December 2015 - Let us Entertain You - A Christmas Carol
Albuquerque Little Theatre’s production of A Christmas Carol like you’ve never seen it before - an highly inventive adaptation of the classic Dickens story, paired down to its essential elements. In this version, we encounter a company of traveling players about to enact the Dickens story. As the on-stage trunk of supplies opens, actors and clowns spill out and roll on. The gruff stage manager and prop boy check the show’s props, which are shabby and third rate, but the troupe improvises by creating a magical world of make-believe. The acting troupe soon discovers that the actors playing Scrooge and Tiny Tim have abandoned the tour; but the show must go on, and the prop boy eagerly volunteers for the part of Tim while the cynical stage manager must be forcibly drafted to play the old miser. The troupe proceeds to make their way through the tale, creating fog, snow, fire and ghosts through mime, imagination and wonderful visual effects. The rag tag players (including the stage manager and prop boy) quickly become the characters of the story, and we are pulled into the life of Ebenezer Scrooge. The Christmas Spirits work their magic and warm the heart of Scrooge, as well as the old stage manager.
A Christmas Carol will be led by some familiar faces like Dehron Foster as Stage Manager/Scrooge, Jackson Murrieta as Prop Boy/Tiny Tim, and Ray Orley as Director/Christmas Future. The talented cast will also include Nicholas Handley, Christy Burbank, Isaiah Romero-Cordova, Estrella Avila, Linda Sklov, Lee Ramey, Heather Antonio, Kristen Ryan and Sef Garcia.
The creative team is made up of Barbara Geary, granddaughter of famed Broadway actress, Ethel Merman (Director), Casey Mraz (Music Director), Ryan Cook (Production Coordinator/Lighting Designer/Sound Designer), Carolyn Hogan (Costume Designer) to name a few.
A Christmas Carol opens December 4th and runs through December 24th. There will be a few special performances. Tickets are $24 for general public, $22 for seniors, $20 for students and $14 for children. Visit albuquerquelittletheatre.org for more information.