A Dickens' Christmas Carol . . . a one man show written by Charles Dickens Join us for limited engagement of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL - in the style that Dickens himself performed the work, when he toured the United States in the 1860s. “Bah! Humbug!”
edited & adapted for the stage by Sherrionne Brown and Phil Gallagher
directed by Sherrionne Brown
stage managed by
Performance Dates: Dec 8 - 17, 2023
Fri & Sat at 8pm; Sun at 2pm
Is there a more famous response to being wished “Merry Christmas!”?
Scrooge, Tiny Tim, the trio of Christmas ghosts, and the story of what happens when a bitter old man is given one last chance at redemption, are as well-known as any of Dickens’ characters. They’ve been portrayed in films and on TV around the world and now you can meet them all, live on stage in Spotlighters’ captivating, one-man adaptation.
Using only Dickens’ inimitable language, Phil Gallagher’s performance will thrill and chill audiences of all ages. With minimal props and costume, Gallagher portrays all these much-loved characters and breathes new life into a story that is as moving, relevant, and redemptive as it was when first written over 170 years ago.
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A Dickens' Christmas Carol at Spotlighters Theatre Schedule
Cast and Creative team for A Dickens' Christmas Carol at Spotlighters Theatre
Cast
Phil Gallagher
Scrooge & all 40+ characers!
Phil Gallagher (Narrator, Scrooge, the Ghosts, the Cratchits, et al and co-editor of the script) is very grateful to have the opportunity to bring Dickens’ extraordinary “little ghost story” back to the Spotlighters stage for a 3 rd year. Born in the UK and educated at Cambridge University he has lived in Maryland since 2001 and has appeared in over 50 productions on both sides of the Atlantic. Other Spotlighters productions include The
Foreigner (Froggy Leseuer), Moon Over Buffalo (George Hay), Pygmalion (Henry Higgins), The Hairy Ape (Long), Marx in Soho (Karl Marx), Equus (Martin Dysart), Incorruptible (Jack), Twelfth Night (director and Toby Belch), Gaslight (Inspector Rough), Hamlet (director and Claudius/the Ghost), Lion in Winter (Henry II).
Elsewhere, the list includes Mr Wolf (Mr Wolf), Spamalot (King Arthur), Harvey (Dr Chumley), Compleat Female Stage Beauty (Charles II), Laura (Waldo Lydecker), Superior Donuts (Arthur), The Heidi Chronicles (Scoop), and Burn This (Pale).
Phil is a Senior Instructor of Mathematics at Stevenson University, and provides career coaching to individuals and strategic consultancy to local businesses. You can find him on social media as @wayahead1 or @ProfDumbledore. His performance is dedicated to his best beloved wife, Pat, who makes all this possible.
Creative Team
Sherrionne Brown
Director
Jen Seizer
Lighting Designer
Rob Books
Set Design/Tech Director
Erin Klarner
Audio Technician
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