Notre Dame de Namur University Presents A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE MUSICAL, 12/05-14

The Bay Areas' longest running stage production of A Christmas Carol returns to the Notre Dame de Namur University Theatre for nine performances. Opening night is Friday, December 5. Tickets for all but one of the performances are given to the public as a gift. The musical is based on the story by Charles Dickens and features a musical score by Alan Menken, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens.

Over the past 28 years, The Gift has provided a professional caliber musical theatre performance of A Christmas Carol to the Bay Area community free of charge. The musical features a talented cast of over eighty performers, many with decades of experience on stage. Since its first presentation in 1985, over 150,000 people from all over the world have seen this spectacular musical performance presented by the Notre Dame de Namur University Department of Theatre and Dance and the Performing Arts Company.

The production is staged through the efforts of a team of professional stage and music directors, choreographers, scenic, light, sound and costume designers and technicians. To help audiences get into the holiday spirit, the designers and volunteers have installed elaborate Christmas decorations outside the theatre and in the lobbies. Upon entering the theatre, audience members will be entertained by a choir of carolers before the performance.

Each year audiences contribute an average of 1,500 toys and three tons of non-perishable food when they attend performances. These donations are distributed in the surrounding communities by several social service organizations.

The Gift has received commendations and proclamations from California governors, members of the United State Congress, the California Assembly and Senate and state and local government agencies and local arts and social service organizations.

Notre Dame de Namur University is an independent Catholic, coeducational institution serving nearly 1,800 students. Founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame of Namur, Belgium in 1851 and chartered by the state in 1868, NDNU maintains a strong commitment to social justice and community engagement. The University is fully accredited and offers 21 liberal arts and career preparation undergraduate programs, and 12 graduate degrees and 7 credentials. The 50-acre campus is located in Belmont, just south of San Francisco.

Tickets and Information available at www.ChristmasCarolTheGift.org. www.ChristmasCarolTheGift.org

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