A smiling man in Victorian-style clothes and a top hat stands with a group of children, also in Victorian-style clothing, in front a large Christmas tree.

Photo of Craig Wallace as Ebenezer Scrooge and the young cast of A Christmas Carol (2022) by Titus Ogilvie-Laing.

A Christmas Carol

Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of transformation and redemption.

November 18, 2022 — December 31, 2022

2 hours with one intermission

Recommended for ages 5 and older

Accessible

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Originally conceived by Michael Baron, this music-infused production captures the magic and joy of Dickens’s Yuletide classic. Acclaimed actor Craig Wallace returns to play Ebenezer Scrooge in a production heralded as a “rich visual and vocal treat” (TheaterMania) and “infectiously jolly” (The Washington Post).

Artistic Team

Writer Charles Dickens

Adapted By Michael Wilson

Director Michael Baron

Scenic Design Lee Savage

Costume Design Alejo Vietti

Lighting Design Rui Rita

Original Music and Sound Design Josh Schmidt

Choreography Shea Sullivan

Wig Design Charles G. LaPointe

Choral Direction Jay Crowder

Dialects and Vocal Director Rachel Hirshorn-Johnston

Associate Director Craig Horness

Associate Director Erika Scott

Production Stage Managers Brandon Prendergast and Craig A. Horness

Assistant Stage Manager Taryn Friend

Cast

Jonathan Atkinson

Bob Cratchit

Michael Bunce

Solicitor #2/Undertaker

Maria Egler

Mrs. Dilber/Mrs. Fezziwig

John Floyd

Fred/Young Scrooge

Kristen Garaffo

Mrs. Fred’s Sister/Beggar Woman

Rayanne Gonzales

Fruit Vendor/Ghost of Christmas Present

Tyler Herman

Solicitor #1

Emily Kester

Mrs. Cratchit

Joe Mallon

Clock Vendor

Justine “Icy” Moral

Doll Vendor/Ghost of Christmas Past/Ghost of Christmas Future

Stephen F. Schmidt

Jacob Marley/Old Joe

Awa Sal Secka

Mrs. Fred

Chris Stinson

Topper/Young Marley

Tom Story

Mr. Fezziwig

Craig Wallace

Ebenezer Scrooge

Emily Zickler

Belle

Debora Crabbe

Understudy

Christopher Mueller

Understudy

Susana Lopez-Chavarriaga

Martha Cratchit

Anoushka Sharma

Martha Cratchit

Dash McFeaters

Tiny Tim

Kolby Niederstrasser

Tiny Tim

Grace Gavin

Fan/Want

Katelyn Coffey

Fan/Want

Ravi Mampara

Peter Cratchit/School Boy

Chase Reaves

Peter Cratchit/School Boy

August McFeaters

Turkey Boy/Ignorance/Boy Scrooge

Maxwell Hayes

Turkey Boy/Ignorance/Boy Scrooge

Clare O’Connell

Girl/School Girl

Alice Clark

Girl/School Girl

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From the Gallery

Two Victorian couples in fancy dresses and suits stand raising a toast around a silver punch bowl.

Awa Sal Secka as Mrs. Fred, John Floyd as Fred, Christopher Stinson as Topper and Kristen Garaffo in the 2022 Ford’s Theatre production of A Christmas Carol, directed by Michael Baron. Photo by Titus Ogilvie-Laing.

A poor man dressed in worn Victorian-style coat, scarf, fingerless gloves and top hat carries his small child who carries a crutch. Both smile.

Kolby Niederstrasser as Tiny Tim and Jonathan Atkinson as Bob Cratchit in the 2022 Ford’s Theatre production of A Christmas Carol, directed by Michael Baron. Photo by Titus Ogilvie-Laing.

A poor Victorian family crowds around their kitchen table and engages in a holiday toast.

Cast of the 2022 Ford’s Theatre production of A Christmas Carol, directed by Michael Baron. Photo by Titus Ogilvie-Laing.

Craig Wallace as Ebenezer Scrooge and he young cast of the 2022 Ford’s Theatre production of A Christmas Carol, directed by Michael Baron. Photo by Titus Ogilvie-Laing.

A woman dressed as Ghost of Christmas Present in a richly decorated green Victorian-style dress hands over a gold goblet and smiles. Next to her, a man in a white nightgown and red house robe takes the gold goblet in his hand.

Craig Wallace as Ebenezer Scrooge and Rayanne Gonzales as Ghost of Christmas Present in the 2022 Ford’s Theatre production of A Christmas Carol, directed by Michael Baron. Photo by Titus Ogilvie-Laing.