It just wouldn’t be December, without a dose of Dickens. Adirondack Regional Theatre will present a version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
The script is new, but the entertainment is old-fashioned. The story of miser Ebeneezer Scrooge and the spirits of Christmas who haunt Victorian London will unfold on stage as a radio play.
The community theatre group returns this winter with a nostalgic radio version of the perennial holiday tale A Christmas Carol – a play to delight the young and old alike full of festive feeling, ghostly encounters, hardship and redemption.
Performances are December 13 and 14, 7:30pm at the Strand Center Theatre in Plattsburgh. You’ve never experienced Charles Dickens’s holiday classic quite like this. Five WBFR Radio Players bring to life scores of Victorian characters from Old London Town, live sound effects, vintage commercial breaks, and musical underscore to create an authentic 1940s radio experience, all in front of a live studio audience.
A Christmas Carol has been adapted by Joe Landry, an award-winning playwright, with music by Kevin Conners. The action happens in the audience’s mind, as the entire play is created without costume changes, set changes, or actors moving about the stage. The vitality of the story is in the hearing rather than the seeing. Three ghosts take Ebenezer Scrooge on a thrilling journey to teach him the true meaning of Christmas. This show is family-friendly and for all ages!
The cast features North Country actors: Bill McColgan, Neil Battinelli, Brenda Chase McColgan, Andrew Ducharme, and Gina Lindsay. Lisa Skarling performs Live Music, and Jonathan Berry will be the foley (sound effects) artist. For tickets and more information about A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play, head to Theatre Tickets — The Strand Center for the Arts. Tickets will also be available at the door on show nights.
Photos provided by Jerry Cadieux and Adirondack Regional Theatre.