Plays & Musicals


Theatre for Young Audiences

A Christmas Carol – 2 acts (cast of 12)

Adapted from Charles Dickens' novella
  • Nicholas Piper & Sam McCalla
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  • Vince McGill
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  • Nicholas Piper
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  • Libby Zabit
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  • Nicholas Piper & Libby Zabit
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  • Nicholas Piper, Paris Bradstreet, Vince McGill, & Zoe Velling
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  • Sean Maximo Campos & Nicholas Piper
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  • Nicholas Piper, Sean Maximo Campos, Bethany Dawson, Zoe Velling, Vince McGill, Paris Bradstreet, and Zacchaeus Kimbrell
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  • James Hendley, Alice Hollingsworth, & Kailey Kyle
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  • Libby Zabit, Nicholas Piper, Sean Maximo Campos, Zoe Velling, James Hendley, and Zacchaeus Kimbrell
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  • Sean Maximo Campos
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  • Vince McGill & Zoe Velling
    Photos courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Nicholas Piper
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  • The Cast of A Christmas Carol
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Synopsis

Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas and is determined to avoid celebrating the season. Then he receives a visit from the ghost of Jacob Marley, his former business partner. Marley, whose spirit walks the earth in anguish, warns Scrooge that the same fate awaits him unless he changes his miserly ways. Thus begins a Christmas Eve like no other, as Ebenezer Scrooge, with the help of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come, learns to open his heart to all those around him. A new adaptation with 12 quick-changing actors and 17 of your favorite carols, this play will leave you glowing with the joy of the season.

Cast

Ebenezer Scrooge a miser
Bob Cratchit Scrooge's clerk
Mrs. Cratchit Bob's wife
Martha Cratchit Bob's older daughter
Peter Cratchit Bob's older son
Belinda Cratchit Bob's younger daughter
Tiny Tim Cratchit Bob’s younger son, is lame
Jacob Marley Scrooge’s late business partner, a ghost
Fred Scrooge’s nephew
Elizabeth Fred’s wife
Kitty Elizabeth’s sister
Topper Fred’s friend
Nicholas guest at Fred’s gathering
Madeline guest at Fred’s gathering
Solicitors charity workers
Beggar Woman homeless woman
Phantoms enchained spirits desperate to help
Christmas Past a ghost
Mr. Drake Scrooge's former schoolmaster
Mr. Dawkins a farmer
Mrs. Dawkins his wife
Mrs. Wemmick a neighbor
Fan Scrooge’s sister (Fred’s mother)
Fezziwig Scrooge’s former employer
Mrs. Fezziwig Fezziwig’s wife
Dick Wilkins Scrooge’s former coworker
Belle Scrooge’s former love interest
Oliver Fezziwig’s employee
Nancy Fezziwig’s employee
Partygoers attend Fezziwig’s party
Christmas Present a ghost
Charles Belle’s husband
Thomas Belle’s son
Clara Belle's daughter
Will a fishmonger
Caroline Will's wife
Ignorance child of Mankind
Want child of Mankind
Christmas Yet to Come a ghost
Joe a shady pawnbroker
Mrs. Dilber a laundress
Mrs. Tetterby a charwoman
Boy fetches a poulterer for Scrooge
Poulterer runs a poultry shop

Specs

Cast Size: 12 (6m, 5w, 1c)
Approximate Run Time: 1h 45m
Number of Acts: Two
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Production History

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2 act version) was first produced by Barter Theatre in 2024
Katy Brown, Producing Artistic Director


Casting Notes:
The following roles are to be played by the same actor:

CAROLER #1 –Ebenezer Scrooge
CAROLER #2 – Bob Cratchit/Phantom #5/Oliver/Will/Poulterer
CAROLER #3 –Jacob Marley/Fezziwig/Nicholas/Joe
CAROLER #4 – Fred/Phantom #4/Dick Wilkins/Peter Cratchit
CAROLER #5 – Mr. Dawkins/Partygoer/Christmas Present/Christmas Yet to Come
CAROLER #6 – Belle/Elizabeth/Mrs. Dilber
CAROLER #7 – Christmas Past/Martha Cratchit/Want
CAROLER #8 – Beggar Woman/Nancy/Mrs. Cratchit/Caroline
CAROLER #9 – Phantom #3/Mrs. Wemmick/Mrs. Fezziwig/Madeline/Mrs. Tetterby
CAROLER #10 – Solicitor #2/Phantom #2/Mr. Drake/Partygoer/Charles/Topper
CAROLER #11 – Solicitor #1/Phantom #1/Mrs. Dawkins/ Fan/Partygoer/Clara/Belinda/Kitty
CAROLER #12 – Tiny Tim/Ignorance/Thomas/Boy

Cast Size: 12 (6m, 5w, 1c)
Approximate Run Time: 1h 45m
Number of Acts: Two
Script Sample
Request Rights
Sample Music

Synopsis

Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas and is determined to avoid celebrating the season. Then he receives a visit from the ghost of Jacob Marley, his former business partner. Marley, whose spirit walks the earth in anguish, warns Scrooge that the same fate awaits him unless he changes his miserly ways. Thus begins a Christmas Eve like no other, as Ebenezer Scrooge, with the help of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come, learns to open his heart to all those around him. A new adaptation with 12 quick-changing actors and 17 of your favorite carols, this play will leave you glowing with the joy of the season.

Cast

Ebenezer Scrooge
a miser
Bob Cratchit
Scrooge's clerk
Mrs. Cratchit
Bob's wife
Martha Cratchit
Bob's older daughter
Peter Cratchit
Bob's older son
Belinda Cratchit
Bob's younger daughter
Tiny Tim Cratchit
Bob’s younger son, is lame
Jacob Marley
Scrooge’s late business partner, a ghost
Fred
Scrooge’s nephew
Elizabeth
Fred’s wife
Kitty
Elizabeth’s sister
Topper
Fred’s friend
Nicholas
guest at Fred’s gathering
Madeline
guest at Fred’s gathering
Solicitors
charity workers
Beggar Woman
homeless woman
Phantoms
enchained spirits desperate to help
Christmas Past
a ghost
Mr. Drake
Scrooge's former schoolmaster
Mr. Dawkins
a farmer
Mrs. Dawkins
his wife
Mrs. Wemmick
a neighbor
Fan
Scrooge’s sister (Fred’s mother)
Fezziwig
Scrooge’s former employer
Mrs. Fezziwig
Fezziwig’s wife
Dick Wilkins
Scrooge’s former coworker
Belle
Scrooge’s former love interest
Oliver
Fezziwig’s employee
Nancy
Fezziwig’s employee
Partygoers
attend Fezziwig’s party
Christmas Present
a ghost
Charles
Belle’s husband
Thomas
Belle’s son
Clara
Belle's daughter
Will
a fishmonger
Caroline
Will's wife
Ignorance
child of Mankind
Want
child of Mankind
Christmas Yet to Come
a ghost
Joe
a shady pawnbroker
Mrs. Dilber
a laundress
Mrs. Tetterby
a charwoman
Boy
fetches a poulterer for Scrooge
Poulterer
runs a poultry shop
Casting Notes:
The following roles are to be played by the same actor:

CAROLER #1 –Ebenezer Scrooge
CAROLER #2 – Bob Cratchit/Phantom #5/Oliver/Will/Poulterer
CAROLER #3 –Jacob Marley/Fezziwig/Nicholas/Joe
CAROLER #4 – Fred/Phantom #4/Dick Wilkins/Peter Cratchit
CAROLER #5 – Mr. Dawkins/Partygoer/Christmas Present/Christmas Yet to Come
CAROLER #6 – Belle/Elizabeth/Mrs. Dilber
CAROLER #7 – Christmas Past/Martha Cratchit/Want
CAROLER #8 – Beggar Woman/Nancy/Mrs. Cratchit/Caroline
CAROLER #9 – Phantom #3/Mrs. Wemmick/Mrs. Fezziwig/Madeline/Mrs. Tetterby
CAROLER #10 – Solicitor #2/Phantom #2/Mr. Drake/Partygoer/Charles/Topper
CAROLER #11 – Solicitor #1/Phantom #1/Mrs. Dawkins/ Fan/Partygoer/Clara/Belinda/Kitty
CAROLER #12 – Tiny Tim/Ignorance/Thomas/Boy


Production History

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2 act version) was first produced by Barter Theatre in 2024
Katy Brown, Producing Artistic Director

Script Sample
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Sample Music