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Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol at Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building

Dates: 12/12/2025 - 12/28/2025

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Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol returns to Chicago's Studebaker Theater for the holiday season, running from December 12 to December 28, 2025. This unique adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic features LaKecia Harris as the holiday skeptic Aunt Trudy, who attempts to revive her late husband's tradition through a puppet show held over Zoom. The production combines handmade puppets, immersive sound, and a live score, offering audiences a chance to engage with the show in an interactive post-performance experience, including hands-on puppetry demos and conversations with the cast.

Cast and Creative Team for Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol at Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building

Cast

Alicia Walter

Ensemble

Lucy Little

Ensemble

Nora Barton

Ensemble

Kevin Michael Wesson

Ensemble

Jeffrey Paschal

Ensemble

Felix Mayes

Ensemble

Lizi Breit

Ensemble

LaKecia Harris

Aunt Trudy

Creative Team

Drew Dir

Co-Artistic Director

Felix Mayes

Puppeteer

Ben Kauffman

Sound Designer

Kyle Vegter

Sound Designer

Trey Brazeal

Lighting Designer

Jacob Harvey

Managing Artistic Director

Nora Barton

Musician

Lizi Breit

Puppeteer

Julia Miller

Co-founder

Sarah Fornace

Co-founder

Kevin Michael Wesson

Puppeteer

Alicia Walter

Musician

Lucy Little

Musician

Jeffrey Paschal

Puppeteer

News About Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol at Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building

FRANKENSTEIN and MANUAL CINEMA'S CHRISTMAS CAROL to Return to Studebaker Theater

August 26, 2026

Manual Cinema will bring its handmade stage productions FRANKENSTEIN and Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol back to Chicago's Studebaker Theater, following the company's film premieres at the Obama Presidential Center Museum.

Manual Cinema’s CHRISTMAS CAROL Will Return to Chicago’s Studebaker Theater

September 4, 2025

Chicago’s historic Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater just announced the return of Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol to the Studebaker for a limited run this holiday season, December 12–28, 2025.

Studebaker Theater Presents MANUAL CINEMA'S CHRISTMAS CAROL In December

October 28, 2024

Experience a reimagined holiday classic as Manual Cinema brings A CHRISTMAS CAROL to the Studebaker Theater from December 13-29.

Review: MANUAL CINEMA'S CHRISTMAS CAROL at Writers Theatre

November 26, 2023

Few dramatic adaptations of A Christmas Carol manage to convey the magic, the emotional power, and—yes—the terror of Dickens’s original as effectively and impactfully as Manual Cinema’s version, now playing at Writers Theatre in Glencoe through December 24th.

Manual Cinema's A CHRISTMAS CAROL Extended Through December 31

December 20, 2020

Due to popular demand, Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol, the critically acclaimed, 2020-set streaming adaption of Charles Dickens's holiday classic, has been extended and will now be available for on-demand viewing through December 31.

Manual Cinema To Premiere MANUAL CINEMA'S CHRISTMAS CAROL

September 17, 2020

Manual Cinema, the Chicago-based interdisciplinary performance collective, will take on the most famous holiday tale of all time with Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol, a world premiere, live streaming adaption of Charles Dickens's holiday classic created specifically for the 2020 holiday season.

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