A Black man wearing a Victorian-era night cap, white nightgown and red house robe and suit holds up a goblet with fervor, as a spirit wearing a lavish Victorian-era green gown and wreath crown gazes with a serious expression.
Kimberly Gilbert and Craig Wallace in A Christmas Carol (2023). Photo by Scott Suchman.

A Christmas Carol – 2024

date November 21, 2024 — December 31, 2024
2 hours with one intermission
Recommended for ages 5 and older
Audio-Described Performances :    Thursday, December 5, 2024 (7:30 p.m. performance) and Saturday, December 14, 2024 (2 p.m. performance)
ASL-Interpreted Performance :    Thursday, December 5, 2024 (7:30 p.m. performance)

Originally conceived by Michael Baron, this music-infused production captures the magic and joy of Dickens’s Yuletide classic, with familiar characters, ghosts and a children’s ensemble in the spirit of the holidays. Acclaimed actor Craig Wallace returns to play Ebenezer Scrooge in the Ford’s annual tradition 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
Direction Recreated by José Carrasquillo
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 Hirschorn-Johnston
Associate Directors Craig A. Horness and Erika Scott
Production Stage Managers Craig A. Horness and Brandon Prendergast
Assistant Stage Managers Taryn Friend and Julia Singer

Cast

Headshot of actor Jonathan Atkinson.

Jonathan Atkinson

Bob Cratchit

Michael Bunce

Solicitor #2/Undertaker

Lauren Davis

Understudy

Erin Driscoll

Mrs. Cratchit

John Floyd

Fred/Young Scrooge

Kimberly Gilbert

Fruit Vendor/Ghost of Christmas Present

Victoria Gómez

Mrs. Fred’s Sister/Beggar Woman

Kaiyla Gross

Mrs. Fred

Ayanna Hardy

Mrs. Dilber/Mrs. Fezziwig

Headshot for Toy Hopper.

Troy Hopper

Understudy

Julia Wheeler Lennon

Belle

Headshot of actor Joe Mallon.

Joe Mallon

Clock Vendor

Jimmy Mavrikes

Solicitor #1

Justine “Icy” Moral

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

Christopher Mueller

Understudy

Ashley D. Nguyen

Understudy

Stephen F. Schmidt

Jacob Marley/Old Joe

Chris Stinson

Topper/Young Marley

Derrick D. Truby Jr.

Mr. Fezziwig

Craig Wallace

Ebenezer Scrooge

Riglee Bryson

Martha Cratchit

Nico Cabrera

Turkey Boy/Ignorance/Boy Scrooge

Natalie Farina

Belinda Cratchit/Rich Daughter/School Kid

Christian Gardiner

Tiny Tim/School Kid

Luke Jones

Tiny Tim/School Kid

Emerson Holt Lacayo

Fan/Want

Somaya Litmon

Belinda Cratchit/Rich Daughter/School Kid

Milo Moore

Peter Cratchit/School Kid

Kolby Niederstrasser

Peter Cratchit/School Kid

Arturo Soto

Turkey Boy/Ignorance/Boy Scrooge

Valentina Waller

Fan/Want

Michela Zanini

Martha Cratchit

Digital Program

Learn more about A Christmas Carol. Read the program before you see the performance.

Pre-Show Description

Ford’s Theatre offers audio-described performances for all of our mainstage productions. Audio-described performances for A Christmas Carol are Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 2 p.m. This Pre-Show Description video includes information about the set and costumes.

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