Special Thanks To:
Hilda and Denis at the Irish Lion for their time and use of space at the Irish Lion, and Sara at World Arts for the generous donation of posters to MCCT's productions this year.

Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is a holiday tradition and as such there are certain things that people expect when they hear the title. I, therefore, chose not to break far from tradition but instead decided to delve deeper into that tradition. Dickens wrong "A Christmas Carol" as a morality tale through the vehicle of a ghost story and the moral would not be as potent without the fear of the ghosts.

I feel many versions have forgotten this in order to play to a younger audience; my adaptation is meant for all ages but does play to the element of good ghostly fear. I feel kids love to be scared. Some parents may disagree with me and I know that they are only considering their child's welfare, but I also know that as a child, no matter how scary, I was transfixed with villains because I loved to be scared. Fear is what makes the lesson of this story work so wonderfully; I feel that the moral in the play is driven home much as a child learns not to touch a flame. I, however, use the scary bits sparingly so that anyone may be able to enjoy this tale.

The elements of fear are also offset by thirteen traditional Christmas carols, which yield all the warmth and joy that the holiday has to offer. As such, this adaptation is a musical and we have selected songs that you, the audience, may be familiar with so that you may sing with us. In fact, we strongly encourage you to join us in song because we want you to enjoy yourselves and you are as much a part of our show as the actors in the show.

I wholeheartedly wish you all a Merry Christmas and hope that this show stirs you to remember and make new holiday memories. I, therefore, dedicate this show to my mother for the memories of the carols that we would sing in the car on the way to Bloomington at Christmas; Merry Christmas, Mom.