A Christmas Carol
Written by Charles Dickens
Adapted for the Stage & Directed by Bud Abbott
1979
4 performances
The Cast
Phil Foster …............... Ebenezer Scrooge
Murray Knipfel …..... Bob Cratchit
Bruce Paul …................ Fred (Scrooge’s Nephew)
Bud Abbott .............…. Narrator, Farmer Greenrow, 1st Businessman
Rod Pearce …............... 1st Portly Gentleman, 2nd Businessman, The Spirit of Christmas Present
Kevin Amos .............…. Daniel, Scrooge as a Young Man
Joan Corcoran ............ Dora, Agnes (Fred’s wife)
Greg Hyslop .............…. Boy (in 1st scene)
John Wish ….................. 2nd Portly Gentleman, Marley as a Young Man
Laurie Roberts …........ Mrs. Greenrow, Martha Cratchit
Stephen Williams …... Dick Wilkins
Ted Nolin ….................... Mr. Fezziwig
Ruth Rutledge ….......... Mrs. Fezziwig
Judy Johnston ….......... Augusta, The Spirit of Christmas to Come
Mr. Schenkel ….............. Adolphus
Dana Bates …................ Lad
Jan Walks …..................... Jonathon Cratchit
Stuart Gordon ….......... 3rd Businessman
Debbie Reed ….............. Mrs. Cratchit
Connie Walks ............. Beth Cratchit, The Spirit of Christmas Past
Susan Hansen ….......... Sarah Cratchit
Hans Schenkel ….......... Tiny Tim Cratchit
Stephen Browning .... Peter Cratchit, Scrooge as a Boy
Ian Walks …..................... child in street scene
Jenny Zimmerman …. Emma Fezziwig
Nancy Delmonico ….... Fanny Fezziwig
Dixie Johnston ….......... child in street scene
Flo Doris & friends ….. Carol Singers (Waits)
The Crew
Yvonne Macey &
Bud Abbott…..................... Producers
Yvonne Macey …............. Production Coordinator
Jim Cameron….................. Poster Design
Mike Termunde …........... Assistant
Brent Catsirelis …........... Lighting Design
Kate Moslenko …............ Sound Effects
Kathy Armstrong …....... Stage Manager
Margaret Stacey …......... Wardrobe Mistress
Val “The Hair Den” ….... Hair Design
Miggs Sawchuk ........…... Make-up Consultant
Lisa Chu, Carol Page &
Hedi Chambers ...........… Make-up Assistants
Maureen Quinn, Maggie Foster, Lee Schaal, Bobbi Williams,
Jeannette Cameron, Sherry Andrychuk, Del Thompson, Carol Page, Celia Hyslop, Arlene Walks, Sandra Wilton, Sew & Sew Fabrics
& The Cellar ……….......….. Costume Assistants
Dave Drummond …....... Assistant Special Effects/Photography
Lorna Peltari, Tammy Pretty, Matilde Schenkel &
Nicole Wasylowish ..… Stage Assistants
Yvonne Macey, Ceri Owen, Mary Salmon &
Debbie Kelleher .........…... Program
About
Family drama/comedy/Christmas
This play is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic and is a story of second chances set in Victorian England in the 1840 (the ‘Hungry Forties’) when many people were very poor and struggling.
A miserly man, Ebenezer Scrooge is contemptuous of the poor and knows no empathy for the struggles of his Clerk, Bob Cratchit and his family to make ends meet in hard times. He is only concerned with making and acquiring money, and he can be ruthless.
During the night of Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the Spirits of Past, Present, and Future. They confront him for his heartless ways showing him its effects on himself and others. By morning he has rediscovered the meaning of Christmas and the value of love and generosity. He takes action and makes amends. The change is phenomenal and a joy for audiences to behold.
