator | Steve Powell |