A Christmas Carol

*Some scary moments - best for 8+*

A non-traditional telling of the classic Dickens story, pared down to its essential elements. In this version, we encounter a company of traveling players about to enact the Dickens story. The gruff stage manager and helpful prop boy enter checking the show’s props, which are shabby and third rate at best. The troupe improvises by ‘making it up.” They soon discover that the actors playing Scrooge and Tiny Tim have abandoned the tour; but the show must go on, and the prop boy eagerly volunteers for the part of Tiny Tim while the cynical stage manager is forcibly drafted to play the old miser. The troupe proceeds to make their way through the tale, creating fog, snow, fire and ghosts through mime, imagination and visual effects. The rag tag players (including the stage manager and prop person) quickly become the characters of the story, and we are pulled into the life of Ebenezer Scrooge. The Christmas Spirits work their magic and warm the heart of Scrooge, as well as the cranky stage manager.