In this small cast version of A Christmas Carol. The play can be performed with a cast of ten. One actor plays Ebenezer Scrooge and the rest of the cast play multiple roles. The staging is similar regardless of stage – thrust or proscenium. Along the back of the stage are costumes on hangers, set pieces, and simple furniture used throughout the play. Nestled in amongst all the costumes and set pieces are risers or chairs and places for the actors to sit at various times throughout the performance when they are not in a scene. The performing space is downstage, and all the magic happens in front of the audience. An actor who plays multiple roles simply changes costume or wig before moving down to play a scene. Actors move set pieces in and out. They perform special effects or make additional sounds to enhance a scene. If there are musicians amongst the troupe then they could add music if desired to particular moments of the play. Much of that invention will be determined by the performing space and talents and abilities of the performers and so it makes for great theatrical possibilities.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

SCROOGE – one actor plays Scrooge for the entire action of the play.
ACTOR #1: Fred, Young Scrooge, Peter, Mr. Murdock, Mr. Newbury
ACTOR #2: Mr. Granger, Mr. Harington, Fezziwig, Second Spirit, Old Joe
ACTOR #3: Mr. Bentley, Marley’s Ghost, Jacob Marley, Man #1, Thomas
ACTOR #4: Bob Cratchit, Dick Wilkins, Topper, Man #2
ACTOR #5: Boy, Scrooge as a young boy, George, Tiny Tim, Ignorance, Boy

ACTRESS #1: Belle, Martha, Emma, Caroline
ACTRESS #2: Mrs. Dilber, Cook, Mrs. Fezziwig, Mrs. Cratchit
ACTRESS #3: The First Spirit, Rose, The Third Spirit
ACTRESS #4: Fan, Grace, Abby, Greed, Girl

TIME

Christmas Eve Long Ago in Victorian England

SELECT PRODUCTIONS

2021 – UK Actors Support – Feltham, Middlesex, United Kingdom
2021 – Lee Street Theatre – Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
2021 – Jackson County Community Theatre – Brownstone, Indiana, USA
2021 – Desert Crown Theatre – Vail, Arizona, USA
2021 – Theatre at Tarleton – Tarleton State University – Stephenville, Texas, USA
2021 – Newport High School – Newport, Kentucky, USA
2021 – Camden High School – Camden, New York, USA
2020 – Come Play With Me Digital Productions – Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
2020 – The Premier Theatre Company, Asbury, New Jersey, USA
2019 – Wokingham Theatre, Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom
2019 – Johnson City Community Theatre, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
2019 – Piper’s Opera House In Virginia City, Nevada, USA
2019 – Cochrane Amateur Theatre Troupe, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada
2019 – All Saints’ Episcopal Day School, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2018 – Heathside School, Weybridge, KT, United Kingdom
2018 – Lowell High School Student Theatre, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
2018 – Lanyon High School, Conder, Canberra, Australia
2018 – LA Matheson Secondary, Surrey British Columbia, Canada
2017 – Carriage House Theatre, Cardston, Alberta, Canada

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