Scrooge

Performances

December 4-5, 10-12, 2004

Venue

Community Players Theatre

A Theatre for Young People Production

Synopsis

This excellent adaptation of Dickens’ beloved story has all the humor and spirit of the Christmas season. The Narrator, who appears as Charles Dickens, takes us along each scene as the characters speak, linking all of the scenes as the story unfolds. The play is framed musically by a choir of young people who are in character as the Carolers. They sing Christmas carols to bridge the connecting scenes, and serve as background in colorful tones to the words of the Narrator.

Based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Dramatic Adaptation by Dailey Paskman

Historian’s Corner

In a rare two weekend run, this “Theatre For Young People” production presented a retelling of the Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” renamed as “Scrooge.” It was based on the Lionel Barrymore radio script. School shows were offered on the two Fridays of the run. 650 students attended the school shows.