A Christmas Carol (2023)
A Reimagined Holiday Favorite
December 1 – 23
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30pm
Wednesday & Thursday at 7pm
General Admission: $31
Students / Seniors (65+): $28
Children (under 12): $18
This show is not included in our subscription packages.
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Show Sponsor: HRCU
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (2023)
Adapted by Tom Frey in cooperation with Ensemble Players
Directed by Debra Martuscello Wiley
This timeless tale has been produced at the Ring for 28 consecutive years, surprising you Christmas after Christmas with an interesting adaptation, a different director, a new design... This coming Holiday Season, Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" will come to life onto the intimate Ring's stage in the adaptation of Tom Frey, a Maine-based Dickens' scholar who extensively researched the author's own notes from his live readings in the UK and the US! True to the original and very dynamic, this production is made extra special by the punctuation of uplifting a cappella music, as Madrigal singers act as narrators who help Scrooge in his journey to redemption, together with all of your favorite characters and ghosts from the original novella.
RUNTIME: 2 hours with intermission
CAST
Ebenezer Scrooge – Mike Pomp
Bob Cratchit/Undertaker/Fezziwig Guest – Brian Miskinis
Mrs. Cratchit/Madrigal Captain/Laundress/Fezziwig Guest/Party Guest – Maggie O’Neill
Peter/Young Man Ebenezer/Man on The Street/Madrigal/Party Guest – Tim White
Tiny Tim/Schoolboy Ebenezer/Ignorance – Ben Crimmins
Tiny Tim/Schoolboy Ebenezer/Ignorance – Lucy Schnaars
Christmas Past/Fred’s Wife/Madrigal/Fezziwig Guest – Merranda Donnelly
Charity Man/Christmas Present/Fiddler – Johnathan Bailey
Jacob Marley/Fred/Christmas Future/Fezziwig Guest – Jeff Cabral
Mr. Fezziwig/Man on the Street/Party Guest /Madrigal – Paul Strand
Mrs. Fezziwig/Party Guest/Maid – Megan Dubois
Dick Wilkins/Belle's Husband/Old Joe/Fezziwig Guest/Madrigal – Jonathan Farrand
Martha/Fan/Want/Boy In The Street – Bexley Parkington
Belle/Party Guest/Madrigal/Fezziwig Guest – Sammi Soprano
CREW
Music Directors – David Moore & Maggie O'Neill
Choreographer & Dialect Coach – Lesley Gallagher
Set & Lighting Design – Bretton Reis
Sound - Debra Martuscello Wiley & Mike Pomp
Costume Design – Rae Strand
Dance Captain - Sammi Soprano
Stage Manager – Elaine St. Jean
Directed by Debra Martuscello Wiley